This information is considered quite surprising because before that, the homepage of the Ho Chi Minh City Police team also announced that striker Tien Linh was called up to the Vietnamese national team, along with goalkeeper Patrik Le Giang and striker Dinh Thanh Binh.
However, in the list announced by the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) this noon, among the 4 strikers of the Vietnamese team, coach Kim Sang-sik did not include Tien Linh and Thanh Binh. Instead, there are names Nguyen Xuan Son, Nguyen Tran Viet Cuong, Pham Gia Hung and Pham Tuan Hai.
Most recently, coach Kim Sang-sik directly watched the match at Thong Nhat Stadium between the home team Ho Chi Minh City Police and PVF-CAND. That was the match where coach Le Huynh Duc's team won all 3 points with a 1-0 victory with the only goal scored by striker Khoa Ngo.
But perhaps, what caught the attention of the captain of the Vietnamese team was Tien Linh's unbelievable miss.
That was the situation in the 86th minute in an unmarked position, receiving a pass back from Van Binh, Tien Linh had enough time to adjust the ball and peek right in front of PVF-CAND's goal.
But the striker born in 1997 shot the ball wide, missing the opportunity to seal the victory for the home team. Fortunately, the Ho Chi Minh City Police team then still maintained the 1-0 victory overall.
Perhaps, when directly witnessing Tien Linh's obvious miss, along with the 10-match goalless streak in the V.League 2025-2026 playground of this striker, coach Kim Sang-sik was forced to make adjustments in the Vietnamese national team's attack.
