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Xuan Son returns to the Vietnam national team after more than 10 months of treatment for a ligament injury. Photo: FBNV . |
With Nguyen Xuan Son, the path to victory for the Vietnamese national team is wide open. The proof is in the ASEAN Cup 2024. When this naturalized striker is present, Mr. Kim Sang-sik's team swept away all opponents to be worthy champions.
Without Nguyen Xuan Son, the Vietnam national team is in a situation like… hunting without a gun even against opponents with a huge difference in class. The recent 1-0 victory over Nepal at Thong Nhat Stadium is proof of that.
In fact, the task of a striker in modern football is not only to “station” around the 16.50 meter area to shoot at the opponent’s goal. They also have to act as a “magnet” to attract the defense, stretching the opponent’s defenders so that their teammates have space in front of the goal, thereby making it easier to finish.
The striker must also play the role of a “passer” to create for the opponent. In other words, the model of the modern football center forward in the 3-striker formation is both served by his teammates and must serve his teammates, not having the privilege of being “set the table” by his teammates as before.
Xuan Son possesses all of those comprehensive qualities. Praising his outstanding achievements in a collective victory may be considered excessive, but it is an undeniable truth. Therefore, when this striker returned, fans and experts were secretly happy, especially after 2 rather deadlocked matches of the Vietnam National Team even against a weaker opponent, Nepal.
These days, Xuan Son has returned to training as normal like his teammates in the Vietnam national team. Who can ignore the moves of this naturalized striker, but there is one person who always keeps an eye on every move of Nguyen Xuan Son, that is Coach Kim.
This Korean coach is the one who is most looking forward to the return of this striker. But it seems that he also has to calculate and carefully evaluate Nguyen Xuan Son's ability to play. It is important to know that the Brazilian player suffered a broken leg, had to undergo surgery and has not played a single minute in the past 11 months.
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Xuan Son has not played a match in over 10 months. Photo: FBNV. |
With that injury, Mr. Kim must certainly make a detailed assessment and consult thoroughly with the medical team to make the most correct decision on using Xuan Son. He hopes that the best player of the AFF Cup 2024 will play, but haste will likely result in a longer period without the ball for Xuan Son in the future if this striker has not yet ensured the best physical condition to recover.
Laos is not a strong opponent, so the solution of Xuan Son sitting on the bench and only using him at a certain point like the end of the match to help him regain his playing feeling is considered the most suitable for his first return after 11 months of sitting as an audience.
Source: https://znews.vn/hlv-kim-goi-nguyen-xuan-son-chi-de-du-bi-post1602871.html
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