Until those extra seconds in the match against Iraq, the young players of coach Philippe Troussier not only held on well and despite having gone through a few difficult situations before, but also played confidently, strongly and courageously in the last part of the second half. But the lack of concentration at the moment when everyone was waiting for the final whistle of the referee, the inexperience of the young men caused a point to slip away.
Coach Troussier and the road still full of thorns
The year 2023 thus ended with regret for the Vietnamese team, after 2 official matches and 8 months of testing by the French coach. It is not surprising that there are many opinions about his personnel choices for the 2 matches with the Philippines and Iraq, when leaving out veterans like Do Hung Dung or the number 1 candidate for the 2023 Vietnam Golden Ball Nguyen Hoang Duc. No one was surprised that right after the match against Iraq at My Dinh Stadium, there were many opinions that Coach Troussier did not use Hoang Duc as a reason for the defeat.
In fact, not using Hung Dung or Hoang Duc is a big "gamble" that Coach Troussier has, is, and will probably continue to play. He won that "gamble" on the field in Manila (Philippines), and almost created a surprise at My Dinh Stadium. Whether the defeat to Iraq can change his opinion under public pressure or not, we will wait and see, but his statements after the match show that he is very loyal to the path he has chosen. When Coach Troussier said Hoang Duc must "try harder and contribute more to the team", we can understand that the problem is not only in the fact that testing Duc in the false striker position has not achieved the desired results, but perhaps also in the problems off the field. It shows the ultimate risk of a coach that can take the team to the shore, when the line between success and failure is sometimes only a few seconds.
Mr. Troussier and his associates
Mr. Troussier is very consistent in using young players, for a completely new direction and philosophy that he has been applying. The comparisons, of course, with 5 years of association with Coach Park Hang-seo with many titles, did not make him discouraged. In the 2 matches, he arranged almost the same starting lineup and had absolute trust in the young players, brought young players on the field in the second half of the match against Iraq and encouraged them to attack with the desire to win, not just to hold on to not lose, brought a completely different style compared to his predecessor and did not fear any criticism or criticism.
A year of Vietnamese football with Coach Troussier has passed and it seems that there are still many unanswered questions. The path that Mr. Troussier is heading towards is clearly new, but also bumpy and full of thorns - of course, its destination is still very far away. The beginning of 2024 is a new battle, for the Asian Cup and the issues that were raised at the end of 2023, including the story of Hoang Duc!
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