Check out 3 Japanese stars that make Vietnam team wary

On the opening day, the Vietnamese team will meet the Japanese team. The Japanese team will not have the services of important stars such as Kaoru Mitoma (Brighton), Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad), Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal) or Wataru Endo (Liverpool), but they still have enough quality players to make any opponent wary.

Ritsu Doan

This right winger still plays for SC Freiburg in the German Bundesliga. He has a particularly skillful left foot and impressive speed.

At this time, Ritsu Doan is not as outstanding as his junior Takefusa Kubo, but when given the opportunity, he is capable of making a difference when facing Minh Trong. The defenders of the Vietnamese team need to pay special attention to Ritsu Doan's dribbling inside.

That's the theory, but stopping the star of the Japanese team is not a simple thing. At the 2022 World Cup, Ritsu Doan scored one goal against Germany and one goal against Spain.

He was the hero who helped the Japanese team create an earthquake and overcome a very difficult group. Therefore, the absence of Kubo is not too big of a problem for the Japanese team, at least in the first 3 matches.

Daizen Maeda

Daizen Maeda is not a very famous striker, if not to say... far behind his teammates who are "making waves" in Europe. It was not until the 201/2022 season that he moved to Celtic and played in the Scottish Premier League.

When Maeda was placed in the starting lineup in important matches, coach Hajime Moriyasu was questioned about these decisions because Maeda was only considered a star in the domestic J.League.

But then, it was Maeda's incredible speed, strength and endurance that made everyone admire him. He caused countless difficulties for top central defenders like Rudiger (Germany team)...

Against average defenders like Thanh Binh, Viet Anh or Tuan Tai, Maeda will have the opportunity to show off his smart movement. The Vietnamese team’s defenders need to concentrate and follow this striker.

Takumi Minamino

Minamino is one of the Japanese players most known to Vietnamese fans. He played for Liverpool and scored a few goals. Minamino also faced Vietnamese football many times at different team levels.

This striker provides coach Hajime Moriyasu with a different attacking option. He is not too fast, not too strong, but he plays with flamboyance and is very technical. With just a little space in the penalty area, this striker can easily launch delicate shots and cause Nguyen Filip trouble.

Viet Anh's strong pressing style can reduce the danger of Minamino.

Mai Phuong

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