From regret about Van Quyet...
The 20 minutes of play in the friendly match against the Indian team were Van Quyet's last moments in the Vietnam team's jersey. The captain of the Hanoi Club announced his retirement from international football right after the match, leaving many regrets. The regrettable thing is not the 33-year-old striker's failure with the team throughout his career, but what he showed on Thien Truong Stadium on October 12.
Experts and fans have assessed that the way Van Quyet plays, the role and the influence that the Vietnamese team has shown are exactly what the Vietnamese team has lacked in recent times. Not only during the time of coach Kim Sang-sik, but also when Park Hang-seo and Philippe Troussier were still leading, there were many opinions about the necessity of Van Quyet for the team. Unfortunately, the coaches all shared the opinion that Van Quyet "is not suitable for the playing style", although they still affirmed that he is a "rare commodity" of Vietnamese football.
In the lack of performance and effectiveness of the team since the end of Park Hang-seo's coaching period, the "Golden Star Warriors" lack a conductor. People hoped that Quang Hai or Hoang Duc would take on that role, but it can be said that no one has met expectations. Quang Hai may have been given the captain's armband, but he follows the style of a player who needs to be freed from leadership and leadership responsibilities. Hoang Duc brings a "gentle" feeling, lacking enough determination, courage and leadership qualities to create influence...
Van Quyet demonstrated that in just 20 minutes on the field. And it can be seen that Quang Hai was the one who benefited from the influence of the player from Thach That, but unfortunately he could not score...
… to the Cong Phuong solution
Right after Cong Phuong took only 5 minutes to score his first goal for Binh Phuoc club in the National Cup on the afternoon of October 19, there were compliments but also reservations about the chance that the 29-year-old striker would be called back to the national team by coach Kim Sang-sik - who directly watched the match.
The doubt is right, in terms of this not being the best version of Cong Phuong. Of course, he has only had a short time practicing with the new team, getting used to playing more (he only played very little in Japan). But that does not mean that the Korean coach will have to finalize the team list in a day or two!? Cong Phuong still has time to show himself, coach Kim Sang-sik still has time to observe more. Moreover, it is also possible to study the plan to build Cong Phuong into a factor like Van Quyet. Maybe, Cong Phuong is not like Van Quyet in the qualities of a leader, but very naturally, he often brings emotions and inspiration to play football. Cong Phuong is also not as "strong" as Van Quyet, not as active and moving widely as Van Quyet, but the way to attract opponents is the way to open up space for teammates. If coach Kim Sang-sik can both utilize and gradually transform the playing style of the Nghe An player, the Vietnamese team's play can completely regain its rhythm. Of course, other issues are still needed, such as understanding, sharing, and being in sync with the playing style of the former Hoang Anh Gia Lai striker.
