Not yet over his sadness, Coach Troussier has another worry from his favorite player.

Thanh Nhàn will be absent from the bronze medal match.

Losing 2-3 to U22 Indonesia due to a goal conceded in the 90+7th minute, the U22 Vietnam team's dream of reaching the SEA Games 32 final and defending their gold medal, which they had won twice before, was shattered. Looking ahead, coach Philippe Troussier and his team will focus on the bronze medal match at 4 PM on May 16th.

During the press conference, coach Philippe Troussier stated that he did not blame his players, even for mistakes that occurred despite careful planning, such as the throw-ins, a specialty of the Indonesian U22 team.

Losing in the final minutes, Vietnam U22 missed out on a hat-trick of SEA Games gold medals.

The French strategist believes that the U.22 Vietnam team still implemented the playing style set by the coaching staff well, clearly showing a change in their footballing mindset and perseverance in the new style of play, but lacked experience leading to unnecessary goals conceded.

Coach Troussier will have to find a replacement for Thanh Nhàn.

Certainly, the U.22 Vietnam team will not want to return home empty-handed, but will aim to win the bronze medal match to bring joy to the fans.

However, coach Troussier is facing concerns about the injury of midfielder Thanh Nhàn, who was substituted in the 71st minute after a collision with an Indonesian U.22 player.

According to initial examinations, doctors determined that the midfielder of Pho Hien - CAND Club suffered a sprained ankle ligament. Tomorrow morning, May 14th, doctors will take Nhan for an MRI scan to check for bone damage.

Xuan Tien scored a goal for Vietnam U.22 against Indonesia U.22.

This means that in the final match of the SEA Games 32, the Vietnam U.22 team will be without Thanh Nhàn – who has always been a starter under coach Philippe Troussier.

The top candidate to replace Thanh Nhàn right now is Khuất Văn Khang, the U.20 Vietnam midfielder who is clearly showing improvement while playing for the U.22 Vietnam team.

At the 32nd SEA Games, Khang was the reserve player given the most opportunities to play by coach Troussier, in the roles of left back and right forward. In fact, Khang's left foot was very well suited to the right forward role previously played by Thanh Nhàn.

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