Minh Khoa waits for the day he will be noticed by coach Kim Sang-sik
Binh Duong players who are playing quite well are midfielder Vo Hoang Minh Khoa and striker Nguyen Tran Viet Cuong. These are the two goalscorers for Binh Duong team, when this team came back to defeat Binh Dinh 2-1 in the match of round 10 of the V-League, which took place on the evening of January 17.
Vo Hoang Minh Khoa continues to play well in the V-League
What is worth mentioning is that this is not the first time in the 2024-2025 season that Viet Cuong and Minh Khoa shined. Previously, in the 2023-2024 season, the above players also played very well. Through many generations of coaches, from the time of coach Le Huynh Duc, to the time of coach Hoang Anh Tuan, and now coach Nguyen Cong Manh, the players mentioned above are all trusted at Binh Duong Club, proving that they are very stable. .
Minh Khoa is one of the players who left the biggest regrets when he was not called up to the Vietnamese team, preparing for the 2024 AFF Cup. Coach Hoang Anh Tuan, former coach of the U.23 Vietnamese team Nam and Binh Duong Club, each highly appreciated Minh Khoa. Mr. Tuan believes that Minh Khoa deserves to try at the national team level.
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It is possible that coach Kim Sang-sik has not called Minh Khoa to the team at the recent AFF Cup, because it is not the right time for Mr. Kim to call this player, in the context of the limited list for the 2024 AFF Cup. .
However, the stage when the Vietnamese team participates in the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers this year will be different. The Asian Cup qualifying round is a long tournament, stretching from March 2025 to March 2026. With such long tournaments, coaches need a large force of players, so that one person can replace the other when a player in the squad is injured, carded, or out of form. With Minh Khoa, maybe at some point during the Asian Cup qualifying campaign of the Vietnamese team, Hoang Duc or Hai Long lose their physical strength and form, then Minh Khoa may have a chance to win. Coach Kim Sang-sik uses it.
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The same thing can happen to Nguyen Tran Viet Cuong. This player is starting to turn 25, the most beautiful age of a player’s life. In theory, Viet Cuong’s talent is at its peak. The fact that Viet Cuong regularly scored beautiful and important goals for Binh Duong Club recently in domestic tournaments reflects the above details.
Nguyen Tran Viet Cuong (7) is increasingly important to the Binh Duong team
On the Binh Duong team, Viet Cuong and Vi Hao will normally appear alongside main striker Nguyen Tien Linh, together they create strength on the attack line of the Southeast team. Or when needed, Binh Duong coaches can arrange Viet Cuong, Vi Hao and Tien Linh to appear on the field at the same time, to increase the attack power of their team.
This is an option that coach Kim Sang-sik can refer to. The Korean coach can call Nguyen Tran Viet Cuong to the national team, assign Viet Cuong to the position of a back striker (if the Vietnamese team plays with a formation of 2 strikers), or a wing striker (if the Vietnamese team plays with a formation of 2 strikers), or a wing striker ( if the Vietnamese team plays with a formation of 3 strikers), like how Viet Cuong is still used at Binh Duong Club.
In addition, Viet Cuong’s presence can help make the Vietnamese team’s attack more diverse in terms of personnel. Compared to ability, Viet Cuong can compete for positions with Vi Hao, Chau Ngoc Quang or Dinh Thanh Binh at the national team level.
Another strong point of Nguyen Tran Viet Cuong is his body shape (1.80 m tall) and free kick talent. This player will help coach Kim Sang-sik’s team add more danger in aerial battles and set-piece situations.
