Xuan Son missed Tet, 'disappeared' from Vietnam national team list, what's going on?

Striker Nguyen Xuan Son will not be on the list of the Vietnam National Team in the first training session after the Lunar New Year 2025. After winning the AFF Cup 2024, the Vietnam National Team will focus on the next important task, the Asian Cup 2027 Qualifiers.

Coach Kim Sang Sik and his team will play their opening match of Group D of the 2027 Asian Cup Qualifiers against Laos on March 25 at their brand new home stadium. To prepare for this match, the Vietnam national team will have a friendly match with Myanmar on March 19 or 20.

Recently, the training plan of the Vietnam National Team has also been revealed. Accordingly, the Vietnam National Team will gather in mid-March, after round 15 or round 16 of V-League 2024/25 ends.

Round 15 of the V-League is expected to end on March 2. After the Lunar New Year break, the teams will return to competition on February 5, with the highlight being the match between Nam Dinh and Hanoi FC.

Coach Kim Sang Sik has also gradually started working on the personnel of the Vietnam National Team. There will be some changes in the squad during this training session. Players with unstable performance or who do not meet tactical requirements will not be on the list.

Notably, striker Nguyen Xuan Son will definitely not be named, because at that time, he is in the second cycle of injury recovery. Coach Kim Sang Sik will have to choose new faces for the attack because in addition to Xuan Son, Van Toan is also injured. Maybe by March, Toan will not be able to reach his best form.

In addition, the Vietnam national team list will also lack defender Ho Tan Tai - a player who has just undergone knee ligament surgery at the 2024 AFF Cup and is expected to be out of action for 10 months. Coach Kim Sang Sik promised to continue selecting a number of new players to join the Vietnam national team in the training session next March, as he did before the 2024 AFF Cup - with names like Doan Ngoc Tan and Nguyen Van Vi.

Coach Kim Sang-sik is known for his ability to build a clear and disciplined style of play. The personnel changes are not only to improve the quality of the team but also to help him experiment with new tactical schemes.

As for Xuan Son, he has asked the doctors for permission to return to Nam Dinh to celebrate Tet with his family. It is expected that after Tet, he will return to the hospital to carry out the recovery stages. Although returning to Nam Dinh to celebrate Tet, Xuan Son still does not forget his duty to practice and recover from his injury. On his personal page, this striker shares pictures and videos of his practice process, showing his positive condition and determination to recover.

His close friend Marlon Rangel also helped him during the training session. The Brazilian striker is expected to need eight months to recover from his injury. He is expected to return to the field in September.

Tet Nguyen Dan is a precious occasion for this striker's family to gather together after the recent incident. Immediately after returning to Nam Dinh, Xuan Son asked his wife to make his favorite chocolate-covered carrot cake. During nearly a month in the hospital, Xuan Son was almost not exposed to sugary foods for fear of gaining weight. Therefore, he craved sweets.

On the evening of January 25, Xuan Son gathered with his close friend Marlon Rangel's family, who is playing for Da Nang FC. This striker happily posted a series of stories singing karaoke at home in an extremely happy mood.

In addition, the Brazilian striker also "showed off" his talent for flattering his wife. On his personal page, Marcele Seippel posted a photo of himself with peach blossoms and Tet ornamental plants. Below, Xuan Son commented: "Love you forever my love".

This is the 6th Tet of Xuan Son's family since coming to Vietnam. This year's Tet is even more special for Xuan Son as he has become a Vietnamese citizen and has just become a hero helping the Vietnamese team win the AFF Cup.

Recently, when sharing with the media, Xuan Son expressed his love for the traditional culture of Vietnam. This striker admitted that he likes to eat fried banana cake, vermicelli with grilled pork, braised fish, and pancakes. Meanwhile, his wife really likes cassava dessert and banh bo.

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