Chinese newspaper speaks frankly about the painful things about the Vietnamese team

Sohu (China) has an article: “Vietnam team lost 0-4 to Malaysia. China’s old rival collapsed at the speed of light”. The article recalls the golden age of the Vietnam team under coach Park Hang Seo and admits that the “Golden Dragons” fell too quickly when they lost to the 131st ranked team in the world , Malaysia.

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Sohu newspaper said that the Vietnamese team collapsed at the speed of light (Photo: VFF).

Sohu commented: “Do you remember the first day of Tet 2022? At that time, the Vietnamese team excellently defeated China with a score of 3-1. That made Vietnamese fans crazy.

Just three years later, the team that had made China suffer a humiliating defeat to Malaysia, ranked 131st in the world, 0-4. However, after that, the Vietnamese players could no longer show their ability. Several players were arrested for match-fixing. Six players received prison sentences totaling 38 years.

From the “dark horse of Asia”, Vietnamese football fell free faster than abandoned unfinished construction sites. On the field, the group of naturalized Malaysian players played as if they were taking a walk. Figueiredo, Holgado, Corbin-ong are just names that are second-rate players in South America and Europe. But it only took them 11 minutes to score 3 goals in a row. The Vietnamese goalkeeper stood like a mannequin in a shopping mall.

In this match, the Malaysian players passed the ball accurately 85%. That number for the Vietnamese team was only 65%. The conversion rate of Malaysia's shots was 25%, while the Vietnamese team was only 5%. This was like a match between adults and primary school students.

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The Vietnamese team lost to the naturalized stars of Malaysia (Photo: FAM).

In the past, the Vietnamese team was so majestic. They won the runner-up position in the U23 Asian Cup with a group of talented players and won many other achievements at the national team level. The wave of naturalization in Southeast Asia has destroyed the old boat of the Vietnamese team.

Malaysia and Indonesia have many naturalized players who are as tall as guardians. Vietnamese players are almost unable to compete. They are like a bicycle crashing into a truck.

Vietnamese fans used to laugh at Chinese football but then they collapsed quickly. Vietnamese football collapsed in just 5 years. If they are slow, they may continue to be submerged by the wave of naturalization in Southeast Asia.

Perhaps, the Vietnamese team is more concerned with beating Maldives first, instead of facing Asian teams."

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