Xuan Truong, Tuan Anh and the chance to reunite in the Vietnam national team

Xuan Truong's high form coincides with the rising days of Ha Tinh Club in the recent time in V-League 2024-2025. Currently, coach Nguyen Thanh Cong's team is still unbeaten (3 wins and 5 draws) after 8 rounds, they have 14 points, ranked 3rd on the rankings. This is a very surprising achievement for a team that just a few months ago had to play a play-off match to win the right to stay in the league, at the end of the 2023-2024 season.

Ha Tinh's achievement of being ranked 3rd in the V-League at the moment has a significant contribution from Luong Xuan Truong. The fact that this player is currently the captain of Ha Tinh also partly reflects the important role of Xuan Truong in the team of coach Nguyen Thanh Cong.

Xuan Truong (red shirt) becomes an important factor in the lineup of Ha Tinh Club

Xuan Truong is the one who keeps the rhythm in Ha Tinh's play. In addition, Xuan Truong's long passes are very dangerous, often opening up open attacks for the home team. In particular, Xuan Truong regained his form at the right time when the Vietnam team is in need of a creative central midfielder. This is the detail that will make coach Kim Sang-sik pay more attention to Xuan Truong.

Xuan Truong plays in the same position as Hoang Duc. Compared to Hoang Duc, Xuan Truong does not have as good dribbling technique. Hoang Duc is better than Xuan Truong in short passes, but for long passes, as mentioned, Xuan Truong is better. In addition, Xuan Truong is better than Hoang Duc in terms of form. Moreover, the player from the HAGL JMG training center does not lack experience playing at the national team level, does not lack experience in major tournaments.

If he continues to maintain his good form, Xuan Truong will have the opportunity to return to the Vietnamese national team.

Suppose Xuan Truong is called back to the Vietnam national team to prepare for the AFF Cup 2024, he will have the opportunity to reunite with his very famous teammate Nguyen Tuan Anh. This is the central midfielder pair that caused a stir in Vietnamese football many years ago. Tuan Anh himself is also playing well for the Nam Dinh team (ranked second in the V-League, ranked second in their group in the C2 Asian Cup).

The commendable point of Tuan Anh and Xuan Truong is that although they play with a technical approach and are very good at supporting the attack, when they need to retreat to defend, when they need to compete one-on-one with the opponent, they are always ready to carry out that task. In addition, these two players are also compatible with each other in that if one rushes forward to join the attack, the other will proactively stand behind, taking on the task of counter-attacking, in case the home team loses the ball and the opponent counter-attacks.

Tuan Anh once combined with Xuan Truong, creating a perfect midfield.

The weakness of Tuan Anh and Xuan Truong is that they lack physical strength. Therefore, if the Vietnamese team just adds a midfielder with good physical strength to play near them (Minh Khoa, Thanh Long, Chau Ngoc Quang, Duc Chien...), the Vietnamese team's midfield can have harmony.

Overall, there are still options for coach Kim Sang-sik to renew and improve the quality of the Vietnamese team before this year's Southeast Asian Championship. We still have hope in forming a good force, capable of competing for high achievements at the AFF Cup 2024.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/xuan-truong-tuan-anh-va-co-hoi-tai-hop-o-doi-tuyen-viet-nam-185241118144624801.htm