Nguyen Xuan Son's outstanding performance from V.League to the national team in 2024 overshadowed all his colleagues. Therefore, the fact that this striker is not in the race for the 2024 Vietnam Golden Ball - because he is still considered a foreign player at the time the nomination list is announced - makes the election unpredictable.
The list of nominees for the Men's Golden Ball award was announced in early November. Only 13 of these players will participate in the journey to win the AFF Cup 2024 with the Vietnamese team. The remaining names have no chance to compete due to lack of achievements in the national team, while no one is outstanding at the club level to compensate.
The most outstanding players of the Vietnamese team at the AFF Cup 2024 - not counting Xuan Son - are Nguyen Hoang Duc, Nguyen Quang Hai, Nguyen Tien Linh, Nguyen Thanh Chung, Pham Xuan Manh, Doan Ngoc Tan.
Hoang Duc is the current Vietnamese Golden Ball.
However, Ngoc Tan is not on the nomination list. This is a regrettable absence, because this midfielder has both national and club titles. He was the captain of the Thanh team that won the National Cup last season and plays an important role in the Vietnam team.
Quang Hai, Thanh Chung, Xuan Manh do not have good results at the club. The competition for the Vietnam Golden Ball title probably only has Tien Linh and Hoang Duc left.
Since the beginning of the 2023-2024 V.League season, no domestic striker has scored more goals than Tien Linh. The Binh Duong striker has a total of 15 goals in Vietnam's top league.
Compared to all Vietnamese players, Tien Linh's scoring record in 2024 is only second to Xuan Son.
In 2024 alone, according to Transfermarkt statistics, Tien Linh's scoring record (13 goals) is only behind Xuan Son (27 goals), equal to Nguyen Van Quyet. At the AFF Cup 2024, Tien Linh scored 4 goals, but of which 2 were penalties and 2 were not crucial goals in matches against weak opponents).
Meanwhile, Hoang Duc was the captain of the Vietnamese team in the two most important matches - against Thailand in the first and second leg of the final. Midfielder No. 14 was the player who played the most minutes for the Vietnamese team (638 minutes according to Soccerway statistics, not including extra time in the matches). Only in the match against the Philippines, Hoang Duc was on the bench and only played in the second half.
Overall, both Hoang Duc and Tien Linh are not too different in terms of achievements and performance throughout the year in the Vietnamese national team and club jerseys. Therefore, the 2024 Vietnam Golden Ball will be a very unpredictable competition.
Source: https://vtcnews.vn/khong-phai-xuan-son-ai-gianh-qua-bong-vang-viet-nam-2024-ar919379.html
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