Former Vietnam national team striker, Đặng Amaobi, has downplayed the significance of a large victory against Timor-Leste. He believes Timor-Leste’s weakness prevents a realistic evaluation of the newly naturalized players integrated into the Vietnamese squad. Amaobi suggests the opposition was simply too easy to accurately gauge the performance and potential of the new additions. The dominant win, while positive, doesn’t adequately test the team’s capabilities or the effectiveness of the naturalization process. A stronger opponent is needed to provide a credible assessment of the players and the overall team strength. Amaobi’s comments highlight the need for more challenging matches to fully understand the impact of recent changes to the national team roster. He implies evaluating the team against weaker opposition is misleading.