Xuan Son was crossed out of the excellent squad, Duy Manh came to the hospital to say a heartwarming sentence

Becoming the second player in history to receive the double title of Top Scorer and Best Player of the tournament in the ASEAN Cup, Xuan Son was crossed out in the best squad of the season.

Specifically, the Sofascore page recently announced the typical squad of the AFF Cup 2024. The Vietnamese national team had three players present, namely midfielder Nguyen Hoang Duc, two defenders Bui Tien Dung and Pham Xuan Manh. This squad immediately received many mixed opinions in the absence of Nguyen Xuan Son - the best player of the tournament voted by the organizers.

Specifically, in Xuan Son's position, Sofascore filled in the name of striker Patrick Gustavsson of Thailand. This player scored 4 goals, had 2 assists, 3 goals less than Xuan Son. Notably, according to Sofascore's scoring, Gustavsson's score (7.18) is not as high as Xuan Son's (8.46).

Thailand is the team with the most players in the most typical squad from Sofascore's vote (5 players). Besides Patrick Gustavsson, there are also Suphanat Mueanta, Weerathep Pomphan, Nicholas Mickelson and Pansa Hemviboon. The Philippines contributed two names, Zico Bailey and Sandro Reyes. In the goalkeeper position, Mahbud of Indonesia was the honoree.

Of course, this is not the official typical squad of the tournament. With the achievements achieved, it is difficult for Xuan Son to be absent from the "honor table" at the 2024 Asean Cup. The player born in 1997 accordingly has "carried" two top scorer and best player (MVP) awards.

It is known that Xuan Son has just completed surgery and was visited and encouraged by colleagues. Duy Manh wished his teammates a speedy recovery to return to competition. 'We love you. We are always with you', Duy Manh sent a message to the 'top scorer' of the 2024 ASEAN Cup. This was a busy day for Duy Manh when he and coach Kim Sang-sik and representatives of VFF went to Phu Tho to report at the Hung Temple Relic Area.

After the surgery, it is expected that Xuan Son will take about 9 months to return to training. This means that the 27-year-old striker will miss the end of the 2024/25 season, missing the appointment for the final qualifying round of the 2027 Asian Cup with the Vietnamese team.

This is a big loss not only for the team, but Nam Dinh Green Steel also lost its main striker when entering an important stage in the domestic arena as well as AFC Champions League Two.

In the V-League, Nam Dinh Green Steel is currently temporarily ranked 2nd in the standings after 9 rounds (19 points), 1 point behind Thanh Hoa. Before joining Vietnam and getting injured, Xuan Son was the player who scored the most goals for the Thanh Nam team, along with Tien Linh (Binh Duong) leading the list of Top Scorers (7 goals).

Last season, Xuan Son scored 31 goals, accounting for more than half of the total goals of the whole team in the V-League. This terrible scoring performance helped the Brazilian-born striker win a series of individual titles such as Best Player, Top Scorer, Player with the Most Beautiful Goal in the Tournament, Typical Team of the Tournament...

This season, in addition to 7 goals in the V-League, Xuan Son also has 7 goals in the AFC Champions League Two arena, making a great contribution to helping Nam Dinh Green Steel pass the group stage.

In the knock-out round (1/8), Nam Dinh Green Steel met Sanfrecce Hiroshima (Japan). The opponent of coach Vu Hong Viet is very strongly evaluated when he is the runner-up of the J-League. With the absence of Xuan Son, it is clear that the V-League representative is even more difficult.

At the National Cup, on January 9, Nam Dinh Green Steel will meet Binh Duong in the 1/8 round. In the absence of Xuan Son, while Van Toan has not been able to return, the Thanh Nam team will have to solve the attac.k problem if they want to move on.

"The loss of Xuan Son is a big loss for Nam Dinh Green Steel. However, everything still has to continue, and we have to train, compete, and work harder many times. I call on the team to try their best. We fight for Xuan Son and for the common goal of the team," Coach Vu Hong Viet emphasized.

Vợ Xuân Son nuôi 2 con trai cực khéo, giống bố y đúc, sẽ nối nghiệp bóng đá? JLO10:47:26 08/01/2025Sau những màn trình diễn ấn tượng gần đây tại ASEAN Cup 2024, Nguyễn Xuân Son (tên thật là Rafaelson Bezerra Fernandes, SN 1997) trở thành cái tên gây sốt trên mạng xã hội. Những thông tin liên quan đến cuộc sống, gia đình cũng được dân tình quan...