Is there a paradox in coach Troussier wanting players to play out of position?

The first controversial case is that Hoang Duc, the midfielder considered the best in Vietnamese football today, was always tested by Coach Troussier in the striker position in many friendly matches of the Vietnamese team in the past. As a result, the midfielder of the Viettel The Cong team could not adapt to the new role, so he was kept on the bench by Coach Troussier because he could not adapt to his tactics!

Previously, defender Phan Tuan Tai, also of The Cong Viettel Club, was used by Mr. Troussier in the left center-back position. However, from the time of Coach Park Hang-seo until he was promoted to the first team of The Cong Viettel, Tuan Tai always played in the left-back position. Playing in the left center-back position under Coach Troussier, Tuan Tai made many mistakes in defense, leading to disadvantages for the home team. Typically, in the match against Iraq in the second qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup, he could not keep up with the opposing striker because he was not physically fit, causing the Vietnamese team to concede a goal in the last minute. Meeting Iraq again in the 2023 Asian Cup, because of his physical disadvantage when playing in the center-back position (1.74 m tall), Tuan Tai was always "tortured" by striker Aymen Hussein, who is 1.89 m tall, in the air battles in the second half.

Có nghịch lý trong việc HLV Troussier muốn cầu thủ đá trái vị trí ?- Ảnh 1. — Coach Troussier confided in Tan Tai that he could not use him at the 2023 Asian Cup.

Recently, while preparing to leave Qatar to return home, Coach Troussier also had a conversation with defender Ho Tan Tai, captain of the Hanoi Police Club, the 2023 V-League champion, and asked him: "In any position, any task, you must try to perform well. Due to objective conditions regarding the preparation time for the tournament, I have not been able to give you the opportunity. You can choose and consider suitable positions such as central midfielder, right-sided center-back..." Previously, Tan Tai was a mainstay of the national team under Coach Park Hang-seo, one of the most consistent defenders (since 2021, he has scored 4 goals for the national team). However, in the current team, the right-back position is assigned to Xuan Manh and Tien Anh. In friendly matches testing the squad, Tan Tai played in the right-sided center-back position. However, at the Asian Cup, he was not trusted by Coach Troussier.

Coach Troussier's suggestion to Tan Tai was considered unreasonable by many people. Because as a player, everyone wants to play well in every position on the field, but there are only 11 players on the field, each with a task depending on their own ability. If you ask Tan Tai to consider the positions, it would be like challenging Tan Tai or before that Hoang Duc. In the case of a player who can take on 2 or 3 positions on the field but only at the level of fulfilling his responsibilities, it is very difficult to say that he can play excellently.

That's why many people ask: Is there a paradox in Coach Troussier wanting players to play out of position?

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