Which matches will Xuan Son play at AFF Cup 2024?
It is worth noting that Xuan Son did not play enough matches for the Vietnamese team at this year's AFF Cup. This player was absent from the first three group stage matches, against Laos (December 9, 2024), Indonesia (December 15, 2024) and the Philippines (December 18, 2024). If Xuan Son plays in the second leg of the final on January 5, at Rajamangala Stadium in Bangkok (Thailand), the Vietnamese team's striker will only play a total of five matches.
Xuan Son attended the press conference on January 2.
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Xuan Son leads the list of top scorers
Although he did not play enough matches, Nguyen Xuan Son's mark was huge. He contributed greatly to the journey of the Vietnamese team at this year's AFF Cup. Notably, in his last 4 matches, Nguyen Xuan Son scored in every match: 2 goals in the match against Myanmar in the group stage, 1 goal in the first leg of the semi-final against Singapore, 2 goals in the second leg of the semi-final also against Singapore, 2 goals in the first leg of the final against Thailand.
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In total, Xuan Son has scored 7 goals, leading the list of top scorers. This player is far ahead of those closest to him in the race for this title, including Shawal Anuar (Singapore), Patrik Gustavsson and Suphanat Mueanta (Thailand), as well as Nguyen Tien Linh (Vietnam team), each of whom currently has 4 goals.
Xuan Son has almost touched the title of top scorer, because it is very difficult for Patrik Gustavsson, Suphanat Mueanta and Tien Linh to score more than 3 goals in the second leg of the final. Not only that, Xuan Son also has a very high possibility of winning the title of best player of the tournament.
Xuan Son can win another Golden Ball title of AFF Cup 2024
In the history of the AFF Cup, there have been 3 Vietnamese players who won this title, including Nguyen Hong Son at the 1998 AFF Cup, goalkeeper Duong Hong Son in 2008 and Nguyen Quang Hai at the 2018 AFF Cup. Among them, Duong Hong Son and Nguyen Quang Hai won the AFF Cup Golden Ball when the Vietnamese team won the championship.
Also in the history of the AFF Cup, only 2 players have won the Golden Ball and the Golden Boot at the same tournament. They are Noh Alam Shah (Singapore) at the 2007 AFF Cup and Chanathip Songkrasin (Thailand) at the 2020 AFF Cup.
However, at the AFF Cup 2020, Chanathip Songkrasin was only the joint top scorer with 3 other players, each of whom scored only 4 goals. This means that if Xuan Son wins both the top scorer title and the AFF Cup 2024 Golden Ball, he will only be the second person to monopolize this title in the same tournament, equal to Noh Alam Shah of Singapore 18 years ago.
That said, it is very difficult to monopolize the Golden Ball and the top scorer titles in the same AFF Cup, and only a truly outstanding player can do it. Even the most outstanding player in the history of Thai football, Kiatisak Senamuang, has never monopolized both titles in the same year. Kiatisak won the Golden Ball of the 2000 AFF Cup, but that year he was not the top scorer.
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Source: https://thanhnien.vn/ky-tich-xuan-son-khong-dau-du-tran-van-co-co-hoi-gianh-danh-hieu-dac-biet-185250103024439869.htm
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