A few minutes ago, the official homepage of Southeast Asian tournaments (ASEAN United FC) announced the typical lineup at the ASEAN Cup 2024.
However, this is just a lineup based on votes from fans in Southeast Asian countries, with 4 positions including goalkeeper, defender (4 people), midfielder (4 people) and striker (2 people).
The vast majority of the positions in the tournament's best XI are quite appropriate, based on what they showed on the pitch.
For example, in the striker position, Nguyen Xuan Son - the top scorer and also the best player of the tournament was chosen. Pairing with Xuan Son on the attack line is Nguyen Tien Linh, one of the 4 best strikers of the tournament (4 goals, 2 assists).
In midfield, two players from the Philippines, Nakamura (Singapore) and Sandro Reyes (Philippines), deserve to be included. They are the leaders who brought these two teams to the semi-finals of the ASEAN Cup 2024. The remaining two names, Nguyen Hai Long and Nguyen Quang Hai of Vietnam, are also highly appreciated in the home team's championship journey.
In particular, Hai Long scored the first and last goals for the Vietnamese team in the tournament, while Quang Hai also scored 2 goals for himself, including a turning point goal, helping Vietnam end the nightmare against Indonesia in 2024 (1-0 win).
In the goalkeeper position, Nguyen Dinh Trieu - the best goalkeeper of the tournament was naturally chosen.
However, the defensive position surprised many people. Pansa Hemviboon and Nicholas Mickelson (Thailand) did not play very impressively. This was also the tournament where the Thai team conceded the most goals in their journey to the finals at previous ASEAN Cups.
In addition, Bui Hoang Viet Anh - who only played 1 match for the Vietnam team, unexpectedly appeared in this lineup. It is worth mentioning that this was a match in which he did not play very well. Not to mention, the match against the Philippines was also the only match that Vietnam did not win at the ASEAN Cup 2024.
