The best thing that coach Troussier left for his successor Kim Sang-sik was a squad of young players who are expected to be in the national team. To be fair, before coach Troussier, not many people knew about midfielders Nguyen Thai Son (21 years old), Nguyen Van Truong (21 years old), striker Nguyen Dinh Bac (20 years old), Bui Vi Hao (21 years old), and defender Giap Tuan Duong (22 years old).
Even midfielder Khuat Van Khang (21 years old) was known before, in regional youth tournaments. However, it was also coach Troussier who helped Khuat Van Khang, when the French coach led the U.18 - U.20 Vietnam team, before he took over the national team.
Dinh Bac (number 15) and Khuat Van Khang played outstandingly under coach Troussier.
Then, during the time Coach Troussier led the Vietnamese team from the beginning of 2023 to the beginning of this year, he gave special priority to the above-mentioned young faces. Perhaps Coach Troussier's use of a framework of young faces, forgetting the veteran players, made the Vietnamese team unbalanced, leading to the failure of the Vietnamese team in international matches and tournaments during the time this coach was in charge. The French coach himself paid the price with his seat.
However, on the contrary, it was the continuous international matches during the year that Coach Troussier was in charge that made Khuat Van Khang, Thai Son, Dinh Bac, Van Truong, Giap Tuan Duong, and Vi Hao progress significantly and mature visibly.
Coach Troussier is no longer the captain of the Vietnam team.
Currently, Nguyen Van Truong is even expected to replace Hoang Duc's role, in case the midfielder who has just reached an agreement with Phu Dong Ninh Binh Club cannot regain his form in time. Or in other words, thanks to Van Truong's maturity under Coach Troussier, Coach Kim Sang-sik is less worried about Hoang Duc's recent inconsistent performance.
Similarly, the role of Thai Son in the central midfield position. Tuan Anh has not played well since the beginning of the season for Nam Dinh Club, the Vietnam national team has Thai Son ready to replace him. In the forward line, Bui Vi Hao is also becoming more and more mature, he is currently a strategic card of coach Kim Sang-sik. Vi Hao may not be strong enough to play officially for the national team, but when the team is in a deadlock and needs to increase the attack, Bui Vi Hao is a very suitable player for coach Kim Sang-sik to use, thereby changing the playing style and changing the playing state of the Vietnam national team.
Vi Hao (number 11) and Thai Son (number 16) are also players who have played well under coach Troussier.
The list of young players regularly used under Coach Troussier also includes two full-backs Phan Tuan Tai and Vo Minh Trong. For various reasons, these players have not been called up to the national team this time. However, in the long run, they are still promising faces, able to contribute to the Vietnam team when needed. Those are also the good things that Coach Troussier has created for Vietnamese football, helping his successor not worry about the next generation in the national team.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/hlv-kim-sang-sik-thua-huong-gi-tu-ong-troussier-day-la-cau-tra-loi-185241010143420509.htm
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