Tien Linh

Coach Le Huynh Duc helped the three strikers flourish

Just a few months ago, Tien Linh’s performance was what made domestic football fans worried. This player is weak both in the colors of Binh Duong Club and Vietnam National Team.

Coach Le Huynh Duc himself announced a few weeks ago that he would let Tien Linh sit on the bench in Binh Duong, only coming on the field in the second half of matches. The reason is that Tien Linh’s physical strength is not guaranteed, and at the same time, Mr. Huynh Duc wants Tien Linh and Hai Huy to each play one round, regulating the playing style of the Southeast team.

Coach Le Huynh Duc’s decision may have made Nguyen Tien Linh unhappy at that time, but that decision helped stimulate Tien Linh’s inner pride, stimulating this player’s efforts. Tien Linh needs to prove that he is worthy of being a star by scoring goals for Binh Duong.

Now Tien Linh has a goal, in both the National Cup and V.League. These are all scoring phases that demonstrate the striker’s acumen and ability to choose good positions. The first was his timely appearance to catch Viet Cuong’s pass and cushion the ball from close range into the Ho Chi Minh City Club’s net in the National Cup.

Then there was the situation of choosing the right spot, defeating Hoang Anh Gia Lai’s foreign midfielder in an aerial battle, scoring a dangerous header against the mountain town team in the V.League. This match took place last weekend.

Huynh Duc himself was previously a famous, top quality striker in Vietnam and Southeast Asia. He understands the psychology of a striker. In addition, when he became a coach, Huynh Duc also had enough knowledge to impart to his students, in choosing positions and moving without the ball to find opportunities to score goals.

While Tien Linh has not returned to his official position in the Binh Duong team, the domestic striker position of the Southeast team belongs to former U23 national player Nguyen Tran Viet Cuong. This player also scored a goal for Binh Duong in the V.League, along with many other contributions to the whole team.

In the context of Cong Phuong’s declining performance and not being able to play regularly at Yokohama FC (Japan), Nguyen Van Tung and Nham Manh Dung are sometimes fading, Viet Cuong will not be a bad choice for coach Troussier. in Vietnam National Team.

Viet Cuong can be a breath of fresh air at the national team level, if coach Philippe Troussier wants to refresh the team.

Even behind Nguyen Tien Linh and Nguyen Tran Viet Cuong, coach Le Huynh Duc has another striker right in Binh Duong, that is striker Bui Vi Hao. This player is only 20 years old, and played well in the U23 Southeast Asia tournament in August, in the U23 Vietnam team led by coach Hoang Anh Tuan.

Bui Vi Hao also scored a goal in the V.League this season. He, along with seniors Viet Cuong and Tien Linh, are domestic strikers trained by coach Le Huynh Duc. The above-mentioned strikers themselves also clearly understood the lesson from striker Ha Duc Chinh, about how a striker who does not listen to Huynh Duc’s advice will easily be stunted.

As for coach Le Huynh Duc, he is helping Vietnamese football have more options in the striker line.