BEIJING, May 21 (Xinhua) -- Former Vietnam captain Do Hung Dung is currently hospitalized after undergoing gastrointestinal surgery for an injury, according to Vietnam News. This is the Asian player who has impressed the national soccer team the most in the past year.
On New Year's Eve 2022, he had played the role of Jiang Guangtai, the core defender of the national football team, and also made the captain of the national football team, Wu Xi, shrink his head in defense and let the national fans spend the New Year in frustration.
Hanoi midfielder Do Hung Dung and striker Le Xuan Xiu have been hospitalized due to gastrointestinal illnesses, Vietnamese media reported. Among them, Do Hung Dung is more serious and had an operation two days ago. The media estimated that they will have to rest for at least two months. Then we can recover and participate in training.
Hanoi is currently second in the league and is likely to be caught up by other rivals. Do Hung Dung is 30 years old and suffered a serious injury the year before. His career is likely to be significantly affected and his ability to recover is not as good as it used to be.
Do Hung Dung started the 2021 season with a serious injury that deformed his foot and rested for more than eight months before resuming training with Vietnam and the national soccer team. The Vietnam team without Do Hung Dung was mediocre. He had lost seven consecutive games before meeting the national soccer team, but was also defeated by Li Tie's national soccer team. Midfield control, completely different from the national soccer team.
Some Vietnamese media said at the Tokyo Olympics that if they want to beat the national soccer team, they need Do Hung Dung. Because he is facing Ngo Sai, who is old and not in good health.
Sure enough, the organization of the midfield comeback, the effect is obvious. In the match against the national soccer team, he dominated at the beginning when facing Wu Xi, breaking the passes of the captain of the national soccer team many times. Later, his passes made Wu Xi shrink his head. Also, Jiang Guang was too out of position. Wang Shenchao looked at the ball but not the man, and the center of the national football team was broken by the opponent's header.
A few minutes later, Duong Xiong Dung made a comeback, twice breaking through Jiang Guangtai's defense and passing to Nguyen Chin Ling in the middle. Zhu Chenjie, who was responsible for keeping an eye on Nguyen Chin Ling, was completely left behind and lost his defensive position.
The Asian Games are expected to start soon after Do Hung Dung's recovery. Vietnam will send U22 to the tournament. At the Dubai Cup, Vietnam was the only team that did not score a goal. At the Southeast Asian Championship, Vietnam U22 lost to Indonesia and ended up in third place, not even making it to the final. The strength of Vietnam's young players has pulled away from the front. This should be related to FIFA's strict age review of Vietnam since 2019.
Do Hung Dung may play in the Asian Cup next year, but he is unlikely to meet the national soccer team. The Vietnamese team is facing a transition between the old and the new. Many so-called young players may fade out of the national team. The national soccer team, on the other hand, is also changing blood. However, the rejuvenation of the national soccer team started much earlier. In addition, the authenticity of the age of Ackerson and Chiang Quang Thoi is far more than that of the Asian players, and it is really hard to say the result when the two teams meet again in the future.
