The Vietnam team will face Malaysia in the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers on June 10. This is a very important and decisive match for the ticket to the final round.
In the context of the absence of the number 1 striker Nguyen Xuan Son, coach Kim Sang-sik will have to calculate personnel and put his trust in other strikers, including Nguyen Tien Linh. However, the performance of Binh Duong players is at an "alarming" level.
In the last 8 matches in the national championship (V.League), Tien Linh has only scored 1 goal and that goal came from the 11m mark. The striker born in 1997 has not been able to score in 4 consecutive matches.
In addition, recently, Tien Linh has also attracted attention with an incident related to new head coach Nguyen Anh Duc. In the match between Binh Duong and Quang Nam in round 22, coach Anh Duc tried to take this striker off twice but he refused them all.
Although present on the field, Tien Linh could not score or assist, ending Binh Duong's 0-0 draw with Quang Nam.
With Tien Linh's current form, the problem of the Vietnamese team's attack in the match against Malaysia will need to have more options to consider. The possibility of Tien Linh not being called up is completely possible because coach Kim Sang-sik always emphasizes choosing personnel according to form.
Currently, the Korean coach still has many personnel options for himself, in which Ly Cong Hoang Anh is the one mentioned many times when he is in good form in the V.League in the defending champion Nam Dinh shirt.
Using attacking midfielders such as Hai Long, Hoang Duc, Chau Ngoc Quang, Khuat Van Khang... is also one of the options to increase the attack from the second line.
As for Tien Linh, he and Binh Duong are currently ranked 9th on the rankings. The team from the land of Thu has 26 points after 22 rounds.
Recently, many information about Nguyen Tien Linh possibly saying goodbye to Binh Duong after the 2024-2025 season has appeared. This makes Binh Duong fans even more worried about the team.
