Striker Tien Linh believes the Vietnamese team will be present in the final of the ASEAN Cup 2024

On the morning of November 22, the Vietnamese team had their only training session in Hanoi before leaving for South Korea. Before the training session, striker Nguyen Tien Linh shared with the media.

"I am very happy and excited to be called up to the national team to prepare for the ASEAN Cup at the end of the year. I will train hard and perform well in the upcoming tournament."

Evaluating the opponent in the same group at the ASEAN Cup 2024, Indonesia, the player from Hai Duong said: "Indonesia is the strongest team in Southeast Asia, the proof is that they are competing in the third qualifying round of the World Cup and have just won a brave victory against Saudi Arabia.

Certainly, the Indonesian team will be a candidate for the championship title at the ASEAN Cup, but the Vietnamese team is also very eager to regain its inherent position in the region. In addition, the remaining teams are also determined to aim for the throne of the ASEAN Cup 2024."

In V-League 2024/25, Tien Linh and Xuan Son are the top scorers with 7 goals after 9 rounds. This is a good sign for the Vietnamese team, however, although coach Kim Sang Sik has included his name in the preliminary list of 50 players, Nguyen Xuan Son has not been called up to the team in this gathering.

"Xuan Son is a quality striker in recent years in the V-League, he is also in good form this season. If Xuan Son is called up, it will be very good for the Vietnam team, but this depends on the tactics and decisions of coach Kim Sang Sik.

If Son is called up to the national team, he certainly won't have much difficulty integrating because he has played in Vietnam for many years. Besides, I and other players are always ready to help Xuan Son if he is given the opportunity," Tien Linh said about Xuan Son.

ASEAN Cup 2024 is the most important tournament of 2024 for Vietnamese football. The goal set for coach Kim Sang Sik and his team is to reach the final of the tournament. Talking about this goal, Tien Linh expressed his confidence: "This is not a goal but a task for the players who will compete in the next tournament. This goal is not too difficult, the whole team is preparing both physically and mentally for ASEAN Cup 2024".

According to the plan, the Vietnamese team will go to Korea for training from November 23 to December 3. Here, the Vietnamese team will have 3 practice matches with the "blue team" arranged in order of increasing difficulty to serve the expertise of the coaching staff. Specifically, in the first practice match to warm up, the team will meet Ulsan Citizen Club of K.League 3.

In the next two matches, the team will face Daegu FC and Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC, who are playing in K.League 1. These are also two "blue teams" that are highly appreciated by coach Kim Sang Sik and will help the team have quality tests.

After returning from the training trip to Korea, the team will be reinforced by players from Nam Dinh Club. At this time, Thanh Nam team has just finished the last match in the group stage of AFC Champions League Two 2024/25. Before the away match against Laos on December 9, coach Kim Sang Sik will finalize the official list of 26 players./.