Coach Troussier and his faith in life!

That is a strong belief. Because if not strong, people do not dare and cannot do so.

When “80% of Vietnamese people want me to resign” as he recently expressed, that belief still does not waver. The proof: the starting lineup in the match against Japan still includes most of the young players. There is only one veteran: Hung Dung, but in return, another veteran is not registered to play: Van Toan - all due to specific tactical requirements in a specific match.

Thai Son (right) is increasingly excellent.

Self-belief, when maintained at an excessive level, and the reality of the field is ineffective, will fall into a state of conservatism, even madness. But rational belief, expressed in the results of revolutions, becomes an abundant source of internal energy, the key to success.

In his coaching career, Philippe Troussier has had times when he fell into case 1, when he was in charge of the Qatar national team, or in charge of a few clubs in China, and had serious conflicts with the media. And those were also his short-lived coaching stints. But in his coaching career that lasted for decades, case 2 happened more often, with the peak being the 5 years he was in charge of the Japanese national teams (at the national level).

In the match between Vietnam and Japan, the second case happened. Although his team lost, losing with 41% possession and 2 goals against the tournament's number 1 championship candidate was very impressive.

More importantly, from his belief in himself, Coach Philippe Troussier has instilled belief in the 20-year-olds (20 years old, not 20 years old). That's Tuan Tai, that's Minh Trong, that's Thai Son, that's Dinh Bac, that's Tien Anh... Honestly, before Philippe Troussier used his last name, many Vietnamese people didn't remember his last name, including me.

Coach Troussier always sticks to his philosophy

Looking at Thai Son sweeping the midfield, looking at Dinh Bac holding the ball, pushing it straight into the Japanese feet, I couldn't believe that they were 20-year-old boys playing against the 17th-ranked team in the world. And especially when Dinh Bac flew to head the ball into the Japanese net - a miraculous goal, I had to exclaim: Bac's 20s were so beautiful - as beautiful as a dream!

Remembering the Vietnam - Philippines match, when Dinh Bac was put on the field, his legs were still very shy, but a few weeks later everything was different! From the belief in Troussier's heart to the belief in Dinh Bac's legs, I saw a transmission of energy from a 70-year-old man to a boy only the age of his grandchild.

Football, like life, is not easy to create a cross-generational transmission like that! Look at the way Troussier reacted after Vietnam unexpectedly led Japan 2-1: just standing there quietly watching. It was not until the number 1 assistant ran over and hugged himself that he smiled slightly, a very French smile. For me personally, that European calmness is the calmness of someone who understands life very well. We are leading 2-1, but we are playing against Japan, and the match has only passed 1/3 of the time. No one knows what will happen in the remaining 2/3 of the time. And looking at it more broadly: today we can create a surprise against Japan - a positive surprise, but in the next match we can also create a surprise against Indonesia - a not-so-positive surprise? For young people, all kinds of ups and downs can happen, especially when everything is still in the beginning stages.

The combination of the initial inconsistencies gradually creates the level of class in the following stage. After decades of coaching, Coach Troussier understands that very well, and knows how to experience it. In any case, Troussier's confidence in the opening match of this year's Asian Cup has also shone. That is a very important shining, because it will help the players to be more excited in the upcoming matches.

I respect him, for the strong belief in him - a special kind of belief, unchanged over decades of practice. It is truly a kind of "belief in life", and in many cases he is always ready to gamble, ready to accept failure with that belief.

Living a life like that is worth it!

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