Expectations on Nguyen Xuan Son's qualities
Nguyen Xuan Son is on the list of Vietnam's national team participating in the AFF Cup 2024, but according to FIFA regulations, this naturalized player can only play from December 21, when the Vietnam team will face Myanmar in the group stage.
Witnessing the struggles of the Vietnamese team in scoring in the past matches, especially in the two most recent matches against Indonesia (December 15) and the Philippines (December 18), expectations for Nguyen Xuan Son are even greater. Nguyen Xuan Son was the top scorer of the V-League last season, and he is also in the group of strikers leading the race for the V-League top scorer this season. The form of the naturalized Brazilian striker is very good. In terms of qualities, Nguyen Xuan Son has the qualities of a modern striker. He is tall (1.86 m), has good dribbling ability, plays well in the air, has good speed, physical strength, and good technique.
Xuan Son is eligible to play in the upcoming match against Myanmar.
This will be a useful addition to the Vietnamese team's attack in the post-AFF Cup 2024 period. In recent matches, the Vietnamese team has not played effectively in the air, lacking a physically strong striker to compete better against the opponent's big, strong defenders. If Nguyen Xuan Son appears on the field, he will solve all these problems for coach Kim Sang-sik's team. Adding a new element, increasing competition.
The remaining problem for Nguyen Xuan Son is probably just the ability to coordinate with the players around him. In addition, another problem that arises when Nguyen Xuan Son wears the Vietnam national team jersey is the risk of him "stepping on the toes" of Nguyen Tien Linh, when these two players theoretically play the same center forward position.
Xuan Son on his trip to Laos for the opening match of the AFF Cup
Tien Linh did not score in the match against the Philippines
However, good players are players who have good adaptability. Adapting to a new team, a new environment, and new teammates is something that players are familiar with throughout their careers. Therefore, we believe that Nguyen Xuan Son will quickly integrate into the entire Vietnam team. Not to mention that in the past 2 weeks, Xuan Son has been training with the Vietnam team, he has had enough time to adapt to the team's playing style. Regarding the combination between Xuan Son and Tien Linh, Tien Linh himself is no stranger to combining with foreign strikers at Binh Duong Club, Xuan Son himself is no stranger to playing with domestic strikers at Nam Dinh Team, so both of them will know what to do to support each other to play better.
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Moreover, another option is that Tien Linh and Xuan Son will each play at a different time in each match of the team, if one is stuck or out of shape, the other will replace him. At that time, the opponents of the Vietnamese team will have a harder time taking turns to mark these two dangerous strikers. This is the case currently occurring in the Thai team at the AFF Cup 2024. The team of the Golden Temple has two equally excellent strikers, Patrik Gustavsson and Teerasak Poeiphimai. These two strikers compete with each other and continuously score goals for the Thai team.
Now, the Vietnamese team can look forward to that when Nguyen Xuan Son and Nguyen Tien Linh are both registered to play in the Vietnamese team. Not to mention that after the first 3 matches, the attacking style of the Vietnamese team has been somewhat recognized by opponents. We really need new elements to refresh the attack, before the most intense matches at this year's AFF Cup. And, Nguyen Xuan Son is the new element that comes at the right time.
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Source: https://thanhnien.vn/sat-thu-nguyen-xuan-son-sap-xuat-tran-doi-tuyen-viet-nam-khong-thang-noi-myanmar-u-185241219105019785.htm
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