Xuan Son received the news that Vietnam team lost painfully to Malaysia, posted a series of 'hidden' numbers?

Right after Vietnam's 0-4 defeat to Malaysia in the second round of the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers, Nguyen Xuan Son posted a short but meaningful status "March 31, 2026".

With just six characters and a slas.h, Xuan Son did not need to say much but still made fans clearly feel the fightin.g spirit and desire to take revenge on the "golden tigers". March 31, 2026 is the time when the Vietnamese team will face Malaysia again. The return match is decisive for the chance to continue in Group F.

The status was posted a few hours after the final whistle blew at Bukit Jalil. In this match, coach Kim Sang-sik did not have the service of Xuan Son and suffered the heaviest defeat against Malaysia in many years.

In a situation where the team is suffering both mentally and in terms of position on the rankings, Xuan Son's actions are like a reminder to the "golden tigers" that things are not over yet.

After a brilliant 2024 AFF Cup with the championship trophy and the Golden Boot title, Xuan Son had to undergo many months of injury treatment. Although he really wants to return to the field soon, the 28-year-old striker also understands that recovery training must be done properly and cannot be "skipped".

Therefore, he temporarily expressed his desire to contribute and "repay the debt" to the Malaysian team in a post on social media.

From the perspective of experts, the absence of Xuan Son has left the Vietnamese team lacking many options for the attac.k. Against Malaysia, coach Kim Sang-sik tried to rotate different attacks but the red team still encountered many difficulties. Statistics show that the Vietnamese team only controlled the ball 39% and had 2 shots on target, while the Malaysian team's statistics were 61% possession and 9 shots on target.

With a 4-0 loss, the Vietnamese team suffered the heaviest defeat in history against the Malaysian team. In addition, Malaysia also broke the 11-year streak of not winning against the Vietnamese team, since December 2014.

In addition, this is also the first time under coach Kim Sang Sik that the Vietnamese team has conceded 4 goals in an official international match.

Previously, the match in which the Vietnamese team conceded the most goals under coach Kim Sang Sik in an official tournament was 3 goals. That was the 1-3 loss to Iraq in the second qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup in Asia. This match took place on June 11, 2024, in Basra (Iraq).

Particularly in the extremely successful tournament of the Vietnamese team under coach Kim Sang Sik, the 2024 AFF Cup, the match in which the Vietnamese team conceded the most goals at that time was the second leg of the final against Thailand.

At that time, we conceded two goals at Rajamangala Stadium in Bangkok, in a 3-2 victory over the Golden Temple team. With a 0-4 loss to Malaysia last night, the Vietnamese team's chances of reaching the final round of the 2027 Asian Cup are extremely dim.

In case the two teams Vietnam and Malaysia also win absolute points against the two weak teams in Group F, Laos and Nepal, in the next matches, the Vietnamese team must bea.t Malaysia with a difference of 4 goals or more in March 2026 to have hope of entering the Asian Cup finals.

According to expert Phan Anh Tu, the substitutions in defense were the reason why coach Kim Sang Sik and his team collapsed. The Vietnamese team could not maintain their stability.

"I'm a bit regretful when I remember that a central defender with the ability to "hunt for foreigners" like Tran Dinh Trong was not present in this match. An experienced player, with stable performance, his ability was re-evaluated after the match with Buriram United. If placed in place of Thanh Chung, Dinh Trong could do a good job.

We do not blame Ly Duc for his lack of experience. Coach Kim Sang Sik put him on the field, accepting the risk of letting the young center back face the "foreign" strikers of the Malaysian team. Simply put, in the second goal, a classy center back handled the ball skillfully before the opposing team's striker cu.t in.

The Malaysian team is not good this time, but if they play many more matches together, they will unite. At that time, the Vietnamese team will face many challenges in the Southeast Asian region" - the expert shared.

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