Coach Troussier has just announced the summon list of 33 Vietnamese players to prepare for the match with Indonesia. In particular, he summoned 6 players on the offensive line: Cong Phuong, Tien Linh, Dinh Bac, Van Toan, Van Tung, Nham Manh Dung.
Bola newspaper does not appreciate this attacker, saying that they have mediocre achievements. The Van Dao newspaper wrote: “Strikers Vietnam team has mediocre performance At the club level, the Indonesian team can benefit.
There are 6 strikers called by coach Troussier in this round, in addition to two key players under coach Park Hang Seo Cong Phuong and Tien Linh also have 4 players from different ages, Dinh Bac Van Toan Van Tung Nham Manh Dung.
However, all 6 players have no special achievements. Cong Phuong was recalled Vietnam team since September last year. That was also the last time the striker from Nghe An scored for the “Golden Star Warriors”.
In the Yokohama club shirt in the past two seasons, Cong Phuong only played for exactly 3 minutes. He did not have any goals or assists. Cong Phuong’s return sparked controversy in Vietnam.
The achievements of the remaining players are also nothing worth mentioning. Nham Manh Dung appeared in 10 matches for Viettel and scored 1 goal. Dinh Bac only had 1 goal in 8 appearances for Quang Nam. Tien Linh scored 5 goals in 14 appearances for Binh Duong. Van Toan appeared in 13 matches and scored 4 goals for Nam Dinh. Van Tung played 14 matches and did not score.”
That shows that no striker of the Vietnamese team has a truly impressive scoring record this season. During the match Most recently, they met Indonesia at the 2023 Asian Cup. The Golden Star Warriors were not able to concede the opponent’s goal.
The pressure on coach Troussier in the two matches on June 21 and 23 against Indonesia was very high. The Vietnamese team needs to make sure not to win less points than Indonesia in the next two matches if they want to win tickets to the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
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