U22 Vietnam under the leadership of coach Troussier failed in the mission of defending the SEA Games gold medal when losing to U22 Indonesia in the semi-finals.
U22 Vietnam lost to Indonesia in the semi-finals of SEA Games 32 (Photo: VNN)
After witnessing the performance of the red team, Dongqiudi (China) newspaper suddenly mentioned coach Park Hang-seo and felt lucky that the Korean coach is no longer working with Vietnamese football.
“U22 Vietnam can no longer maintain the discipline, tight defense and sharp counterattacks like under coach Park Hang-seo.
Chinese football is feeling lucky that Mr. Park is no longer working in Vietnam, otherwise we would have encountered many difficulties every time we faced them," Dongqiudi newspaper wrote.
Besides, the newspaper of the billion-people country believes that U22 Vietnam's weakness is partly due to coach Troussier's football philosophy.
“For the first time, Vietnamese football has missed a final match at a Southeast Asian level tournament since the rise of
Coach Troussier appeared helpless when witnessing the consecutive losses of U22 Vietnam against U22 Indonesia in the semi-final match.
He said that the home team's goals were due to bad luck and the brutality of U22 Indonesia disrupted the rhythm of U22 Vietnam's play.
However, everyone can see that this failure partly comes from the tactics of the French strategist.
Although he doesn't want to admit it, Coach Troussier is somewhat behind the times. He didn't make effective adjustments even when U22 Vietnam held a big advantage.
Coach Troussier's ability to adapt to the pace and developments on the field is not highly appreciated," Dongqiudi continued.
According to the schedule, on May 16, U22 Vietnam will enter the bronze medal match of men's football at SEA Games 32 against U22 Myanmar.
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