The first and most noticeable change is that the French coach listens more than before. Before announcing the list of the Vietnamese team, preparing for the two matches of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers with Indonesia, Coach Troussier sat down to work with the professional department of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF). Details show that Mr. Troussier listened, no longer making decisions according to his own will.
Coach Troussier and assistants
Coach Troussier has made a change.
The list of the Vietnamese team going to Indonesia for the first leg match against Indonesia tomorrow (March 21) has changed quite a bit compared to the Asian Cup, in the direction of prioritizing experience, paying attention to physical factors and one-on-one competition ability, combined with still retaining many promising young faces.
This is also a significant change for Coach Troussier. After the defeat against Indonesia in the Asian Cup, the French coach began to realize that the experience of the players is an indispensable factor in major tournaments. The Vietnamese team cannot defeat strong opponents with only young players.
In this regard, former captain of the Vietnam national team, coach Tran Cong Minh commented: "In tense matches, in difficult situations, the role of experienced players is even more important. That is also the reason why teams need leaders, even if each team has its own leader, the better."
Lack of experience was the reason why central defender Thanh Binh pulled the shirt of Indonesian striker Rafael Struick in the penalty area too openly, leading to the penalty that the Vietnamese team had to accept, before we conceded the only goal in this match.
Similar mistakes cannot be repeated, especially when we play at Indonesia's famously passionate Gelora Bung Karno Stadium (Jakarta).
Football expert Doan Minh Xuong warned: "Only experienced players can withstand the terrible pressure from nearly 80,000 Indonesian spectators at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium. As for young players, I think it will be difficult for them to stand firm under this pressure."
In addition, the squad in the hands of coach Troussier, preparing for the match with Indonesia at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, is different from the Asian Cup in that we have many players with better physique.
The Vietnamese team at the Asian Cup does not have good physical shape.
In defense, the team has added central defender Nguyen Thanh Chung (1.82 m), in midfield we have added Nguyen Duc Chien (1.83 m) and Nguyen Hoang Duc (1.84 m). And in attack, the team has added Nguyen Tien Linh (1.80 m).
This number combined with Bui Hoang Viet Anh (1.85 m), Nguyen Thanh Binh (1.83 m), Ho Tan Tai (1.80 m), goalkeeper Nguyen Filip (1.92 m), helps the team's physique under coach Troussier not be bad, ready to compete in one-on-one and aerial battles with the naturalized players from Europe on the Indonesian side.
Coach Troussier may not have focused on physical factors before, he also had success with Japanese football in the early 2000s with a squad that did not need overly tall players.
But after more than 20 years, modern football is different now, the speed is higher, today's players collide more strongly, so besides technique, football teams also need the element of muscular strength.
That is also the reason why, no matter how much Pep Guardiola's Manchester City prefers beautiful football and ball control, they still need John Stones (1.88 m), Rodri (1.90 m), Ruben Dias (1.86 m), or Erling Haaland (1.94 m), to support technicians like Bernardo Silva, Julian Alvarez, Jack Grealish...
Previously, when he was still in charge at Barcelona, coach Pep Guardiola still had to urgently add athletes Gerard Pique (1.92 m), Sergio Busquet (1.89 m), Eric Abidal (1.86 m) to replace Messi, Xavi, Iniesta.
The same goes for the Vietnamese team. Imagine if there were no Viet Anh, Thanh Binh, Thanh Chung, how would Quang Hai and Thai Son compete with the "giants" who are all over 1.85 m tall on the Indonesian side? Or if there were no Tien Linh, Dinh Bac, how would striker Van Toan play the ball in the air against the tall central defenders of the team from the archipelago country?
Coach Troussier is changing, hoping the result of the match between Vietnam and Indonesia will also change compared to the 2023 Asian Cup.
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