Thai media 'storms' when mentioning Xuan Son's weight

The article discussing the weight situation of forward Nguyen Xuan Son by Thai media recently received a large amount of interaction.

Speaking at the press conference after the match against Bangladesh, coach Kim Sang Sik mentioned the physical condition of forward Nguyen Xuan Son in recent times. The Korean strategist shared: "We will conduct further checks on his physical condition, including Xuan Son's weight. Recently, he suffered an injury so his mobility hasn't been truly good. However, he is a player very much worth anticipating in the upcoming match."

This immediately drew attention from the media, including Thai media. Recently, the famous sports page KrianBuriramv2 published an article targeting the weight issue of the forward born in 1997. The page wrote: "The Brazilian-born forward of the Vietnamese national team, after a long period of injury, has returned to the pitch but his physical condition is no longer as before. His performance has changed. Both in physique and weight, his movement quality has also noticeably declined," KrianBuriramv2 wrote. "Frankly speaking, Xuan Son is currently in a declining phase."

The post by the Thai sports page quickly received a large amount of interaction with 3.5 thousand likes and nearly 200 comments. Among these, many Vietnamese fans voiced that Xuan Son is currently in the process of recovering from injury and affirmed that he remains the number one factor in Vietnam's attacking line.

Xuan Son is considered the "nemesis" of Thai football at the national team level. At the AFF Cup 2024, the naturalized forward was precisely the key factor helping Vietnam defeat the "War Elephants" in both final matches. Specifically in the first leg, Son was the one who scored a double helping Vietnam beat Thailand with a 2-1 score.