Is there a 'salvage ticket' for Cong Phuong in the Vietnam national team?

In his early days at Truong Tuoi Binh Phuoc, Nguyen Cong Phuong had to endure a lot of skepticism from experts and football fans in his country. Simply put, the player nicknamed "Vietnamese Messi" had just had a failed adventure in the "land of the rising sun".

Specifically, during nearly 2 years wearing Yokohama FC's shirt (2023 - 2024),Cong Phuongonly played twice for a total of 84 minutes. It is worth mentioning that in the J. League 2 arena, the striker born in 1995 was not present on the field for a single minute.

However, things are going better than ever for the 29-year-old striker. In his first official match for Truong Tuoi Binh Phuoc, against Tre TP. Ho Chi Minh in the 2024/2025 National Cup qualifying round, Nguyen Cong Phuong scored to help his team win 1-0.

Up to this point in the National First Division, the striker wearing the number 70 shirt has scored 4 goals and 1 assist. Thanks to Cong Phuong's excellence, Truong Tuoi Binh Phuoc is achieving very impressive results (4 wins, 1 draw) and is temporarily in 2nd place on the rankings, after 5 rounds.

Unfortunately, with such "destructive" form, Nguyen Cong Phuong has not yet won the trust of coach Kim Sang-sik. In the list of 30 players of the Vietnamese team preparing for the ASEAN Cup 2024, the name of the striker who grew up at Hoang Anh Gia Lai - JMG Academy is not included.

It should be noted that the Korean strategist summoned a number of faces who are currently fighting in the National First Division. Objectively speaking, compared to Nguyen Quoc Viet and Dinh Thanh Binh of Phu Dong Ninh Binh, Nguyen Cong Phuong is far superior in terms of form and battle experience.

Most fansVietnam Football is hoping that coach Kim Sang-sik will call up Nguyen Cong Phuong in the coming days. Because, Nguyen Cong Phuong has returned to his class - one of the best strikers in Vietnamese football at the present time./.