Striker Van Toan is injured, coach Kim Sang Sik has reason to have a headache

In the latest match of Nam Dinh Club against SL Nghe An in the make-up match series of round 4 of V-League 2024-2025 taking place on October 19, Van Toan was not on the list of players registered for the Southern team.

Van Toan's name was not on the registration list for the match between Nam Dinh Club and SLNA on October 19 (Photo: Quyet Thang).

According to some sources, Van Toan suffered an ankle injury and will have to rest for a few weeks. It is highly likely that Van Toan will recover in time to participate in the AFF Cup 2024. However, his preparation from now until the start of the Southeast Asian Football Championship will be affected.

The news of Van Toan's injury comes at a time when the Vietnamese national team is having problems in the forward line. Except for Tien Linh, there is no striker in the national team at the moment, giving coach Kim Sang Sik complete peace of mind.

Van Toan is a striker with very high speed (Photo: Thanh Dong).

Mr. Kim Sang Sik is considering adding striker Nguyen Cong Phuong from Binh Phuoc Club. However, Cong Phuong himself must play consistently in the upcoming rounds to convince the Korean coach to give this player a place on the national team.

As for Van Toan, this is a striker with very high speed, very dangerous when the Vietnamese team plays defensive counter-attacks.

Currently, in addition to Van Toan and Cong Phuong, Vietnamese football has a number of other names who can play the role of a striker in the national team, such as Tuan Hai, Vi Hao, Dinh Bac...

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/the-thao/tien-dao-van-toan-chan-thuong-hlv-kim-sang-sik-co-ly-do-de-dau-dau-20241021125550147.htm