Right person, right time should be loved!

EMOTIONAL EXPLOSION FOR SPRING S ON

With outstanding football ability, qualities and physique different from most Vietnamese players, Nguyen Xuan Son became the piece that fans expected to stand in the ranks of the "golden star warriors". Until he had an impressive debut in the jubilant victory of the Vietnamese team against Myanmar with a score of 5-0 in the group stage of the AFF Cup 2024, in which he himself scored 2 goals, 2 assists... causing public opinion to explode with emotion.

Nguyen Xuan Son showed his influence over the entire match at Viet Tri Stadium that day. The Vietnamese team has never had a player of the same class and ability as Xuan Son, who can play well with his head, shoot well with both feet, has good physical strength, strong physique, high speed, and the ability to coordinate tactics, play as a wall... extremely well. He has proven that he can completely meet expectations, solve the finishing problem, and improve the strength of the Vietnamese team in the context of the team led by coach Kim Sang-sik playing many unconvincing matches before.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Xuan Son with the Vietnamese team

Nguyen Xuan Son (12) is loved for his talent and deep affection for Vietnam.

However, talent is only part of the story. Let’s listen to Nguyen Xuan Son tell the media: “Vietnam has given me everything.”

When provoked by a Myanmar player on the field, he responded strongly: “I love this country. I have been here with my family for 5 years. Vietnam is my homeland and I will devote all my efforts to the Vietnam team”. As a form of gratitude, he longs to contribute to his second homeland. That is the reason he pursues his dream of wearing the Vietnam team jersey, showing his duty, responsibility and deserving to enjoy basic rights as an official citizen of Vietnam.

Number 12 becomes an important link

Living and working like the inherent habits of Vietnamese people, absorbing the culinary culture here, being able to carry his wife and children on a motorbike to participate in traffic in Nam Dinh (Son is currently playing for Nam Dinh team)... So the "Vietnamese quality" gradually permeates him, into the small family of Nguyen Xuan Son. So it is not by chance that many Vietnamese people were truly moved, feeling the Vietnamese spirit when witnessing "Son" loudly singing the Vietnamese National Anthem before the match with Myanmar.

Appearing at the right time when new resources are needed

The Vietnamese have a strong national spirit, but it is not narrow-minded nationalism. In terms of cultural behavior, for generations, the Vietnamese have been very affectionate, friendly, and easily harmonized with different elements, thereby unifying the character and identity that create the strength of Vietnam. Nguyen Xuan Son is also naturally integrated into that flow as a legitimate Vietnamese, no longer a foreigner.

Xuan Son took his wife and children to buy banana cakes in Nam Dinh.

In the past, we were not open to welcoming naturalized players to play for the national football team, which requires an endogenous identity factor. But the general trend of the football world is deep integration. Therefore, the issue of identity is viewed more openly by flexibly accepting external values, then blending to create strength for oneself. Football cannot stand outside the trend of entering the era of the Vietnamese nation's rise, taking advantage of all resources and contributions to build a prosperous Vietnam in many fields.

Xuan Son and teammates practice in Singapore

Not the first person to become a Vietnamese citizen, nor the only foreigner to be called up to the national team (after naturalization), but Nguyen Xuan Son appeared at the right time when the Vietnamese team really needed new resources to improve its strength and regain its prestige with fans after a period of "decline". This helps us explain why Nguyen Xuan Son became a hot name, loved so quickly in recent days.

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Source: https://thanhnien.vn/nguyen-xuan-son-dung-nguoi-dung-luc-nen-duoc-yeu-18524122321164321.htm