Coach Park Hang-seo announced the 21-man Vietnam U22s squad on Wednesday (November 20), leaving only one backup plan before registering the official list with the organising committee of the 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.
Coach Park Hang-seo and Vietnam U22s players
during a training session.
After
Vietnam’s goalless draw against Thailand in the World Cup qualifiers, Park and
eight players of the national team, namely Trong Hoang, Hung Dung, Van Hau,
Quang Hai, Thanh Chung, Tien Linh, Hoang Duc and Trong Hung, took a flight to
Ho Chi Minh City to join Vietnam U22s in their last-minute preparations for the
SEA Games campaign.
This morning, the Republic of
Korea tactician continued to drop five Vietnam U22 players, including Nguyen
Trong Dai, Nguyen Van Hanh, Nguyen Huu Thang, Phan Thanh Hau and Ngo Hong
Phuoc, who are incapable of competing for a position. Earlier, Park had reduced
the squad to 18 players from the initial 30 after their 2-2 draw in a friendly
against Myanmar.
The 13 selected players will
join the eight players who have just attended the World Cup qualification with
the national team to make the final preparations for the SEA Games. As
regulated by the organising committee, each team can only register a maximum of
20 players. Therefore, one more player will be eliminated by Park before the
team leave for the Philippines to attend the 30thSEA
Games.
With each team being allowed
to register two players aged over 22, coach Park Hang-seo has decided to call
up Nguyen Trong Hoang and Do Hung Dung, the two midfielders of the national
team, to Vietnam U22s for the SEA Games mission.
As planned, Vietnam U22s will
head for the Philippines on November 22 and have three days to prepare for
their Group B opener against underdogs Brunei.
The 21-man squad of Vietnam U22s:
Goalkeeper(3): Bui Tien Dung, Van Toan, Van
Bieu
Defender(8): Tan Tai, Tien Dung, Thanh
Thinh, Duc Chien, Ngoc Bao, Tan Sinh, Van Hau, Thanh Chung
Midfielder(8): Thai Quy, Hung Dung, Quang
Hai, Viet Hung, Thanh Son, Trong Hoang, Hoang Duc, Trong Hung
Forward(2): Duc Chinh, Tien Linh
Source: NDO
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