After 4 matches under coach Kim Sang-sik, the Vietnam team scored 5 goals, of which Tien Linh scored 3 goals and Tuan Hai scored 2 goals. When the goals are scored by 2 strikers, in some aspects, it is of course good news. However, for the current Vietnam team, that is not enough. In this FIFA Days in October, the strikers will have to show themselves if they want to have a chance to participate in the ASEAN Championship.
In theory, if there are no unexpected events, Tien Linh and Tuan Hai will be guaranteed a spot in the Southeast Asian tournament at the end of this year. At FIFA Days in October, Tuan Hai was injured, only Tien Linh maintained his form with 4 goals in V.League 2024-2025.
Tien Linh's stability is good, but it will not be enough if the Vietnam team aims to win the Southeast Asian championship. Other factors are needed to share the burden with the Binh Duong club striker, as in the list of players called up this time: "1 old, 1 mature, 3 young".
Van Quyet, 33, also has a very good performance in V.League but because he has no luck with the national team, what he needs to prove is the opposite. He may be a "late bloomer" but at the right time he will affirm his value as the captain of Hanoi FC. As for Van Toan, 28, he is at the peak of his career but his role at Nam Dinh club is quite bland. He has not scored any goals in V.League this season.
The three young players are Bui Vi Hao - who was called up by Kim Sang-sik, Dinh Bac and Quoc Viet. They have not scored any goals in the V.League this season, although Dinh Bac has made a name for himself in the Southeast Asian Cup C1. These are three players to prepare for the future, but right now, they really need to perform better.
And if possible, the team also needs midfielders who can score from long shots, or central defenders who can make better use of set pieces, because the team's recent stalemate is quite worrying.
