Bewildered by Nguyen Filip

The mistake continues with Nguyen Filip.

On the evening of September 18, experts mentioned the name of this goalkeeper again because of a serious mistake in CAHN's 2-2 draw with host Beijing Guoan in the first round of the group stage of AFC Champions League Two 2025/2026.

Two serious mistakes

Speaking after the match, coach Mano Polking regretted that his team could not win. According to this strategist, CAHN deserved 3 points but missed the opportunity. Mr. Mano Polking did not want to go into the reasons for losing points.

However, everyone who watched understood the implication of the explanation "we only had a few moments of distraction". Those few moments of distraction cost CAHN a victory. Nguyen Filip is a notable name in the sharing of "those few moments of distraction".

Speaking directly in the language of experts, this goalkeeper made a serious mistake. Both goals conceded by CAHN were largely his fault.

Nguyen Filip made a mistake in CAHN's draw. Photo: CAHN .

First, Nguyen Filip dived to block Chi Zhongggou's shot, which was within his control. However, he let the ball bounce off his hand and roll into the net. The second goal was truly a disaster when Nguyen Filip passed the ball to Zhang Yuan's foot, allowing this player to swing his leg to shake the net of the V.League representative without any other movement.

Both situations continue to outline the mistakes that Nguyen Filip often makes both hands and feet as usual. A draw away from home is not a tragedy for CAHN, it is even an acceptable result, because there are still many opportunities ahead. However, it is truly a tragedy for Nguyen Filip.

How can it not be called a "tragedy" when he is an experienced goalkeeper with international experience, who has played at a much higher level, but made two very unacceptable mistakes.

Continue to lose points

Unlike strikers who can play poorly throughout the match but only need one shining moment to become a hero, the goalkeeper position requires stability throughout the entire process, not just one match. Because just one moment of mistake by the goalkeeper will cause the efforts of the entire team to "go down the drain".

Nguyen Filip once confided about the harshness of the goalkeeper position, saying that no one remembers dozens of saves, but instead gets a bad name when making a mistake. Aware of that fragility, viewers still haven't seen this Vietnamese-American player fill the gaps in his expertise because mistakes continue.

Nguyen Filip does not have the necessary stability. Photo: CAHN .

Unwanted but must admit, Nguyen Filip has not shown his reputation and expectations when returning to Vietnam even though this goalkeeper is a bright star when playing in Europe.

Perhaps realizing that instability, the confidence in Nguyen Filip's position in the national team is not high. That is one of the reasons why coach Kim Sang-sik gave the number one position to a goalkeeper Nguyen Dinh Trieu, instead of Nguyen Filip, even though Dang Van Lam was also absent at times.

Club matches at this time are all in the sights of coach Kim Sang-sik to prepare personnel for the Vietnam team to participate in 2 qualifying matches for the 2027 Asian Cup next October. But it seems that with a poor performance against Beijing Guoan, it is not surprising that Nguyen Filip cannot find a place in the Vietnamese team's goal against small opponent Nepal.

Source: https://znews.vn/ngan-ngo-vi-nguyen-filip-post1586533.html