Becoming a "ghost" in V-League, Coach Park's favorite student lost his place in the national team?

Binh Duong is playing poorly this season, ranking 13th/14th in V-League 2023 with only 4 points after 8 matches.

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Tien Linh is considered the number one striker under coach Park Hang-seo.

Notably, in this series of matches they only scored exactly 7 goals and were one of the four teams with the fewest goals in the tournament.

This is quite paradoxical when the squad owns the two top scorers of the tournament, V-League 2022 top scorer Rimario and Vietnam national team's number one scorer Nguyen Tien Linh.

As for Rimario, he has scored 4 goals in the first 4 matches of V-League 2023, but in the last 4 matches, this player has not been able to score for the home team.

Meanwhile, the situation is even worse for Tien Linh personally, he has not known how to celebrate a goal since the beginning of the tournament, something he has done 9 times in V-League 2022.

Many people even had to use the word "ghost" to describe his lackluster performance.

The striker from Hai Duong received a lot of expectations for an explosive season in Binh Duong's shirt, especially when playing alongside the famous striker Rimario.

But that did not happen. Tien Linh is surprising many people with his miserable decline.

Part of this is believed to be due to him having to play further back from goal, providing more support to Rimario.

With modest speed and dribbling ability which are not his strong points, Tien Linh could not shine.

When coach Park Hang-seo was still working with Vietnamese football, the striker born in 1997 was always a priority.

But when the Korean coach left and Mr. Troussier took over, Tien Linh was completely likely to lose his place in the national team.

The French strategist often prioritizes individuals who are in good form, versatile, and suitable for his playing style over famous players who do not play well.

Even while playing for Binh Duong Club, Tien Linh had to sit on the bench in the latest match.

Similar to Mr. Troussier, coach Le Huynh Duc is also a very tough person and is willing to let stars sit out.

If he wants to continue to be in the national team, there is no other way but for Tien Linh to find his scoring touch again.

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