Nguyen Xuan Son: Right person, right time to be loved!

BEMOTIONAL EXPLOSION BECAUSE XUAN SON

With outstanding football playing ability, different qualities and physical condition compared to most Vietnamese players, Nguyen Xuan Son has become a puzzle piece that fans expect to be in the ranks of “golden star warriors”. Until he had an impressive debut in the Vietnamese team’s jubilant victory over Myanmar with a score of 5-0 in the AFF Cup 2024 group stage, in which he himself scored 2 goals and 2 assists… even more. causing public opinion to explode with emotion.

Nguyen Xuan Son showed his influence over the entire match at Viet Tri Stadium that day. The Vietnamese team has never had a classy, ​​all-round player like Xuan Son when he can play well with his head, shoot well with both feet, has good physical strength, strong physical condition, high speed and the ability to coordinate tactics. make a wall… very cool. He has proven that he can completely meet expectations, solve the finishing problem, and improve the strength of the Vietnamese team in the context that the team led by coach Kim Sang-sik played many unconvincing matches before.

However, talent is only part of the story. Let’s listen to Nguyen Xuan Son say to the media: “VN gave me everything”.

When provoked by the Myanmar player right on the field, he responded strongly: “I love this country. I have 5 years with my family here. Vietnam is my homeland and I will devote my best.” for the Vietnamese team”. As a form of gratitude, he yearned to contribute to his second homeland. That’s why he pursued his dream of wearing the Vietnam national team shirt, demonstrating his duty, responsibility and deserving of basic rights as an official citizen of Vietnam.

Living and living like the inherent habits of Vietnamese people, absorbing the culinary culture here, being able to transport his wife and children by motorbike to participate in traffic in Nam Dinh (Son is wearing the Nam Dinh team shirt)… So that’s it. “Vietnameseness” gradually seeped into him, into Nguyen Xuan Son’s small family. So it was no coincidence that many Vietnamese people were truly moved and felt the spirit of Vietnam when they witnessed the “Son” singing the Vietnamese National Anthem before the match with Myanmar.

Appearing at the right time when new resources are needed

Vietnamese people have a strong sense of nationalism, but it is not a narrow nationalism. In terms of cultural behavior, for generations, Vietnamese people have been very affectionate and filial, easily integrating different elements, thereby unifying into the essence and identity that creates Vietnam’s strength. Nguyen Xuan Son is also naturally mixed into that flow as a legitimate Vietnamese and no longer a foreigner.

In the past, for a time we were not open to accepting naturalized players to play for the national football team, which required an element of endogenous identity. But the general trend of the football world is deep integration. Therefore, the issue of identity is viewed more openly by flexibly accepting external values, then blending them to create one’s own strength. Football cannot stand aside in the trend of entering an era of advancement for the Vietnamese people, taking advantage of all resources and contributions to build a prosperous Vietnam in many fields.

Not the first person to acquire Vietnamese citizenship, nor the only foreigner ever called up to the national team (after naturalization), but Nguyen Xuan Son appeared at the right time when the Vietnamese team desperately needed resources. new to improve strength and regain prestige with fans after a period of “recession”. This helps us explain why Nguyen Xuan Son became a hot and loved name so quickly in recent days.