Vietnam Team: When Nguyen Xuan Son is also a… challenge

The gift named Xuan Son

After a long wait, fans' hopes that naturalized striker Nguyen Xuan Son will play for the Vietnamese national team at the 2024 AFF Cup have been answered.

Specifically, the striker who holds the record for most goals scored in a season in the V-League is fully qualified to play for the Vietnamese national team, according to FIFA regulations.

This means that the striker of Nam Dinh Club can completely participate in AFF Cup 2024 from the match against Myanmar at Viet Tri Stadium on December 21, 2025.

Nguyen Xuan Son is eligible to play for the Vietnamese team and is a great gift for the Vietnamese team. Photo: SN

The above information is no different from a great gift for coach Kim Sang Sik in the upcoming period, because there will be more classy options for the Vietnamese team's attack to regain glory - something that has not been achieved in the past 2 years.

…to challenge Mr. Kim Sang Sik

In theory, with a naturalized striker of Nguyen Xuan Son's caliber, the Vietnamese team can ease many worries about the attack, which have lasted since the time of coach Park Hang Seo until now.

However, in reality, it is not as simple (at least at the AFF Cup 2024, in case this striker is called to participate) as the ability to integrate with new teammates, the suitability with the playing style or tactical diagram that coach Kim Sang Sik is preparing for the Vietnam team at this time.

But it could also be a challenge specifically for coach Kim Sang Sik. Photo: SN

In the world, it is not rare to see players playing very well at their clubs but being unlucky or unable to show much when playing for the national team for the above reasons.

Or let's not look too far, the case of Van Quyet, for example, has always been in the top of the best players in V-League for decades, but for many generations of head coaches of the Vietnamese national team, they have not been able to use him or the captain of Hanoi FC himself has difficulty adapting to a different football philosophy from the club.

Not to mention, the presence of Nguyen Xuan Son in the Vietnam team may cause coach Kim Sang Sik to change the players and playing style to make the most of the professional ability of the striker who holds the scoring record in the V-League.

That said, Nguyen Xuan Son may be a great gift but in return also brings many challenges to the Korean strategist, at least at the AFF Cup 2024 because they simply haven't had much time to work together.

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