U.23 Vietnam: Strange ‘unlocker’ Nham Manh Dung

Nham Manh Dung is one of the best-fit players of Vietnam U.23, when his height of 1 m 81 helps him emerge as a promising striker of Viettel club with the runner-up U.17 2017 and National U.21 Championship 2020.

With a person with a unique eye like Coach Park Hang-seo, he realized the potential of a young Thai Binh striker in the role of a central defender – something that BHL Viettel has tested in youth tournaments.

During the two years of focusing on U.23 Vietnam, the player who was promoted to Viettel’s first team in 2019 was continuously trained by the duo of coaches Park Hang-seo and Lee Young-jin in the role of left-sided central defender. .

Manh Dung entered the field in the second half and left his mark in the U.23 shirt of Vietnam Independence

In fact, that calculation was not superfluous when the centre-back, who was expected to be the number 1 left-sided center-back Lieu Quang Vinh, was suddenly seriously injured in the U.23 Dubai tournament, making this position in need of an urgent addition.

But even more surprising when Coach Park Hang-seo eliminated 2 highly-anticipated strikers Xuan Tu and Van Dat (back injury – PV), causing people to once again question his position. Park for Manh Dung.

And Mr. Park’s answer was quite clear, when Tuan Tai was given the responsibility in the left-back position while Van Tung kicked in the role of a partner with Tien Linh on the attack.

Nham Manh Dung (2nd from left) in the morning practice session 7.5 Independence

But that does not mean that Nham Manh Dung was abandoned by Mr. Park. On the contrary, this guy who always has a very high sense of practice is played as a strategic card.

In fact, when Van Tung showed signs of “matching” slightly in a big match like with U.23 Vietnam, Manh Dung, when substituted in the second half, significantly improved the quality of the attack.

Along with Van Xuan and Van Do switching places, Manh Dung became an important destination in the way of playing the ball directly into the middle. And from a situation where Van Do got stuck in, Manh Dung ran smart and made a difference.

Mr. Park is demonstrating the right way to use people at U.23 Vietnam Independence

Successfully breaking the offside trap, Nham Manh Dung had a very reasonable stretch inward to assist Tien Linh to score the opening goal in the 54th minute.

That was the situation where he played an effective “unlocker” role, helping Vietnam U.23 penetrate the multi-layered defense of Indonesia, causing the opponent to break the match.

A perfect debut is also Mr. Park’s answer to the quality of attack in this year’s tournament. For Nham Manh Dung personally, we can expect him to be a lucky unlock expert for U.23 Vietnam in SEA Games 31 this.