" To prepare for the Asian Cup and the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, we will definitely not give up pursuing our new style of play and new philosophy. In today's match, I asked the players to control the ball, control the ball as much as possible. That is the intention of the coaching staff ," coach Philippe Troussier said at a press conference after the friendly match between the Vietnamese team and the Chinese team.
The Vietnamese team played well in the first half against the Chinese team. Coach Troussier's players controlled the ball more and created equal chances to the home team. In the second half, the Chinese team played more effectively and scored 2 goals from poor defensive situations of the Vietnamese team.
Vietnam team 0-2 China
Coach Troussier added: "The first thing I told the players in this match was how to defend, how to recover the ball. The players need to keep the ball at their feet, instead of passing the ball to the opponent's feet. In addition, I also asked them to run a lot to find space. After finding space, it will be easier for their teammates to make decisions. If we continue to work hard like this, we have the right to hope for a better result.
What would happen if we scored? At that time, no one could predict the result of the match. Not only in today's match, in previous matches, the Vietnamese team controlled the ball quite a lot. Therefore, there is no reason for us to give up pursuing our new philosophy."
Coach Troussier was disappointed with the result of the match. He said that the Vietnamese team did what was required and tried their best to show their abilities. Coach Troussier emphasized that the Vietnamese team needs to quickly forget the defeat and the coaching staff must continue to analyze the situations to do better.
" The players' physical strength declined somewhat in the second half. This is not surprising, because the Vietnamese national championship ended in August, the players have hardly played in the past 2 months, they are still in the training phase and preparing for the next season. The players are not in the best physical condition. I hope the players' physical strength can improve in the upcoming matches ," said coach Troussier.
Coach Troussier is steadfast in his philosophy.
According to this strategist, he wants the players to practice and understand how to defend, recover the ball, keep the ball instead of passing it to the opponent. Coach Troussier asks his students to run a lot and find space. After that, the whole team will make decisions more easily. The Vietnamese team can absolutely achieve better results if they continue to work hard.
Regarding Tien Linh's red card, Coach Troussier commented: " In international matches like this, players must try their best to show their abilities, as much as possible. Today, they may have made mistakes. But, I hope they will stand up and correct their mistakes tomorrow because no one can be perfect in every match ."
Finally, Coach Troussier reaffirmed his views on applying his philosophy to the team: " For Vietnamese football, the concept of playing with ball control like that is quite new. But if we want to escape Southeast Asia, advance to Asia, advance to the world, we need more time to pursue the above goal.
The match against China today is the first step on our journey. We proved in the first half of this match that we can do this. Our Vietnamese team will go even further in the future."
Mai Phuong
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