Coach Troussier was touched by the hug of his young student Dinh Bac.

Mr. Troussier affirmed: "I appreciate today's not-so-easy victory. Considering the number of chances throughout the match, the Vietnamese team could have ended the match early. Because we couldn't do that earlier, we received a lot of pressure at the end of the match, the defense made mistakes that allowed the opponent to score. We have to admit that we were lucky because if they had equalized, we don't know what the final score would have been.

The Vietnamese team did not play easily on artificial turf. I congratulate the whole team on this result, and appreciate their determination until the end of the match to keep the net and this very valuable victory. Although there were still mistakes, overall I am satisfied with the team's determination and discipline in following the tactics. The strategy before the match was to control the time of possession, take advantage of the space and make reasonable decisions. This is an important victory after a long preparation process. Training is training, when facing real-life pressure like today, the players will see the meaning of practicing properly", and emphasized: "The Vietnamese team still has an even more important match, against Iraq on November 21. Our goal is still to achieve the best result".

HLV Troussier cảm động vì cái ôm của học trò trẻ Đình Bắc - Ảnh 1. — Emotional hug of coach Troussier and his students

Coach Troussier shared about the special hug with Dinh Bac: "His second goal relieved all the pressure of fear of being equalized. Bac hugged me and I believe that was an act of recognition from Dinh Bac for me and perhaps the other players too. What the Vietnamese team is aiming for requires emotion, to be more determined in the goal ahead. I am always as direct as possible. Maybe from the outside, many people do not understand, do not know the whole picture of what I share with the players".

Striker Van Toan had a memorable match day with an extremely important goal in the 16th minute. He shared: "The first match on artificial turf was very difficult, but the whole team played well. I feel very happy and proud to have scored. For the past 8 months, we have played with the new coach's style of play, trying to follow that philosophy. This is not a great achievement, but it is the first result in 8 months of preparation. We will try to get points against the Iraqi team."

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