SERIOUS PERSONNEL LOSS
Since leading the Vietnam national team, coach Philippe Troussier has always been very active in using and testing young players. The experiment has had encouraging results when we have witnessed the form and remarkable growth of Tuan Tai, Minh Trong, Thai Son and to some extent Dinh Bac. They have proven their abilities against opponents of equal or lower level. The duo Minh Trong - Tuan Tai controlling the ball smoothly on the left wing, Thai Son as a perfect engine in the midfield, Dinh Bac making a difference in the attack every time he comes on as a substitute, is proof of the right decision of coach Troussier.
Nguyen Filip is expected to succeed with the Vietnamese team.
But these players are just a few faces that meet the standards and expectations of the coaching staff. Other faces such as Tien Anh, Van Khang, Van Tung, Tuan Duong have not met the requirements. Many young players did not play well in the match against Iraq in the second qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup when they could not show their mettle and experience at important moments of the match. Especially when facing a strong team, with great pressure, mistakes are more and more obvious. That is why coach Troussier was forced to call back veterans that he had rarely used in the past such as Thanh Chung, Tien Dung, Ho Tan Tai. But it is really unlucky for the team, after the time of coach Park Hang-seo, we have never suffered such serious losses of force as now, when we do not have a solid defense with the names Van Lam, Thanh Chung, Tien Dung, Que Ngoc Hai, Hong Duy and on the attack line, we cannot have the most impressive striker of the previous period, Tien Linh. Even those whose names are on the list to go to Qatar still have many cases in 50-50 status due to injuries such as Duy Manh, Tuan Anh...
WHO PLAYS AS A STRIKER?
Coach Troussier has only used two players in the striker position in his favorite 3-4-3 formation, Hoang Duc and Tien Linh. Their backups, depending on the situation and time, will be Van Tung or wingers such as Tuan Hai, Thanh Nhan, Dinh Bac. But in general, most of the names listed above have not met the requirements.
Coach Troussier announced the list of Vietnam team
The young strikers are too inexperienced and weak, lacking a lot of the skills of a striker. Such as the ability to move without the ball to receive the ball in open space and then operate independently, turn around to create breakthroughs or pull the opponent's defense to become a wall, supporting the surrounding satellites to rush forward are all not good. The Vietnamese team really needs Hoang Duc's individual ability because he can keep the ball very well in high-pressure situations, can create breakthroughs from individual handling. Unfortunately, the midfielder from Hai Duong as well as Tien Linh did not recover in time, so they missed the 2023 Asian Cup. Coach Troussier was forced to use young strikers like Van Tung, Dinh Bac or pull Tuan Hai inside in defensive-counterattack matches.
" PAIN RELIEF" NAMED Q UANG HAI
If the absence of Hoang Duc and Tien Linh caused Coach Troussier a headache, the return of Quang Hai is like a useful pain reliever. The high form of the player from Dong Anh will bring an effective solution to connect the defense with the team's attack. Recently, the Vietnam team has improved its ability to control the ball in the home field, but is quite confused in passing the ball to the opponent's field. Meanwhile, Quang Hai is an expert in exploiting the gaps in front of the center backs and behind the opponent's midfield. If the defense of the Vietnam team has quality passes through the lines to Hai's left foot, it is very possible that "number 19" will do something surprising.
Quang Hai is in good form
In the past, the Vietnamese team had good results at the Asian Cup. But times have changed, and important players of the team have not been able to participate. The VFF and the coaching staff need to have more practical and effective goals for the team's achievements: at all costs determined to achieve high results in this tournament or consider it a useful competition to prepare for the next important matches with Indonesia in the second qualifying round of the World Cup in March? Determining the right strategic goals is also a first step to prepare for future successes.
LIST OF VIETNAM TEAM GOING TO QATAR
3 goalkeepers: Nguyen Filip (CAHN Club), Nguyen Dinh Trieu (Hai Phong Club), Nguyen Van Viet (SLNA Club).
11 defenders: Do Duy Manh, Pham Xuan Manh (Hanoi Club); Vo Minh Trong (Binh Duong Club); Ho Tan Tai, Giap Tuan Duong, Vu Van Thanh, Bui Hoang Viet Anh (CAHN Club); Nguyen Thanh Binh, Phan Tuan Tai, Khuat Van Khang (The Cong Viettel Club); Le Ngoc Bao (Binh Dinh Club).
10 midfielders: Do Hung Dung, Nguyen Hai Long (Hanoi Club); Nguyen Tuan Anh (HAGL); Truong Tien Anh (Viettel The Cong Club); Nguyen Thai Son (Thanh Hoa Club), Nguyen Quang Hai, Le Pham Thanh Long, Pham Van Luan (Hanoi CA Club); Trieu Viet Hung (Hai Phong Club); Le Van Do (PVF-CAND).
6 strikers: Nguyen Van Toan (Nam Dinh Club); Pham Tuan Hai, Nguyen Van Tung, Nguyen Van Truong (Hanoi Club); Nguyen Dinh Bac (Quang Nam Club); Bui Vi Hao (Binh Duong Club).
The Vietnamese team will play a friendly match against Kyrgyzstan on January 9 in Qatar. On January 13, Coach Troussier continued to eliminate 4 players, registering with AFC a list of 26 players. Each match at the Asian Cup, each team is allowed to register only 23 players.
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