Coach Troussier and the newness of the Vietnam team

SURPRISES FROM COACH T ROUSSIER

The match against Hong Kong was also the official debut of coach Philippe Troussier in the national team jersey. But before the day of stepping onto the Lach Tray field, the French strategist had already made his mark with the shortlist of 30 players of the Vietnamese team. In addition to Nguyen Manh and Hong Duy who were injured, Mr. Troussier also added Tien Linh and Viet Hung to the separate recovery training group. Four names including defender Schmidt Adriano, center-back Nguyen Thanh Chung, midfielder Nguyen Trong Long and Le Pham Thanh Long were returned to the club. Thanh Long's case was surprising because many people had previously expected him to be a new discovery of coach Troussier to breathe new life into the midfield area. Center-back Nguyen Thanh Chung also received an appointment for the next training session, as he had just suffered from digestive disorders at the club.

HLV Troussier và sự mới mẻ ở đội tuyển Việt Nam - Ảnh 1. — Waiting for new features of Vietnam team against Hong Kong opponent

In the opposite direction, 4 members of U.23 Vietnam, defender Phan Tuan Tai, midfielder Khuat Van Khang, Hoang Van Toan and striker Nguyen Van Tung, received tickets to "promote" to the Vietnam national team. Saying goodbye to a veteran, a potential player and opening opportunities for juniors who have just played in the SEA Games and a new name like Van Toan is like a new message, the screening is taking place continuously. That screening is clearly shown through the training sessions, where the veteran seniors who have dozens of matches for the national team still have to practice basic exercises to suit the new training method of the French coach. The internal training match, mixing more than 50 names into 4 teams between the Vietnam national team and U.23 Vietnam on June 11, further reinforced the strategy of rejuvenating the Vietnam national team, with the slogan of opportunities open to all.

In fact, until the day before the match, no one knows for sure which names will appear in the official lineup, the bench and even in the stands. Those questions are also the way the strategist nicknamed "White Witch" is carrying out a revolution in the national team. The main thing is that Coach Troussier has very clear and decisive actions to express his opinion on building the force.

C H O N T E N T B E R A N D

In terms of head-to-head record, the Vietnamese team (ranked 95th in the world) is also completely superior to Hong Kong, ranked 147th in the world. However, this is just a friendly match and in reality, the national team has many experienced faces, so it will be difficult to talk about the issue of "pressure". Because even with the addition of new elements, we still have the same framework of names that brought Vietnam into the top 12 of Asia, in the final qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup. What fans expect is how coach Philippe Troussier will breathe life into his new proactive attacking philosophy into the Vietnamese team. And to do that, a good performance and result are almost a default, especially when the match takes place at the "fire pit" of Lach Tray.

Vietnam team practices at Lach Tray stadium on June 13.

Commentator Vu Quang Huy said: "I think the Vietnamese team still needs good results, because Hong Kong is an opponent we often win against. Obviously, the Vietnamese team still has many old players and under coach Park Hang-seo, they have achieved quite high results. Now under Mr. Troussier, we have added some players with good form, the selection is more diverse than under Mr. Park, so if we don't win at home, it's hard to talk. Of course, long-term results are important, but having the first victory with the Vietnamese team is very good for coach Troussier, especially after the SEA Games, which has not been very "happy". The U.22 Vietnamese team can still be said to be rough diamonds, but the Vietnamese team is a strong team, with many experienced players. Therefore, fans will wait for the Vietnamese team to demonstrate coach Troussier's ideas and the results must be good."

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