According to VTC News, among the 5 eliminated players of the Vietnam team, there were 3 cases that coach Philippe Troussier decided early. They were Do Duy Manh, Giap Tuan Duong and Truong Tien Anh. All 3 of these players had minor injuries before joining the team and only practiced for 2 sessions.
Nguyen Cong Phuong was also injured, but Mr. Troussier decided to wait until the day of departure to Indonesia to make a decision. Initially, the French coach still considered bringing Cong Phuong with the team.
The ankle injury is not a very complicated injury. Cong Phuong himself believes that he can play at least one match. Cong Phuong proactively asked to continue training. In fact, bringing 28 or 29 players is not an important issue.
Coach Troussier does not take risks with Cong Phuong.
On the afternoon of March 18, Coach Troussier met each player individually, explained the reasons for their exclusion and gave words of encouragement to his students. As for Cong Phuong, the French coach still wanted to wait for the final conclusion from the medical department. When all four remaining players had packed their belongings, said goodbye to their teammates and left the Vietnam team's training camp, Coach Troussier's decision regarding Cong Phuong had not yet been finalized.
In the end, Cong Phuong did not attend the training session and agreed to leave the Vietnam team. The video of Mr. Troussier announcing the list of the Vietnam team for the two matches against Indonesia was filmed shortly before it was broadcast on VFF channels.
The decision of this strategist is similar to what he did with Nguyen Hoang Duc. In the morning, he still decided to send Hoang Duc to Qatar to attend the 2023 Asian Cup. The midfielder born in 1998 only found out that he was eliminated after his afternoon nap. He met his coach directly. Mr. Troussier changed his decision when the medical department predicted many risks that Hoang Duc could face if he tried to play.
Indeed, Hoang Duc can still play friendly matches for Viettel The Cong Club afterwards. However, the form of the 2023 Vietnam Golden Ball has been declining for a long time. He has not shown his class and has only played better in the last 2 matches.
List of 28 players of Vietnam team.
The Vietnamese team left for Indonesia on the morning of March 19. The first leg match between the two teams will take place at 8:30 p.m. on March 21.
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