In 1 month, the AFF Cup (new name ASEAN Cup) will kick off. V.League 2024-2025 will also accelerate with a 12-day time frame for 3 rounds before the Vietnam national team gathers.
Up to now, coach Kim Sang-sik has outlined the preliminary force for the "Golden Star Warriors". However, he still wants to take the opportunity to review the force in the upcoming sprint stage of the V.League, with the hope of not missing out on potential factors.
In the last 3 rounds, Sofascored's typical lineup with detailed statistics and scores showed 3 impressive central midfielders. They are Nguyen Hai Long (Hanoi), Vo Hoang Minh Khoa (Binh Duong) and A Mit (Thanh Hoa).
Hai Long was called up to the Vietnam national team by Kim Sang-sik in 2/3 previous training sessions. The idea of developing an attacking midfielder who plays slightly to the right of the Korean coach also started from this 24-year-old player.
At that time, Hai Long had not yet made an impression according to Mr. Kim's military strategy. But when returning to Hanoi FC, with a similar role, the midfielder born in 2000 has played well recently. Hai Long's two goals helped the capital team avoid defeat in the last two matches. This is proof of the form and maturity of the player from Quang Ninh.
Similar to the model of an attacking midfielder like Hai Long at Hanoi FC, but Vo Hoang Minh Khoa was assigned more roles and opportunities by coach Hoang Anh Tuan at Binh Duong. He can shoot, pass the ball, compete... This player is also allowed to move widely in many different areas in the midfield of the team from Thu Dau Mot. In the 4-1 victory over Hoang Anh Gia Lai, Minh Khoa was rated 7.8 points.
In addition to 1 goal, Minh Khoa had 18/22 accurate passes. Of which, he made 3 standard long passes to teammates as well as had 25 duels with opponents in all positions on the field.
The only thing that puts Minh Khoa at a disadvantage compared to the current Vietnamese players is experience. At this time, the player from Binh Duong has not played any international matches at the national team level.
Unlike Hai Long and Minh Khoa, A Mit has his own strengths. That is strength, aggressiveness, and endless fighting spirit and energy. In Thanh Hoa's scheme, the Bana player may not be the main passer. Coach Velizar Popov also does not force him to score at all costs, but he needs from A Mit explosive energy, impressive endurance, and the ability to move around the midfield dynamically and powerfully.
Last year, A Mit played the entire season without missing a single match. This year, he also played all 6 matches before being suspended for 1 round due to receiving enough yellow cards.
A Mit always shows a midfield full of enthusiasm with aggressive situations. This is also what the Vietnamese team is lacking, when in the hands of Mr. Kim, most of the players are "artists" instead of diligent "workers".
