Southeast Asian newspaper talks about the heat of the match between Malaysia and Vietnam team

ASEAN Football, a website specializing in Southeast Asian football, commented: “The Malaysian team is very strong at the moment, they are ready to face the Vietnamese team. All members of the Malaysian team are ready for the fierce clash on June 10.”

Báo Đông Nam Á nói về sức nóng của trận Malaysia gặp đội tuyển Việt Nam - 1 — The match between Vietnam and Malaysia is expected to be very hot (Photo: Tien Tuan).

“The Malaysian team is preparing their full squad. They are fully focused on the match against the Vietnamese team, they are full of determination for this important battle. This is a match in the Asian Championship qualifiers,” ASEAN Football added.

Currently, the Malaysian team is completely different from what they were before. The team nicknamed Harimau Malaya has many more quality naturalized players.

Therefore, the Malaysian team hopes they can change their head-to-head record with the Vietnamese team.

According to statistics from the Malaysian press, in the past 10 years, the Malaysian team has never won against the Vietnamese team in any official tournament. The two sides have met 8 times since 2015, with the Vietnamese team winning 7 times and drawing once.

That is why Malaysia is determined to change at this time. ASEAN Football page predicts: “The match between Vietnam and Malaysia is a match not to be missed. The match will be fierce and full of passion”.

Báo Đông Nam Á nói về sức nóng của trận Malaysia gặp đội tuyển Việt Nam - 2 — Malaysia has many more naturalized players (Photo: FAM).

Meanwhile, Malaysia's New Straits Times newspaper said: "Harimau Malaya is looking for more strength. This Malaysian tiger is looking to add more "fangs" from naturalized players."

“The two naturalised strikers Figueiredo and Holgado can improve the attacking capabilities of the Malaysian team. For a long time, Harimau Malaya has struggled with the lack of good strikers,” the New Straits Times added.

Due to the lack of good strikers, Malaysia has not been able to cause trouble for the Vietnamese team in international tournaments for many years.

Now, after adding naturalized strikers, the team nicknamed Harimau Malaya hopes to be able to score against the Vietnamese team on June 10, at Bukit Jalil Stadium.

The New Straits Times quoted Argentine striker Rodrigo Holgado as saying: “Since I arrived in Malaysia, I have loved the atmosphere and the country. I have a clear understanding of what it is like to wear the Malaysian national team jersey. I understand what I need to do for the team.”

Rodrigo Holgado will most likely play officially for the Malaysian team in the upcoming match against the Vietnamese team at Bukit Jalil Stadium.