On March 11, Beijing time, the media in Vietnam and Indonesia repeatedly compared the information of two goalkeepers who grew up in Europe.
They are Sampdoria's number one goalkeeper, Emil Odero, and starting goalkeeper Felipe Nguyen, who was loaned to Czech league side Slovacko.
It is reported that Philippe Nguyen is about to transfer to Vietnamese team Nam Dinh and will be eligible for Asian competitions in the next few months. And Odero was born in Indonesia, he is the number one naturalized object of the Indonesian team.
Sampdoria's goalkeeper Odelo is worth more than 14 million euros, more than all the naturalized players in the national football team. Moreover, he has played in the five major leagues for many years.
The Juve-trained goalkeeper has been played by Greater Paris, Juventus, Inter and Milan. Although he only wants him as a substitute for the team, it also shows the recognition of his strength.
This season, Odeiro made 21 appearances for Sampdoria, making a total of 134 appearances for the team, with 30 clean sheets against opponents.
Philippe Nguyen has made 21 appearances in the Czech League this season, conceding 23 goals and keeping eight clean sheets against opponents. He is worth 780,000 euros, which is higher than most national footballers.
Unlike Odero, Philippe Nguyen's contract with former owner Liberec expires in June. He has basically agreed on a new contract with Nan Dinh and will appear in the Vietnamese league. This will be of great help to the goalkeeper's joining the AFC game.
And Odero is unlikely to join the Indonesian club.
Both players are tall, which will be very useful for Asian teams such as Indonesia and Vietnam, which are mainly short players.
In previous World Cups, the national football team challenged the Philippine team with naturalized goalkeeper Etheridge. As a result, neither naturalized striker Axon nor Wu Lei was able to break through the former Premier League goalkeeper's door.
Judging by strength, Odeiro is clearly above Etheridge. Moreover, this Serie A goalkeeper is from the goalkeeper's prolific Juventus youth training.
While actively looking for naturalized players, the national football team has opened the door to a new world for other teams. Teams including Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore and Vietnam are looking for suitable naturalized players.
Odeiro and Philippe Nguyen were selected for the training teams in Italy and the Czech Republic respectively, but neither was on the roster. According to FIFA rules, they can change their membership.
These disappointed European teams are eager to stand on the stage of the World Cup. And this is the weapon with which Southeast Asian teams recruit them.
Due to the next World Preliminary Tournament, there will be 8.5 qualifying places in Asia. Most Southeast Asian teams see hope of reaching the World Cup for the first time.
Among them, Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam are most eager to appear on the Stage of the World Cup. All three teams are constantly comparing the quality of their youth and naturalized players to each other. Among them, the Thai team has set its sights on the young players born in Europe after the 00s, while Vietnam and Indonesia are aimed at immediate combat strength.
In the previous World Preliminary Tournament, Yang Xu and other domestic strikers of average strength can repeatedly score hat-tricks against Southeast Asian opponents, and it may be difficult to reproduce.
As Asian teams grow by leaps and bounds, it becomes extremely difficult to win any World Cup match.
In the so-called naturalized army of the national football team, there is not a single goalkeeper. It also shows that the team made mistakes when it first formulated the naturalization plan.
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