The statistics agency caused a heated controversy when it removed Xuan Son and Dinh Trieu from the typical lineup.

Nguyen Xuan Son, the top scorer and best player of the tournament, and Nguyen Dinh Trieu, the best goalkeeper of the tournament, were not included in the AFF Cup 2024 best squad voted by Sofascore.

The champion only contributed 3 names, not Xuan Son

After the AFF Cup 2024 ended, Sofascore also announced the typical lineup according to its own criteria, based on the average scores of the players. In this lineup, the Vietnamese team only contributed 3 players including center back Bui Tien Dung (7.06 points), defender Pham Xuan Manh (7.15 points) and midfielder Nguyen Hoang Duc (7.13 points). Other outstanding players of the "Golden Star Warriors" such as Nguyen Xuan Son, Nguyen Dinh Trieu, Nguyen Thanh Chung were not named.

In Sofascore 's 4-2-3-1 formation, the remaining players are goalkeeper Mahbub (Singapore, 7.23 points), Nicholas Mickelson (Thailand, 7 points), Pansa Hemviboon (Thailand, 6.97 points), Weerathep Pomphan (Thailand, 7.16 points), Zion Bailey (Philippines, 7.35 points), Reyes (Philippines, 7.22 points), Suphanat Mueanta (Thailand, 7.59 points) and Patrik Gustavsson (7.18 points).

Sofascore's controversial AFF Cup 2024 squad

Why is the Vietnamese team not dominant?

It should be clarified that this squad is not the typical squad voted by the AFF Cup 2024 organizing committee but only the typical squad of the statistics company Sofascore . Therefore, this is not the official typical squad. This squad is for reference only.

Sofascore explains that the "Best XI" includes the players with the highest scores in each position throughout the tournament. It is likely that Sofascore takes the total score of each player and divides it by all the matches of the team. Therefore, Dinh Trieu and many other players of the Vietnamese team are not present because coach Kim Sang-sik actively rotates the squad. Xuan Son has also only played 5 matches, counting from the match against Myanmar in the last match of the group stage.

Xuan Son and Tien Linh scored 7 and 4 goals respectively in the AFF Cup 2024 but were both absent from Sofascore's typical lineup.

PHOTO: NGOC LINH

In addition, Sofascore 's statistics are only relative, it is impossible to confirm whether a player plays well or poorly based on the scores from this statistical company. Because the scores are mainly based on ball touching situations. If a player touches the ball a lot, passes accurately a lot... then he will be given a high score. Meanwhile, values ​​that are not shown in numbers such as the ability to move without the ball, read situations, leadership qualities... cannot be fully calculated by Sofascore or any other statistical company. Therefore, it is understandable that the Vietnamese team won the championship but did not dominate in Sofascore's typical lineup.

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