Malaysian newspapers worried when Xuan Son returns to the field

(Dan Tri) - Malaysia's Stadium Astro newspaper expressed concern when striker Xuan Son returned to the field and was ready to wear the Vietnamese national team's shirt.

After 10 months on the sidelines, Xuan Son has returned to play. This naturalized striker played the last 5 minutes of the friendly match between Nam Dinh Club and PVF CAND Youth on the evening of October 11. This is good news for the Vietnamese team as the star born in 1997 is likely to return in the near future.

Xuan Son is about to return to the Vietnam national team (Photo: Thanh Dong).

The Malaysian press is particularly interested in this information. In particular, Stadium Astro has expressed concern about the possibility of Xuan Son returning to the Vietnam national team and possibly threatening the Malaysian national team when the two teams meet in March 2026.

This newspaper commented: “Do you remember Xuan Son’s previous warning? Right after Vietnam’s 0-4 loss to Malaysia in June, Xuan Son posted a message saying he was ready to help Vietnam beat Malaysia in the return leg.

Now, Xuan Son has returned to the field and is ready to strengthen the Vietnamese team when the two teams meet in March 2026. This is an extremely dangerous striker. Xuan Son has scored 7 goals in 5 matches for the Vietnamese team. This striker has "made waves" in the AFF Cup 2024 arena.

Xuan Son returned in a friendly match with PVF CAND Youth last night (Photo: Nam Dinh Club).

Xuan Son has appeared in the Nam Dinh club's squad to regain his playing rhythm and is counting down the days to return to wear the Vietnamese national team jersey. This striker is very determined to defeat Malaysia.

During the time Xuan Son was absent, the Vietnamese team’s attack had problems. For example, in the match against Nepal, we had 24 shots (10 on target) but “only” scored 3 goals and played very poorly. None of the strikers like Tien Linh, Tuan Hai, Dinh Bac… created stability for the Vietnamese team’s attack.

If everything goes well, Xuan Son can return early next year and compete in the second phase of V-League with Nam Dinh Club.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/the-thao/bao-malaysia-lo-lang-khi-xuan-son-tai-xuat-san-co-20251012194259163.htm