The spectacular transformation of the 'steel punches' has made U.23 Vietnam's offensive weapon more formidable.

Through the first match of the U.23 Asian qualifiers, U.23 Vietnam showed a sharper attack than itself at the 2025 Southeast Asian U.23 tournament, thanks to the appearance and improvement of some expected factors.

The amazing changes of the players who were once obscure at the U.23 Southeast Asian tournament

These factors either did not appear at the U.23 Southeast Asian tournament in July, like Thanh Nhan, or appeared, but did not improve in the tournament more than a month ago, including Le Viktor, or Nguyen Ngoc My.

Striker Nguyen Ngoc My (19) scored 1 goal for U.23 Vietnam against U.23 Bangladesh

Photo: Minh Tu

Striker Nguyen Ngoc My was named in the U.23 Southeast Asian Championship list of the U.23 Vietnam team. However, in that tournament, Nguyen Ngoc My did not make much of an impression, he did not score any goals in Indonesia. The reason was probably because at that time, Nguyen Ngoc My had just joined the U.23 Vietnam team, he did not have much experience in international competition.

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In addition, at that time, the ability to combine between Nguyen Ngoc My and his teammates in the Vietnam U.23 team was not really good, because he did not have much time to practice and compete with his teammates, and did not have much time to practice and compete under the coaching of coach Kim Sang-sik.

But now, everything has changed. Nguyen Ngoc My has played better after gaining confidence, after having more time to work with coach Kim Sang-sik and his teammates in the U.23 Vietnam team. Since then, the player currently playing for Thanh Hoa Club has scored a goal for the U.23 Vietnam team against U.23 Bangladesh. Notably, this goal came from a beautiful coordination between Ngoc My and another striker of the U.23 Vietnam team, Nguyen Dinh Bac: Dinh Bac passed the ball to Ngoc My, who received the ball and finished to score. That proves that there is great understanding between them.

Similar to Nguyen Ngoc My is the case of Vietnamese-American player Le Viktor. This midfielder was named in the Vietnam U23 team that won the 2025 Southeast Asian Championship, but at that time Le Viktor did not leave much of an impression. And like Ngoc My, the 2025 Southeast Asian U23 Championship in July was the first time Le Viktor wore the Vietnam U23 team jersey, so he lacked international competition experience and lacked coordination with his teammates.

Diverse attacking style

Until last night (September 3), everything was different. Le Viktor played much better, he was much more confident, and coordinated much better with his teammates around him. Thanks to this, Le Viktor's technical factors and tactical vision were maximized. In addition to a goal against U.23 Bangladesh in the 84th minute, the player currently playing for Ha Tinh team also had another situation where he hit the crossbar of the opponent's goal in the middle of the second half.

Striker Thanh Nhan is a new factor of U.23 Vietnam compared to the 2025 Southeast Asian U.23 tournament.

Photo: Minh Tu

With what he has just shown, Le Viktor has brought out his best, meeting the expectations of coach Kim Sang-sik for him. This player is becoming a powerful "punch" from the midfield of U.23 Vietnam.

The remaining player who contributed to the U.23 Vietnam attack playing better than in the U.23 Southeast Asia tournament is striker Nguyen Thanh Nhan. This is a face that did not appear in the regional tournament more than a month ago.

Playing in the starting lineup as a right winger, Thanh Nhan had many fast moves that caused chaos for the Bangladesh U.23 defense, creating space for teammates Ngoc My and Dinh Bac to rush into the opponent's penalty area, helping the Vietnam U.23 team always put enough pressure on the Bangladesh U.23 defense.

In general, the U.23 Vietnam attack at this time has more elements, elements that play better than they did at the U.23 Southeast Asia tournament. This helps our attack become more fluid, with more approaches to the opponent's goal than before!

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/nhung-cu-dam-thep-lot-xac-ngoan-muc-vu-khi-tan-cong-cua-u23-viet-nam-tro-nen-loi-hai-185250904004956892.htm