Should Vietnam call out Alexander for the match with Thailand?

Accepting the invitation from FAT, Vietnam NT led by Coach Park Hang-seo is attending 2019 King’s Cup occurring this June.

King’s Cup will be a game for Coach Park to test and prepare the enemies for 2022 World Cup Qualifications.

Coach Park Hang-seo is having the best centre forwards of Vietnam born in 1995-1997 in the last 10 years who are the gold generation of the country. However, the Korean Coach is dealing with the matter of finding a center forward.

At present, Coach Park owns three center forwards who are Ha Duc Chinh, Nguyen Tien Linh, and Nguyen Anh Duc.

However, Anh Duc has just turned his 35, which means that he is not in the long-term plan of Vietnam NT. Tien Linh performed his scoring skill in V- League 2018 yet whenever gathering in Vietnam NT, he can not show his ability. Moreover, this attacker from Binh Duong Becamex is struggling with his knee injury and may not recover soon enough for King’s Cup.

Duc Chinh and Tien Linh need higher endeavour to make progress.

The other name is Ha Duc Chinh who is the player of SHB Da Nang. Duc Chinh recently has created 2 amazing goals helpinghelping U23 Vietnam defeated Thailand and Brunei. Although  having experience in AFC U-23 Championship 2018, ASIAD, AFF Cup and Asian Cup, Ha Duc Chinh makes fans worry about his clumsy shooting skill.

To make the World Cup dream come true, Coach Park needs to create the competition in Vietnam NT’s attack. It requires VFF’s support  to call out Vietnamese skillful strikers. The most suitable candidate for this position is Alexander Dang.

Alexander Dang was born in 1990, 1m88 tall. His father is Vietnamese and his mother is Norwegian. He is currently playing for Nest-Sotra IL Club in The 2019 Eliteserien tournament. The Vietnamese-Norwegian striker is considered the key player and honorably wears no.10 shirt of the team.

On the other hand, his scoring skill is undeniable. The mentioned skill is proved by his 21 goals in 25 matches, 2170 minutes on the pitch, scoring 14 goals in 29 competitions at OBOS-Ligaen 2018 tournament, and having one goal in every 103 minutes in the 2018 season.

Moreover, according to Tempo Sports Group, Alexander Dang gained 38 points for Nest - Sotra in 61 games after making 85 points in 56 matches for Sotra, scored 32 goals in 27 matches for Vadmyra, 31 goals in 32 matches for Hovding. Totally, he hit 186 goals in 177 tournaments.

He once expressed his desire being the member of Vietnam NT: “Playing for the Vietnam team is my big dream and it is also what my father cherished for a long time. I have not been invited by anyone yet. World Cup qualifiers are about to come, I look forward to playing with Vietnam NT. The number of teams attending in World Cup qualifiers can go up to 44, why don't we be a member of World Cup for the first time?

I will devote myself wholeheartedly to training and competing, my mission is to score goals. I can shed my blood for Vietnam NT if need be. I am not scared to dispute any defender because of having strength, height, and speed. Obviously, football is a collective sport, whatever I do will base on a good connection with my teammates."

Alexander is highly estimated by speed, skillfulness, and precision of his shot. A strong attack of Vietnam NT will be created if there are presences of Alexander Dang, Cong Phuong, along with Hoang Duc, these are players who stand out with the ability to create mutations.