On March 30, Buriram United played against Samut Prakan in round 5 of the 2019 Thai League. In this match, midfielder Luong Xuan Truong continued to be on the bench. In addition to the first two matches used by coach Bandovic in the main squad of Buriram United, Xuan Truong has been absent from both the Champions League and Thai League.
Meanwhile, Supachai Jaided, the new player who "caused a fever" with a red card in the match between U23 Vietnam and U23 Thailand, is very popular with fans. The 20-year-old player is a key striker in the squad of the Buriram United product. In the match on the evening of March 26, Supachai received a red card for a "bad performance" by Dinh Trong. With this penalty card, the Thai striker will be suspended for 2 matches at VCK U23 Asia 2020.
In addition to his senior Supachai, idol Suphanat Mueanta is also very popular with Buriram Unted fans. The striker born in 2002 scored a double to help Buriram United defeat Air Force Central 5-0 to win the Thai League 2018. Notably, a double for Buriram United on 26/5/2018 made Suphanat the youngest player to score in Thai League history, at just 15 years, 9 months and 22 days.
With the return of the star who played for Bayer Leverkusen - Hosogai Hajime (yellow), Xuan Truong's playing opportunities at Buriram United are gradually decreasing. Since the Japanese midfielder returned to play, Buriram United have won consecutively and taken the lead in the 2019 Thai League after 5 rounds.
With the score 3-0 in favor of Buriram United, coach Bozidar Bandovic decided to bring on idol Suphanat Mueanta. Meanwhile, Luong Xuan Truong continues to be on the bench.
This season, Suphanat Mueanta even played in the AFC Champions League when Buriram welcomed Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors at home in the second match. This was a match in which the midfielder of the Vietnam national team - Luong Xuan Truong also had to sit on the bench.
Although not yet 17 years old, Suphanat is 1m75 tall. The striker born in 2002 has a record of scoring 19 goals in 16 matches for Thailand U16, 4 goals in 6 matches for Thailand U19 and 1 goal in 1 match at the U23 level.
At the 2020 U23 Asian qualifiers, Suphanat Mueanta was named in the Thai U23 squad competing in Vietnam. The 16-year-old player contributed a goal in Thailand U23's 8-0 victory over Brunei U23. This was also the goal that helped Suphanat become the youngest player to score in the history of the U23 Asian tournament.
While 16-year-old Suphanat Mueanta was used continuously, midfielder Xuan Truong only appeared in Buriram United's costume photos. In fact, in the two matches played, the midfielder of the Vietnamese team did not leave much of an impression in Buriram's playing style, which could be the reason why Coach Bandovic has not given Xuan Truong a chance back.
On the contrary, every time HAGL's midfielder is not used, Buriram United plays better and better. Now, Xuan Truong's playing opportunities at Buriram United are gradually narrowing. The midfielder from Tuyen Quang needs to practice harder to gain the trust of the Incheon United coaching staff.
