Vietnam is the reigning Southeast Asian champion while Malaysia could not get past the group stage of the 2024 ASEAN Cup. However, with a policy of massive naturalization of players, the team nicknamed Harimau Malaya won a big victory over the team led by coach Kim Sang-sik, breaking the streak of not winning against Vietnam after 11 years.
Having lost a number of key players due to injuries, the Vietnamese team has revealed many shortcomings in defense. In addition, the strikers on the attack line are also ineffective when facing the tall, solid defense of Malaysia.
After the 4-0 defeat of the Vietnamese team, the press and media in the Southeast Asian region analyzed the match. Thairath newspaper of Thailand wrote: "The Vietnamese team could not resist the naturalized stars of Malaysia. The home team easily controlled the game and then easily crushed the opponent."
The author of the article believes that Malaysia will have a good chance of winning the only ticket from Group F to the final round of the 2027 Asian Cup if they continue to maintain their current strength. Meanwhile, the Vietnamese team needs to win all the remaining matches to hope to reverse the situation.
Similarly, CNN Indonesia asserted that the core force of naturalized players has turned Malaysia into a strong team in the region. "The class of players from European and South American football such as Jon Irazabal, João Figueiredo, Rodrigo Holgado and Facundo Garces completely overwhelmed the Vietnamese team. They easily created an overwhelming victory when facing the army of coach Kim Sang-sik."
Meanwhile, the Malaysian press was excited about the home team's victory. The New Straits Times emphasized: "Malaysia showed its seriousness in the race for a ticket to the 2027 Asian Cup when it defeated Vietnam 4-0."
The author of the article believes that the result and the development of the match are things that few people expected. "This is a score that few people predicted before the match because Malaysia has not won against this opponent in the past 11 years. The Vietnamese team is also ranked 109th in the FIFA rankings and is known as a football powerhouse in Southeast Asia. However, they suffered a heavy defeat against the team ranked 132nd in the world, Malaysia" - the content was written in the sports section of the New Straits Times.
In fact, the Malaysian team took to the field with a strong squad of 9 naturalized players, alongside two local players, striker Arif Aiman Hanapi and goalkeeper Ahmad Syihan Hazmi. Harimau Malaya put on a completely new look under coach Peter Cklamovski and easily won against the Southeast Asian champions.
Bharian quoted naturalized player João Figueiredo: "We have only trained together for two weeks but we have been able to help the Malaysian team win. Coach Cklamovski is a good person, helping us improve. I am very happy to wear the Malaysian team's jersey for the first time but had an impressive victory against a strong team."
This defeat caused Vietnam to drop to 2nd place in Group F and also fall out of the FIFA top 110. Coach Kim and his team will be ranked 113th in the world , down 4 places compared to before the loss to Malaysia. The defeat to Malaysia was the result of a serious loss of force, making it difficult for Vietnam to compete for a ticket to the 2027 Asian Cup finals.
Source: https://nld.com.vn/truyen-thong-dong-nam-a-bat-ngo-truoc-that-bai-cua-tuyen-viet-nam-196250611112708453.htm
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