In his article, FOX Sports Asia football editor Gabriel Tan affirmed that 2018 has been a memorable year for Vietnam which started with a remarkable run to the AFC U-23 Championship final, which was followed by a fourth-place finish at Asian Games 2018 before they capped off the year by winning the AFF Suzuki Cup.

Nguyen Quang Hai (shirt no.19) is surrounded by Malaysian players.

“Coach Park Hang-seo deserves plenty of credit for his work from the touchline but, on the field, one soared higher than the rest for the Golden Dragons,” he wrote.

Nguyen Quang Hai, 21, has truly emerged as “one of the brightest prospects not just in Southeast Asia but across the whole continent”.

“The Hanoi starlet has all the attributes to make a devastating attacker: impeccable technique, a bag full of tricks, blistering pace and a keen eye for goal, especially from long-range and dead-ball situations”.

According to Tan, maturity and understanding of the game are Hai’s strength.

“Throughout the recent Suzuki Cup, Quang Hai proved to be one for the big occasion but was also unafraid to take leadership, keeping the intensity for Vietnam with his tireless running but also knowing when to slow things down when the situation called for,” he wrote.

Midfielder Hai was named the Most Valuable Player of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup 2018 for his significant contributions to the Vietnamese football squad’s victory at the tournament.

He has been also named among the 10 most anticipated young stars at the 2019 Asian Cup in the UAE.

Vietnamese outstanding footballers in 2018 honoured

Nguyen Quang Hai and Nguyen Thi Tuyet Dung won the Vietnam Golden Ball award during a ceremony honoring Vietnam’s Best Players in 2018 was held in Ho Chi Minh City on December 22.

 

Prime Minister: Football inspires patriotism, national pride

Football has inspired patriotism and national pride, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said on December 21 when hosting the national football team and head coach Park Hang-seo who have just won the trophy of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup 2018.

 

Park receives special award at home after success with Vietnamese football

Ahead of the 2018 AFF Cup final return leg this weekend, Vietnam coach Park Hang-seo received good news as he was named among the 12 winners of the “Persons of the Year 2018 Awards” by the Journalists Association of Korea (JAK), at a ceremony held at the Convention Hall of the Kookmin Ilbo building in Yeouido, Seoul, on December 12.

 

AFF Cup: Vietnam Airlines increases over 3,700 seats for football fans

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines will put into action an extra 3,700 seats on 14 flights between Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi to serve southern football fans who want to cheer the national team at the final match of the AFF Suzuki Cup 2018.

 

Midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai nominated for Asia’s best footballer award

Midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai is the only footballer from Vietnam to be nominated for the Best Footballer of Asia Award by Titan Sports and Fox Sports Asia.

 

Source: VNA