Difficulties for Dinh Xuan Tien

This season, Dinh Xuan Tien has gradually regained his form and fitness to compete for a starting position. The midfielder, born in 2003, has played in 14 out of 17 matches, accumulating nearly 800 minutes on the field.

But it wasn't until the matches in 2025 that Dinh Xuan Tien made a clear impact. With Michael Olaha absent, the number 9 midfielder was positioned as an attacking midfielder just behind Benjamin Kuku. This allowed Dinh Xuan Tien to showcase his excellent attacking abilities. The clearest evidence of this is his two goals that secured two victories for the team.Lam River, Nghe Anbefore SHB Da Nang and Hai Phong Club.

These performances are reminiscent of Dinh Xuan Tien in 2023, where he not only excelled at the club level but also shone with the Vietnam U23 team to win the 2023 Southeast Asian U23 Championship. Also at this tournament,Dinh Xuan TienHe won the top scorer title.

However, the last two V.League matches have seen the inexplicable "disappearance" of Dinh Xuan Tien. Despite being named on the reserve list, the midfielder wearing number 9 didn't play a single minute. This is partly due to the return of striker Michael Olaha from injury and partly due to the consistent form of players like Le Dinh Long Vu, Ho Khac Ngoc, and Ngo Van Luong. But, not playing a single minute in the last two matches is difficult to explain.

Furthermore, Song Lam Nghe An's favorable results in these two matches have further jeopardized Dinh Xuan Tien's position in the Nghe An team's lineup.

Fortunately, with the V.League taking a break, Dinh Xuan Tien has been called up to the Vietnam U22 team to prepare for a tour in China. This could be a great motivation for the player born in 2003 to regain his form and inspiration for playing.

However, in the Vietnam U22 team, Dinh Xuan Tien will also face fierce competition for a starting spot. This includes midfielder Nguyen Van Truong of Hanoi FC, midfielder Le Viktor of Hong Linh Ha Tinh, and Nguyen Thai Quoc Cuong of Ho Chi Minh City FC. These are all players who play in the same position as Dinh Xuan Tien and have had quite good performances recently in the V.League.

Therefore, Dinh Xuan Tien will have to try his best to secure a place in the starting lineup, thereby impressing the coaching staff.Vietnam U22 team.

Hopefully, midfielder Dinh Xuan Tien will overcome this difficult period and deliver good performances for the Vietnam U22 team as well as Song Lam Nghe An Club in the coming period.