Commentary on Indonesia National Team 1

Bình luận ĐT Indonesia 1 - 0 ĐT Việt Nam: 90% rồi thầy Troussier ơi!

Vietnam lost 0-1 to Indonesia at Gelora Bung Karno. (Photo: Hoai Thuong)

On the ugly pitch at Gelora Bung Karno, Vietnam failed to create any good combinations and lost 0-1 to Indonesia. But on the beautiful pitch, coach Philippe Troussier and his team still lost regularly.

In the last 10 matches in all competitions, the Vietnam national team has lost 9 matches, reaching a rate of 90%. Including the 0-1 loss to the Indonesian national team on a beautiful "European" grass field and was soon eliminated from the 2023 Asian Cup.

Specifically, the Vietnamese team lost 0-2 to China, 0-2 to Uzbekistan, and 0-6 to South Korea in the FIFA Days series in October 2023. After that, Coach Troussier and his team won 2-0 against the Philippines and then lost 0-1 to Iraq in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in November 2023.

In 2024, the Vietnam national team lost 1-2 in a friendly match with Kyrgyzstan, lost 2-4 to Japan, lost 0-1 to Indonesia and 2-3 to Iraq in the Asian Cup group stage. Last night was a 0-1 defeat at Bung Karno Stadium.

In total, Vietnam has conceded 22 goals and scored 7 goals in the last 10-9 loss streak.

If we wanted to find positive points, the Vietnam team would not have received a red card or caused any penalty at Gelora Bung Karno.

Previously, coach Philippe Troussier's students received two red cards and three penalties in a row when meeting Indonesia and Iraq at the Asian Cup.

However, Vo Minh Trong had the second consecutive match as the "sinner" of the Vietnam team. The pain from the penalty that led to the 2-3 loss to Iraq had not yet subsided, Minh Trong continued to make more mistakes that led to the loss against Indonesia.

Minh Trong cleared the ball and "gave" a scoring opportunity to Egy Maulana, after the Vietnamese team's defense system was disrupted by Pratama Arhan's extremely strong throw-in.

Vo Minh Trong made a mistake that helped Egy Maulana score. (Photo: Hoai Thuong)

Coach Shin Tae Yong made a difference with his substitution decisions in this match. (Photo: Hoai Thuong)

After more than a year of working, Coach Troussier still has not been able to shape the playing style for the Vietnam National Team. (Photo: Hoai Thuong)

Vietnam has lost two consecutive matches against Indonesia's tough style of play and can they take revenge when they return to their home stadium, My Dinh? (Photo: Hoai Thuong)

Not only is Coach Troussier "helpless" in the face of Pratama Arhan's talent and the tough nature of the Indonesian team, he also seems to be "helpless" in his determination to build a playing style for the Vietnamese team.

Hoang Duc disappeared, Quang Hai was not used, Thai Son and Phan Tuan Tai were mercilessly "bullied" in collisions, and Coach Troussier was overshadowed by Coach Shin Tae Yong.

Mr. Shin helped the Indonesian team quickly score a goal after sending Pratama Arhan and Egy Maulana off the bench. The more Mr. Troussier made substitutions, the more deadlocked the Vietnamese team's play became.

The biggest mark that coach Troussier made during the away trip to Indonesia was the statement that “80% of fans want me to be fired” and once again faced public opinion, while the fans’ feelings cannot be measured in numbers and the VFF continuously called on the audience to come to My Dinh Stadium to “support the fire”.

After the away defeat, the Vietnamese team must beat the Indonesian team in the rematch at My Dinh at 7:00 p.m. on March 26 to regain the advantage in the race for a ticket to the next round of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.

I wonder if Mr. Troussier has come up with a new strategy to counter Pratama Arhan and the Indonesian team? Or is he still busy thinking of new ways to “tease” in the press conference room when he returns to Hanoi? I wonder if he will increase or decrease the number of 80% of fans who do not support me, waiting for me to be fired?

But certainly, the failure rate of the Vietnam National Team when losing 9 out of 10 recent matches in all competitions is 90%!

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