Strong attack meets steel defense
The match between Tien Linh's Binh Duong and Hanoi FC in round 19 of the V-League can be considered a "civil war" between the most elite stars of the current Vietnamese team. In this match, promising central midfielder Vo Hoang Minh Khoa of Binh Duong will try to stop the very good attacking midfielder Nguyen Hai Long of Hanoi FC.
Tien Linh is eager to win the title of top scorer
Photo: Kha Hoa
Meanwhile, the hottest point of this match will likely be the confrontation between the main striker of the Vietnamese team, the 2024 Vietnam Golden Ball Nguyen Tien Linh, with the number 1 center back of the 2024 AFF Cup Nguyen Thanh Chung and the captain of the national team Do Duy Manh.
Tien Linh currently has 11 goals, continuing to lead the list of top scorers of the V-League 2024-2025. The striker of Binh Duong team is eager to win the title of the player with the most goals in this tournament for the first time, and at the same time become the first domestic striker to win the V-League top scorer award since 2017 (the winner of the top scorer award that year was Nguyen Anh Duc, also of Binh Duong Club).
However, to do that, Tien Linh must first overcome his excellent teammates in the national team including Thanh Chung and Duy Manh, and must score against one of the best quality teams in the V-League today, Hanoi FC.
With the presence of the two central defenders mentioned above, plus right-back Pham Xuan Manh, a member of the Vietnamese team that won the AFF Cup 2024, Hanoi FC has only conceded 15 goals after 18 rounds. They are the team that has conceded the third fewest goals in the V-League 2024-2025 up to this point, only behind the fewest goals conceded by Nam Dinh and Ha Tinh (both 13 goals).
Small battles affect the big race: Tien Linh faces difficulties
In terms of form, in the last 9 rounds since the beginning of 2025, Hanoi FC has only lost 2 matches, won 5 matches, and drawn 2 matches. Also in these 9 matches, Mr. Hien's team has only conceded 7 goals (an average of less than 0.78 goals/match). In 4 out of 9 matches since the beginning of 2025, Hanoi FC has kept a clean sheet.
The best central defender in Vietnamese football today, Nguyen Thanh Chung, will prevent Tien Linh from scoring for Binh Duong.
Photo: Ngoc Linh
The reason for mentioning the milestone from the beginning of 2025 is because that is the milestone when the Vietnamese team just won the AFF Cup 2024 championship, thanks to the very high performance of central defenders Thanh Chung and Duy Manh. That was also the period when Hanoi FC completely transformed compared to themselves at the beginning of the season.
Once Thanh Chung and Duy Manh reach their peak form, they are not afraid of any striker in the V-League, from domestic to foreign. Tien Linh's strengths such as stature (over 1.80 m tall), technique and sophistication in playing style, are also factors that Thanh Chung and Duy Manh possess.
Therefore, to overcome these defenders, Tien Linh must be really cunning, must maximize his sensitivity in choosing positions and "sniffing out" his scoring opportunities, plus a little luck.
Whatever the case, the confrontation between Nguyen Tien Linh, Nguyen Thanh Chung and Do Duy Manh promises to be extremely exciting. This is the pinnacle of Vietnamese football at the moment, between the top striker and the best central defenders in the country. In addition, their individual confrontation will also greatly affect the situation of the rest of the V-League 2024-2025. First, it will affect the top scorer position of the tournament, secondly it can affect the championship of the season, because Hanoi FC is the team closest to the top of the table of Nam Dinh Club. Not only that, the competition between these players has the potential to affect Binh Duong's race for medals.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/hang-thu-hay-nhat-ngan-chan-sut-tot-nhat-len-ngoi-vua-pha-luoi-tien-linh-roi-boi-185250417133457705.htm
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