Korean press believes that coach Troussier is not delusional when setting the goal of beating Japan.

In the press conference before the match between Vietnam and Japan, coach Troussier said: "If we play 10 matches, we may lose 9, but who knows, we might have a positive result or win."

The head coach of the Vietnamese team confidently declared: "If tomorrow the Vietnamese team does not have the desired result against Japan, the opportunity is not over yet. The third team with good results will also go on.

Báo giới Hàn Quốc cho rằng HLV Troussier không hề ảo tưởng khi đặt mục tiêu thắng Nhật Bản

The Vietnamese team hopes to repeat the 1-1 draw with the Japanese team. (Source: AFP)

Four years ago we also progressed this way, we were even lucky to finish higher on goal difference, with one less yellow card.

I say that doesn't mean that tomorrow, the Vietnamese team can't create a surprise. We might lose 9 out of 10 matches, but who knows, maybe tomorrow we'll have a positive result or win."

Commenting on coach Troussier's statement, Korean press said that he had no illusions when setting the goal of beating Japan.

MT newspaper commented: "Coach Troussier is not delusional. It is known that the Japanese team is playing well, winning 10 consecutive matches in all competitions, but in recent years, they have often encountered difficulties when facing the Vietnamese team.

In the most recent encounter in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, the Japanese team was held to a 1-1 draw by the Vietnamese team at home. Before that, in the first leg, the "Blue Samurai" also only won 1-0 at My Dinh Stadium against Coach Park Hang Seo's team.

News1 also voiced support for coach Troussier's statement: "Surprises can happen at any time at the Asian Cup. Even strong teams in the continent often have difficulties.

In the match against the Vietnamese team, Japan also did not have the dangerous winger Kaoru Mitoma. Therefore, the "Golden Dragons" have every chance of thinking about a good result against Japan.

The match between Vietnam and Japan will take place at 6:30 p.m. on January 14.

( according to Dan Tri)

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