What is special about Phan Tuan Tai – Defender named “Doan Van Hau 2.0”?

Also Tuan Tai, but it seems that the name Phan Tuan Tai is still quite strange to Vietnamese football fans than Ho Tuan Tai of Ho Chi Minh City Club or Ho Tan Tai of Binh Dinh. It is understandable that this player can be considered dry feet when not known by many people because he does not have many opportunities to express himself.

Having participated in the composition of U19 Vietnam in 2019, but it was not until the last U23 Southeast Asia 2022 tournament that the experts really paid attention to this Dak Lak player.

Attending the tournament in Cambodia, Phan Tuan Tai was one of the reinforcements called for U23 Vietnam. The player born in 2001 is one of two names who have traveled by road from Vietnam to Cambodia and is ready to fight despite fatigue in the semi-finals and finals of the tournament.

In those two important and decisive matches, Phan Tuan Tai was trusted by coach Dinh The Nam to entrust the main kick position. Not disappointed with the teacher, this young defender had an impressive performance, making a great contribution to helping U23 Vietnam win the championship.

Witnessing what Phan Tuan Tai showed in this tournament, coach Park Hang-seo and assistant Lee Young Jin decided to fill his name in the list of U23 Vietnam squad to attend the Dubai Cup 2022.

At this tournament, Phan Tuan Tai continued to be entrusted by the right coach Lee Young Jin to the left wing corridor. With his available qualities, the mature player from Viettel’s training camp played extremely aggressively and did his job well.

Phan Tuan Tai is highly appreciated for his strong, modern football thinking and equally skillful by his very “good” left foot. Not only effective in defense, Phan Tuan Tai is also very fast in situations of overlap or attack support.

After the successful Dubai Cup campaign, Phan Tuan Tai continued to be named in the list of U23 Vietnam to prepare to attend the 31st SEA Games. The Dak Lak player was named in the starting line-up in 2 matches. Review to meet Korea U20 before the tournament. In the first leg match at Viet Tri Stadium, Phan Tuan Tai returned to the familiar left-back position.

Entering the second leg at Hang Day Stadium, he was pulled back by Mr. Park to play as a left-sided central defender in a 3-man defense. In fact, this is a position that is lacking and is considered scarce at the current U23 Vietnam.

Before Phan Tuan Tai, Lieu Quang Vinh was the name planned for this position. But the sudden injury of the SHB Da Nang player forced Mr. Park to recalculate with backup plans.

It is clear that with what has been shown in the last 2 second leg matches, Phan Tuan Tai has received the trust of Mr. Park despite having to play both at left center and left back. It is this versatility but still very effective of Phan Tuan Tai that makes Mr. Park feel extremely satisfied.

It is likely that this versatility will help U23 Vietnam a lot in the 31st SEA Games journey. With Phan Tuan Tai, Coach Park Hang-seo has a “Doan Van Hau 2.0” of his own, a The type of player that can take on many positions on the left corridor. Certainly with what has been shown, NHM has the right to expect an explosive Phan Tuan Tai…