Malaysian player playing in V-League 'internally examines' Vietnam team: 'I gave advice to…'

A Malaysian who understands Vietnamese football very well

After a season playing in the V-League, Endrick dos Santos believes he has a certain understanding of Vietnamese football. Speaking to Malaysia's New Straits Times , Endrick said: "Vietnamese players are strong and agile. They always have a strong desire to win. However, Vietnamese players also have weaknesses, which is physical strength. I believe that the Malaysian team will have good results when facing the Vietnamese team."

Cầu thủ Malaysia đang chơi tại V-League ‘nội soi’ đội tuyển Việt Nam: ‘Tôi đã mách nước cho…’- Ảnh 1. — Endrick dos Santos is playing in V-League

According to statistics from the Malaysian press, in the past 11 years, the Malaysian team has never won against the Vietnamese team in any official tournament. The two sides have met 8 times, with the Vietnamese team winning 7 times and drawing once. The last time Malaysia beat the Vietnamese team was the second leg of the AFF Cup 2014 semi-final. At that time, Malaysia won 4-2 at My Dinh Stadium.

However, in Endrick dos Santos's opinion, the balance of power and strength between the two sides has changed. The Brazilian-born attacking midfielder shared: "I have studied the strengths and weaknesses of the Golden Star Warriors (the nickname of the Vietnamese team) very carefully. I have discussed this and given advice to the players in the Malaysian team. I trust my teammates. We are 100% confident that we are developing in a better direction than before. The match between Malaysia and the Vietnamese team will be very good. The opponent is very strong, but we are developing well."

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Endrick dos Santos is 1.82 m tall and was born in Santana (Brazil). Since 2023, this player has been naturalized and plays for the Malaysian national team. He has played 22 times for Harimau Malaya. In addition to his main attacking midfielder position, Endrick dos Santos can also play as a striker.

Cầu thủ Malaysia đang chơi tại V-League ‘nội soi’ đội tuyển Việt Nam: ‘Tôi đã mách nước cho…’- Ảnh 2. — The Vietnamese team is being closely studied by opponents.

The 30-year-old also believes in the group of naturalized stars that have recently appeared in the Malaysian team. Endrick dos Santos revealed that the new players have integrated quite quickly into the team.

In just a few days, Malaysia has added 6 new naturalized players of high quality. They include left-back Gabriel Palmero (Spanish origin, currently playing for the B team of Tenerife Club, Spain), central defender Facundo Garces (Argentine origin, currently playing for Alaves Club, Spain), midfielder Hector Hevel (Dutch origin, Portimonense Club, Portugal), striker Joao Figueiredo (Brazilian origin, Istanbul Basaksehir Club, Türkiye), Rodrigo Holgado (Argentine origin, America de Cali Club, Colombia) and Imanol Machuca (Argentine origin, Velez Sarsfield Club, Argentina).

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/cau-thu-malaysia-dang-choi-tai-v-league-noi-soi-doi-tuyen-viet-nam-toi-da-mach-nuoc-cho-185250606183550921.htm