Mr. Troussier considers preemptive strike solution in the Philippines

Coach Philippe Troussier is calculating a wise approach against his opponent the Philippines.

In theory, the Vietnamese team (ranked much higher than the Philippines, standing 44 places above this opponent on the FIFA rankings - 94 compared to 138) is further reinforced when we are on a streak of 5 consecutive wins in matches against the team nicknamed "The Azkals".

However, it is not without reason that from VFF to coach Philippe Troussier, everyone is very cautious in preparing for the match on November 16, because they know that the first match is always very difficult, especially when we have to play away while this opponent gets to play in front of the home crowd.

In addition, having to play on artificial turf at Rizal Memorial Stadium in the capital Manila also poses a challenge, as the past shows that the Vietnamese team often encountered many difficulties when playing in similar conditions, most recently in the 0-0 draw with Singapore in the group stage of the AFF Cup 2022.

Without Van Hau and Quang Hai, how will the strength of the Vietnamese team be affected?

All of this, combined with the fact that all the teams are still very mysterious because of the lack of information about each other's playing style, promises to bring a very difficult away trip for Mr. Troussier and his team.

Goalkeeper Neil Etheridge is the biggest support of the Philippine team.

This will pose a problem for the strategist nicknamed "White Witch" about how to approach the appropriate playing style against a team with many Western players in the squad.

Among them are the striker pair including 21-year-old young striker Sebastian Rasussen, 1.92 m tall, and Kenshiro Daniels (28 years old), each of whom scored 3 goals at the AFF Cup 2022, along with many other naturalized players playing in Europe.

Certainly, the most famous and classy name of the Philippine team is still veteran goalkeeper Neil Etheridge (33 years old), who has played for the Philippine team for 15 years with a total of 75 appearances, currently playing for Birmingham City Club, which is playing in the English First Division.

However, Mr. Troussier has reason to be confident in applying the high-pressing, preemptive attack style of play that has been tested many times in the past, when the Vietnamese team has an impressive winning streak of 5 consecutive matches against the Philippines since 2014 until now.

Hoang Duc is the key to the attacking style of the Vietnamese team.

In addition, the Philippines team has not had an impressive performance, only winning 1 match against Afghanistan with a score of 2-1, while having 1 draw (1-1) and 1 loss (2-3) against Taiwan and most recently losing 0-1 to Bahrain.

Of course, the Vietnamese team will also have to be cautious when they are missing some key players such as Duy Manh, Quang Hai, Van Hau, Tan Tai, Thanh Chung... while Ngoc Hai's ability to play is still a question mark.

This leads to the possibility that Mr. Troussier will consider a slower approach to assess the strength and intentions of his opponents, before taking the initiative by controlling the ball and pushing up the attacking formation.

But no matter how we enter the match, the mission that the Vietnamese team must do is very clear: to take all 3 points, to create momentum before returning to My Dinh Stadium to welcome the Iraqi team on November 21, so sooner or later we will have to send our troops to attack.

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