National team prepare for friendly matches
The team comprises of three goalkeepers, eight defenders, 10 midfielders and two strikers.
Players from the top three teams in the V-League make up more than
half of the team. There are four footballers from champions SHB Da Nang,
six from second-placed club Hanoi T&T and three from third-placed
squad Sai Gon Xuan Thanh.
Hung has also called up veteran
players such as defenders Nguyen Van Bien of Hanoi T&T and Dao Van
Phong of Khanh Hoa, goalkeepers Duong Hong Son of Hanoi T&T and Bui
Tan Truong of Sai Gon Xuan Thanh.
Footballers Pham Thanh Luong
of Hanoi FC and Le Tan Tai of Khanh Hoa, who are considered the
country's best midfielders at this time, are also in the team.
Hung also placed his confidence in strikers Le Cong Vinh of Hanoi FC and Nguyen Quang Hai of Navibank Sai Gon.
The players will attend a training course from September 4-23 in Hanoi before playing three friendly matches.
The team will leave Hanoi for Malaysia to compete against the
Southeast Asian defending champion in Kuala Lumpur on September 9.
Then they will play two matches against Indonesia, one in Indonesia on
September 15 and one on their home turf on September 22.-VNA