The biggest secret of the Vietnamese team: Silent heroes!

The Vietnamese team is not only Xuan Son

“Listening to Xuan Son means seeing spring”, this saying is becoming popular and is mentioned by many Vietnamese football fans in these brilliant last days of the year, when the Vietnamese team advances straight to the AFF finals. Cup 2024 with extremely impressive performance.

Obviously, Xuan Son deserves praise when he only needed 5 goals in 3 matches to take the lead in the AFF Cup 2024 top scorer race, in addition to providing assists for his teammates to score.

But the strength of the Vietnamese team does not only come from Xuan Son. In fact, the striker born in 1997 is integrating very smoothly thanks to the entire team behind him that silently dedicates, helps and supports him.

Before Xuan Son was eligible to play, the Vietnamese team had two important victories against Indonesia and Laos, along with a 1-1 draw on the field of the Philippines, making the final match against Myanmar much more comfortable.

That is a group that no longer has top stars who “made waves” in Southeast Asia and left a strong mark on the continent, but are absent for many different reasons such as performance, age, injury. .

In return, coach Kim Sang-sik has created a more “popular” Vietnamese team like Ngoc Tan, Hai Long, Xuan Manh, Vi Hao, Van Khang, Thanh Chung, Dinh Trieu, Tien Anh… never before. “main double” in previous dynasties, but very rich in aspirations.

The heroes are hidden but always operating at full capacity

Many names in the Vietnamese team are hidden, seemingly unremarkable details, but always operate at full capacity, helping the talented legs of Hoang Duc and Quang Hai reduce the load a lot, allowing them to comfortably play. Demonstrate technical qualities.

In the second leg of the semi-finals, fans anxiously watched as Van Thanh and Xuan Manh asked to leave one after another due to overload and injury. In fact, the full-backs of the Vietnamese team, including Van Khang, Tien Anh, Tan Tai… always give their best every time they are put on the field.

Everyone is satisfied with coach Kim Sang-sik’s continuous rotation of players. But when he enters the field, he runs the whole match, constantly competing to attack and defend, helping the ball transition to be as quick and effective as coach Kim Sang-sik wants.

Or we see Ngoc Quang, Van Toan, Hai Long, Vi Hao being assigned to play the position of outside striker but always “hunting” for the ball in the defender’s feet, ready to rush into any dispute in hot spots. It’s as if “tormenting” defenders is the ultimate pleasure!

Of course, it is impossible not to mention rookie Doan Ngoc Tan – a real discovery of coach Kim Sang-sik, as a tireless “scanner” in the role of “cleaner” in the middle of the field at the 2024 AFF Cup .

At the first major tournament, when he first played for the Vietnamese team at the age of 30, the captain midfielder of Thanh Hoa Club truly became the symbol of a new Vietnamese team that is fiery, ambitious and full of ambition. modest.

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But football is not just about physical strength or “plowing”!

Before the semi-final second leg against Singapore, Ms. Thuy “bored” a great fan of Quang Ninh football who was famous for her cheer song “flying up to the sky…” shared an interesting exchange with Hai Long.

The midfielder wearing shirt number 24 of the Vietnamese team expressed his nostalgia because he had not seen Quang Ninh fans in the stands for a long time, hoping to see the Quang Ninh flag on Viet Tri Stadium at the 2024 AFF Cup.

After the 3-1 victory over Singapore to enter the final, Hai Long quietly came to take photos with the Quang Ninh flag and the most loyal fans of mineland football. These feelings are sincere and simple, but so precious!