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Coach Thach Bao Khanh believes that Tien Linh and Tuan Hai will help the Vietnamese team achieve good results. Photo: PVF-CAND Football Club. |
"Xuan Son is the most effective scorer of the Vietnamese team since the 2024 ASEAN Cup. Son's injury and inability to play is a huge loss. Recently, Cong Phuong was called up but was also injured, which is regrettable," coach Thach Bao Khanh shared with Tri Thuc - Znews before the match between the Vietnamese team and Malaysia.
"However, Tuan Linh's experience and the form of Tuan Hai and Hai Long could help coach Kim Sang-sik solve the problem of scoring goals for the strikers. Hai Long recently played very well in the match against Manchester United, hopefully he will continue to develop his abilities," the former Vietnam national team player added.
The Vietnamese team gathered on May 29 to prepare for the second round of the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers against Malaysia. Xuan Son, Van Toan, and Vi Hao were absent due to injuries. Cong Phuong, Viet Anh, and Thanh Binh also left the team due to not being in the best physical condition.
However, the former Vietnamese national team star still believes that the players' bravery, experience and form will help the "Golden Star Warriors" achieve the best results.
The last time Malaysia defeated Vietnam was in the second leg of the AFF Cup 2014 semi-finals. At that time, Vietnam lost 2-4. However, in the past 11 years, Malaysia has not defeated Vietnam once.
In 8 matches, they lost 7 and drew 1. With 17 naturalized players in the current squad, Malaysia is confident that they can "break the curse" when facing coach Kim Sang-sik and his team.
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Tuan Linh's experience will help the Vietnamese team neutralize Malaysia's naturalized players. Photo: Tam Minh. |
“In the past decade, their history of confrontations has been losing to Vietnam. But Malaysia now is very different from Malaysia before it had naturalized players. Their naturalized players come from Europe, South America, more developed football backgrounds, so Malaysia’s strength has also increased significantly,” coach Thach Bao Khanh commented on the strength of “Harimau Malaya”.
Malaysia has added quality in terms of personnel, but the former striker of The Cong believes that this will also be the opponent's weakness.
“Indonesia is a clear example of increased strength when there are many naturalized players in the squad. However, the problem is that Indonesian players play together a lot. As for Malaysia, they added more players a few days ago. With little time to assemble the squad and few practical matches, they cannot be as smooth as Indonesia,” he cited.
“Malaysia has three players valued at over 1 million euros. At present, they may be strong in terms of personnel but their playing style is yet to be determined. That could be the opponent’s weakness that the Vietnamese team can exploit. The advantage of the Vietnamese team is that our players are familiar with each other and have played together a lot. The quality of the squad is more balanced,” coach Thach Bao Khanh continued.
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Malaysia's strong squad of players. Photo: Malaysia NT . |
Defensively, the Vietnamese team has experienced players, good form, and good coordination. According to coach Thach Bao Khanh, coach Kim Sang-sik can be completely assured.
The Korean strategist can use Quang Vinh as a left back and push Van Vi higher. Quang Vinh played very well in the Southeast Asian Club Cup, Van Vi is in good form in Nam Dinh . In front of the goal of the Vietnamese team will be Tien Dung, Thanh Chung, Duy Manh.
Finally, the famous striker of the Vietnam team once commented that playing in front of 88,000 spectators at Bukit Jalil is not difficult or stressful. The Vietnamese players have played there many times and also experienced big matches, the pressure is even greater. Playing away, a draw is a success but the Vietnam team will definitely aim for 3 points.
Source: https://znews.vn/mat-xuan-son-la-ton-that-lon-cho-viet-nam-post1559211.html
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