What's strange about the only open training session of the Vietnamese team before going to Qatar?

Coach Philippe Troussier pensively watches the Vietnamese team practice on January 3.

Two days before departing for Qatar to prepare for the 2023 Asian Cup, the Vietnamese team continued to practice at the VFF youth training center. This was the only open practice session of the Vietnamese team since regrouping to prepare for the 2023 Asian Cup. A few days ago, the team practiced completely behind closed doors. Currently, the team has to practice without a series of key players such as Van Lam, Thanh Chung, Tien Dung, Duc Chien... or most recently, the key duo of captain Ngoc Hai and striker Tien Linh.

This has caused coach Philippe Troussier to rack his brain to find a replacement. Although there are 29 U.23 Vietnam players training alongside the Vietnam national team, who to choose and who to leave out will be a headache for the French coach.

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The attention of the press has been focused on the Vietnamese-American player who has just received Vietnamese citizenship, Nguyen Filip. The 1.93 m tall goalkeeper has shown that he has integrated very quickly with his former teammates, promising to be the number 1 choice in the goal of the Vietnamese team.

Filip Nguyen proves to integrate very quickly into the Vietnamese team

Meanwhile, the Vietnamese team's attack is still leaving big questions, as the person most likely to replace Tien Linh in the role of center forward, Hoang Duc, is still undergoing injury treatment. The question is whether Mr. Troussier will put Tuan Hai in the middle, or will change the playing formation to 3-5-2 with the striker pair Tuan Hai - Van Toan.

However, Mr. Troussier still has a certain initiative when the determination to rejuvenate in recent times has helped U.23 Vietnam players such as Tuan Tai, Van Cuong, Thai Son, Dinh Bac, Minh Trong... to be tested early and ready to prove their ability in the 2023 Asian Cup arena.

On January 4, coach Phillippe Troussier will give the Vietnamese team their last training session. It is expected that on the evening of January 4, Mr. Troussier will finalize the list of 26 official names of the Vietnamese team to send to the AFC, before flying to Qatar on January 5.

Vietnam team practice on the evening of January 3:

After the engagement ceremony on January 1, Quang Hai joined the national team on January 2. After Lunar New Year, he will marry Chu Thanh Huyen.

Nguyen Filip is trying to learn Vietnamese.

Warrior Ho Tan Tai was called up. He trained diligently.

Young player Van Truong also showed all his strength after stumbling in the competition.

Tuan Hai (middle) is in good form and gives great confidence to the head coach.

Fitness coach Cedric has to constantly adjust the training program to suit the current situation of the team.

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Young player Thai Son is improving day by day

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Coach Troussier and assistant Mourey are always "hoarse" after every training session.

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