Malaysia will open to welcome the 'evil spirit' of the Vietnamese team?

Safee Sali is the "evil spirit" of the Vietname team in the AFF Cup 2010. In the semi-final in Malaysia, the striker set up a double to bring the 2-0 victory for the home team, thereby seeing off Vietnam from the tournament.

Safee Sali, despite turning 36 but still showing a relatively stable performance in the Petaling Jaya City shirt in the Malaysian championship.

Recently, this player has attracted attention when he announced his readiness to return to the Malaysian national team to face the Vietnamese team in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers in Asia.

Safee Sali wrote on his personal page: "I hope to be able to play for Malaysia again." Immediately, the veteran striker of Malaysian football received much response from the fans. They are looking forward to the player's comeback, especially in the upcoming important match.

Safee Sali scored twice against Vietnam in the AFF Cup 2010

However, Safee Sali will face a lot of difficulties because Malaysia has many quality strikers such as Syafiq Ahmad, Shahrel Fikri and Safawi Rasid. Not to mention coach Tan Cheng Hoe will have more additions from naturalized players.

Safee Sali's greatest opportunity is to replace Talaha, also a veteran striker of Malaysian football. In the past matches, Talaha did not play really well and it was entirely possible that coach Tan Cheng Hoe would name this player to make room for Safee Sali.

The Malaysian team considers the match against Vietnam in the upcoming Bukit Jalil Stadium as a real final. If they win, Malaysia will rise to the top of the table and gain many advantages in competing for a ticket to the final qualifying round.