Thailand's Khaosod newspaper wrote: "The Vietnamese team has had poor results, coach Troussier was fired after losing to Indonesia at home. After a 0-3 defeat to the Indonesian team, the Vietnamese team has almost no chance of advancing in the World Cup qualifiers.
The Vietnamese team currently has only 3 points, ranking 3rd in Group F of the 2nd qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup in Asia. After the match with Indonesia, the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) announced that they had parted ways with coach Troussier.
What did coach Philippe Troussier leave behind for Vietnamese football?
According to the Thai newspaper, Coach Troussier was once highly anticipated in Vietnam. The French coach has many years of experience leading Vietnam's youth football teams, before stepping up to the national team.
Mr. Troussier is said to have experience not only in international football, Asian football, but also in Vietnamese football. But in the end, the French coach still failed.
Khaosod analyzed: "A few years ago, Coach Troussier led the Vietnam U.19 team, then the Vietnam U.23 team. In 2023, he officially took charge of the Vietnam national team.
However, due to the record of losing 10 out of the last 11 matches when leading the Vietnamese team, Mr. Troussier's contract was eventually terminated. Mr. Troussier also spent a long time being opposed by Vietnamese football fans.
Coach Troussier leaves Vietnam national team and receives much criticism
Meanwhile, Malaysia's The Stars newspaper commented: "The Vietnamese team fired coach Troussier after he was angrily protested by fans. Coach Troussier's reign ended after only about a year in power. The reason for this early end was due to consecutive losses to regional rivals (Indonesia).
Vietnam's hopes of advancing quickly went up in smoke after a 0-3 defeat at home to Indonesia on March 26. This defeat came just five days after Vietnam lost 0-1 to the Indonesian team on their home field.
The Star newspaper also did not forget to emphasize the detail that the Vietnamese team had its first loss to Indonesia after 20 years at home.
What did coach Philippe Troussier leave behind for Vietnamese football?
The Star wrote: "This is the first time in 20 years that the Vietnamese team has lost at home to Indonesia. The VFF then announced that they agreed to terminate the contract with coach Troussier. Mr. Troussier is an experienced person, having led dozens of teams around the world. He signed a long-term contract with the Vietnamese team in February last year, with the goal of bringing the Vietnamese team to the World Cup."
Separately, Indonesian newspaper Suara said: "It was not because of the loss to Indonesia, but poor performance during the time of succeeding coach Park Hang-seo that was the reason why coach Troussier was fired.
The Vietnamese team has not shown much under coach Troussier.
Although the Vietnamese team started the 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign in Asia with a 2-0 victory over the Philippines, the team then lost 3 consecutive matches. Of the 3 losses, 2 were against Indonesia. The VFF had to pay a sum of money to coach Troussier after firing him.
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