U.23 Vietnam did not fail completely because it still sparkled with unforgettable factors

One of the most mentioned faces in the past few days is midfielder Vo Hoang Minh Khoa. The Binh Duong team player is one of the best and most stable players in the Vietnam U.23 team at the 2024 Asian U.23 tournament.

In the context of central midfielder Thai Son sometimes appearing unclear, Vo Hoang Minh Khoa is the “boss of the midfield” of U.23 Vietnam at this year’s tournament. Most of the passes of the team in the hands of coach Hoang Anh Tuan went through Minh Khoa’s feet. This player also directly scored 1 goal in the tournament. This is a goal against U.23 Malaysia, scored from the penalty spot.

In the context of national team central midfielder Do Hung Dung’s decline, Vo Hoang Minh Khoa’s emergence at the U.23 Asian Championship has become a very important discovery for Vietnamese football.

Another important discovery is striker Bui Vi Hao, also a player of Binh Duong Club. Like Minh Khoa as a midfielder, Bui Vi Hao as a striker is also a very necessary addition to Vietnamese football in general, in a context where we currently do not have many outstanding strikers on the playing field. domestic.

It seems that under the guidance of former Vietnam’s No. 1 striker Le Huynh Duc at Binh Duong Club, Bui Vi Hao is becoming more and more skilled as a high-ranking player in the attack.

Bui Vi Hao scored 2 goals at the 2024 U.23 Asian Championship, both from very quick moments and both scored against U.23 Kuwait. He was also the character who accelerated and rushed into the penalty area of ​​U.23 Malaysia, causing the opponent’s defender to make a mistake and U.23 Vietnam was awarded a penalty (Minh Khoa scored successfully, sealing the victory). won 2-0 for U.23 Vietnam).

The ability to seize opportunities, speed, and modern football thinking are Bui Vi Hao’s strong points, making him receive compliments from coach Nguyen Duc Thang (Viettel Sports Club): “He is agile, has a way modern player, can be the character that creates a breakthrough for U.23 Vietnam.”

In the context of Cong Phuong’s decline and Van Toan showing signs of reaching his breaking point, Bui Vi Hao can dream of the day when he will be able to stand side by side with senior Nguyen Tien Linh (also on the Binh Duong team), alongside the striker of the team. National team.

Two more characters also matured in this year’s tournament, those are midfielders Le Nguyen Hoang and Luong Duy Cuong. Nguyen Hoang showed the ability to read situations well, reminiscent of Tran Dinh Trong and Que Ngoc Hai as center backs.

Meanwhile, Luong Duy Cuong is the only player from the U.23 Vietnam team who played a full 360 minutes (only counting official playing time, not counting overtime) of the 4 matches we played. experienced in this year’s tournament, including 3 group stage matches and the quarterfinal match against U.23 Iraq.

That detail shows that Luong Duy Cuong is very stable, the next match he played better and more confident than the previous match. In particular, in the match against U.23 Iraq, Luong Duy Cuong beat all players from West Asia in duels, greatly helping the U.23 Vietnam team in defense, especially in defense. Defend the ball.

With good body shape (1.82 m), strong performance, Luong Duy Cuong can be a necessary addition to the national team, in the context of some of our central defenders being unstable recently. , the national team’s defense in the last few matches has lost physical strength.

Two other faces who have improved include goalkeeper Quan Van Chuan and striker Nguyen Van Truong. It’s a pity for Nguyen Van Truong when he failed to score a goal in this year’s tournament, even though this player is much more mature than the time he retaliated against the Malaysian player in the semi-finals of the U.23 Southeast Asia tournament in August 2023.

Goalkeeper Quan Van Chuan also improved compared to himself at SEA Games 32, taking place in May 2023, especially in his ability to control the ball. However, Quan Van Chuan’s lack of experience in blocking the Iraqi U.23 player, leading to the U.23 Vietnam team receiving a penalty and losing a goal in the quarter-final match, is a minus point for this player. This is another experience for the goalkeeper of Hanoi Club to summarize and correct.