Speaking to Malaysian media on January 28, Malaysian football expert Yamal Nasser said: “Compared to neighboring football platforms in Southeast Asia such as Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam, Malaysian football is falling behind. To avoid avoiding This situation, Malaysia must use the policy of using naturalized players at least 5-7 years. This reality changes in the future “.
The young force of Vietnamese football makes many football platforms in Southeast Asia have to think
The Malaysian national team was eliminated in the group stage of the AFF Cup 2024. Previously, the U.23 Malaysia team was also eliminated in the group stage of the SEA Games men’s football content 32 in 2023. These things forced Malaysian football to change. They need specific achievements to stimulate social resources, revive their football background.
In 2025, Malaysian football has the main tasks, which is the Asian Cup 2027 and SEA Games 33. In the 3rd qualifying round of the Asian Cup 2027, the Malaysian national team in the same Group F with the Vietnamese team. These are the two main competitors competing for the final round (finals) of the Asian tournament. And at the 33rd SEA Games taking place later this year, not excluding the possibility that U.22 Malaysia will continue to encounter U.22 Vietnam.
To prepare for the Asian Cup 2027 qualifying campaign to meet the Vietnamese team, Malaysia will naturalize a series of players. However, experts Yamal Nasser recommend that these naturalized players should be people with part of Malaysia.
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During the period after 2010, Vietnamese football has many more titles in regional tournaments, thanks to the stable quality of players
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Mr. Kim will have to carefully calculate the personnel problem
Malaysian expert Yamal Nasser said: “The problem of Malaysian football over the years is that we have good facilities, but the training is not good. We need to maintain young football projects continuously. In the immediate future, Malaysian football needs to attract naturalized players, at the same time we also need to urgently train domestic players.
Previously, former Vietnam U.23 coach, Mr. Hoang Anh Tuan commented on Malaysian football: “Since the time of coach Rajagopal won the AFF Cup 2010, Malaysian football went down to see clearly. Malaysia is not stable with the quality of young Vietnamese football training over the years. “
Also in the period from 2010 to the present, Vietnamese football has 2 more AFF Cup championships (2018, 2024), 2 times the SEA Games (2019, 2022) and 2 times of U.23 Southeast championship A (2022, 2023). Meanwhile, Malaysian football only had one more SEA Games championship in 2011.
Malaysian football urgently naturalized the player will cause the Vietnamese team to be under pressure. Mr. Kim Sang-Sik will face the personnel problem when we will lack Xuan Son. In June 2025, the Vietnamese team will fight Malaysia in the Asian Cup 2027 qualifier.