Park Hang-seo announces preliminary list of players for SEA Games
VOV.VN - Chief coach of the Vietnam football team Park Hang-seo crossed out 17 names on April 30 and is expected to remove another five names to officially form the national lineup for coming SEA Games 31 matches.
Van Tung, Van Dat, Thanh Minh and Xuan Tu, four of the 10 newcomers Park called up for recent friendlies were selected to stay with the team.
Van Tung scored the only goal for Vietnam in their recent friendly against the Republic of Korea U-20, while Thanh Minh scored against Myanmar U-23 in the Asian U-23 qualifier last October.
Other familiar names that Park chose for the starting lineup include goalkeeper Van Toan, defenders Thanh Binh, Viet Anh, and Tuan Tai, wingers Van Do and Van Xuan.
Midfielders who perform slightly better than their colleagues are Quang Nho, Hoang Anh and Hai Long.
Park and his students are scheduled to move to Phu Tho on April 30 evening to enter final training sessions before the SEA Games. On May 5, Park is expected to announce the official lineup of 20 players and a backup goalkeeper.
SEA Games defending champions Vietnam will play in Group A together with Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Timor Leste. They are due to take on Indonesia on May 6 at Phu Tho Stadium.