In the opening match of Group A AFF Cup 2024, the Thai team defeated Timor Leste with a score of 10-0, including great contributions from strikers Patrik Gustavsson (1 goal), Suphanat Mueanta (2 goals) and Teerasak Poeiphimai (2 goals). Just one day later, in the opening match of Group B, the Vietnamese team defeated the host team Laos with a score of 4-1, including 2 goals from strikers Nguyen Tien Linh and Nguyen Van Toan (2 goals). The remaining are midfielder Nguyen Hai Long and defender Nguyen Van Vi). Vietnamese strikers are temporarily behind Thai strikers in terms of number of goals, but this year’s AFF Cup journey is still quite long, and there is a great opportunity for our players to accelerate.
At the AFF Cup 2022, Tien Linh won the joint top scorer title (along with a Thai striker). At the 2024 AFF Cup, he was highly appreciated by the Southeast Asian Football Federation and the regional press included Linh in the list of candidates for the top scorer title, along with Suphanat Mueanta and Patrik Gustavsson (Thailand).
UhU POSITION OF TIEN LINH AND COMPETITION
The race for the top scorer title will become very attractive from a professional perspective. In the tactical diagram and gameplay of the Vietnamese team, Tien Linh receives great support from satellites. In the match that Vietnam won against Laos a few days ago, young striker Bui Vi Hao always prioritized passing the ball to Tien Linh, when Hao discovered that his senior was in a favorable position. So are other teammates around Tien Linh such as Nguyen Quang Hai, Nguyen Hoang Duc or Ho Tan Tai. They are people who have played football with Tien Linh for a long time, getting along well with the striker who plays for Binh Duong Club. Vietnamese players always have faith in the goal-scoring talent of the striker who won the title of AFF Cup 2022 top scorer, so they do not hesitate to assist Tien Linh when given the opportunity.
As for Patrik Gustavsson of the Thai team, he is also a player with very keen goal-scoring ability. The striker born in Sweden is ranked highest in the Thai team’s attack line and is given priority by surrounding teammates such as Ben Davis, Supachok Sarachat or Ekanit Panya to pass the ball to finish the attacks and threaten the goal. become an opponent.
Another advantage of the candidates for the top scorer title is that they are all playing for teams that are considered to be champions, so these teams have the opportunity to go very far at the AFF Cup 2024. In the case of both Vietnam and Thailand, Lan are all in the final, the chances for strikers like Tien Linh and Gustavsson to score will be more than other teams.
