Unequal battle between domestic and foreign strikers

Up to the present time of the 2023 - 2024 season, only domestic striker Vu Quang Nam (Ha Tinh Club, 2 goals) is on the list of 7 players who have scored more than 1 goal. Leading the way are Vinicius (Hai Phong Club, 4 goals), Tagueu (Hanoi Club, 3 goals) and Rafaelson (Nam Dinh Club, 3 goals). The striker with the best form of the Vietnamese team at the moment is Pham Tuan Hai, who has just "opened the scoring" with a goal against Binh Duong Club in the make-up round of round 1 on November 24. Expected names such as Tien Linh, Van Toan, Quang Hai, Thanh Binh, Dinh Bac... have not scored a single goal. It seems that the tradition of foreign players encroaching on domestic players will continue to happen, after 20/23 professional seasons (since 2000) the title of Top Scorer belongs to foreign players. There are only 3 domestic strikers who have won the Golden Boot award: Dang Dao (Khanh Hoa Club, season 2000 - 2001), Ho Van Loi (Saigon Port Club, season 2001 - 2002), Nguyen Anh Duc (Binh Duong Club, season 2017).

Cuộc chiến không cân sức giữa các chân sút nội và ngoại binh - Ảnh 1. — Audiences expect Van Toan *(middle)* to score for Nam Dinh team in V-League

Commentator Ngo Quang Tung commented: "In the 2023 season, Van Quyet was suspended for a long time but still scored 9 goals, in the 2022 season, Tien Linh and Tuan Hai scored 9 and 10 goals respectively... But in my opinion, domestic strikers will find it difficult to rise up in the V-League 2023 - 2024. Firstly, our physical strength is too much inferior to foreign players in terms of stature, strength, speed... Just in terms of heading and stride, they are already superior. Next, coaches still have the habit of choosing players with more professional advantages, it is difficult to prioritize domestic players. Everyone wants Vietnamese players to shine, but their small stature and inability to play the center forward position has limited the number of scoring opportunities. I don't see much hope for Vietnamese strikers in the race with foreign colleagues. It is difficult for domestic players to break into the top 3 for the Golden Boot award".

Coach Park Hang-seo has repeatedly complained that the inferiority of domestic strikers in the V-League affects the quality of the Vietnamese team's attack. Coach Troussier also emphasized that domestic players cannot meet the peak intensity. Commentator Ngo Quang Tung said: "If we want to have excellent domestic strikers, we must train them well and give them more opportunities. But the time of V-League coaches is very short, forcing them to take the optimal path and lean towards foreign strikers. In fact, good foreign players can score goals, act as walls and attract people so that domestic players can resonate well. On the contrary, if average foreign players can hold the whole team back, the role of domestic players is not sure to be promoted."

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