Coach Troussier's "Prophecy"

However, the announcement of coach Philippe Troussier did not come true. The “Golden Stars” had a completely disappointing match and then lost 0-1 to the Indonesian team.

Coach Troussier could not help the Vietnamese team advance (Photo: Reuters).

With a 0-1 loss to Indonesia, Vietnam ended its 7-year unbeaten streak against its opponents. Not only that, Vietnam also became the first team to be eliminated from the 2023 Asian Cup.

Many people will blame Thanh Binh when Vietnam lost to Indonesia. Because the center back of The Cong Viettel made a mistake that led to a penalty and indirectly caused his teammate to receive a second yellow card and have to leave the field.

However, Thanh Binh was not the victim of the failure of the Vietnam team. The person who made the mistake and took the biggest responsibility for the Vietnam team having to return home early was Coach Troussier.

The French coach clearly knows that Indonesia is a tough team, not afraid of collision, but he arranged a team that lacks "muscle" in the midfield when letting Tuan Anh combine with Quang Hai.

Meanwhile, Hung Dung played very well in the match against the Japanese national team but was not used for a single minute. Thanh Long was the one that Mr. Troussier trusted, but the midfielder of CAHN club responded to the French coach's trust by receiving 2 yellow cards and having to leave the field.

On the wing, Minh Trong and Xuan Manh did not play well in this match. Although the wing did not play well, the French coach sent Van Thanh, a defender with good attacking ability, in too late and did not leave an impression.

Vietnam national team lost to Indonesia national team (Photo: WS).

In general, the ball control style of the Vietnam team in the match against Indonesia was bankrupt, when we could not score a goal like when facing China, Uzbekistan, South Korea and Iraq before.

The midfield of the Vietnam national team not only lacks a muscular midfielder but also lacks a conductor, someone who can escape the pressure well, control the rhythm of the match to break the opponent's defense. Therefore, leading to the striker of the Vietnam national team being almost harmless in this match.

It is difficult to put all the blame on coach Philippe Troussier because at the 2023 Asian Cup, the Vietnamese team was seriously damaged by injuries. However, after the failure at the 2023 Asian Cup, perhaps the French coach should also rethink his philosophy and the way he uses his personnel.

Because if the Vietnamese team continues to fail against the Indonesian team in the second qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup and is eliminated, then the prophecy about 80% of fans wanting him to fail and be fired may come true.

Source: https://baoquangtri.vn/the-thao-quoc-te/du-am-dt-viet-nam-0-1-dt-indonesia-loi-tien-tri-cua-hlv-troussier/182950.htm