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 elements. 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 battle.

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 faith, expressed in the results of revolutions, becomes a rich source of internal energy, the key to success.

In his coaching career, Philippe Troussier has had times when he has fallen 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 careers. But in his coaching career that lasted for decades, case 2 happened more often, the peak of which was 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 scoring 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 has always been steadfast in 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 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 - beautiful like 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 faith in Troussier's heart to the faith in Dinh Bac's legs, I saw a transmission of energy from a 70-year-old man to a boy 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, he 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 more broadly: today we can create a surprise against Japan - a positive surprise, then in the next match we can create a surprise against Indonesia - a not-so-positive surprise? For young people, all the 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 the next stage. Coach Troussier, who has been in charge for decades, understands this very well and knows how to experience it. However, Troussier's confidence in the opening match of this year's Asian Cup has shone brightly. This is a very important shining, because it will help the players to be more excited in the upcoming matches.

I respect him for his strong belief in him - a special kind of belief that has not changed 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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