The team needs to improve their defense and be more careful with their chances.

In this match, Uzbekistan (ranked 75th in the world ) was rated higher than Vietnam (ranked 95th in the world). The other team showed their superiority by taking advantage of the opportunities when they scored 2 goals in the middle of the 2 halves, thereby achieving a 2-0 victory. This was the second consecutive loss of Vietnam under coach Philippe Troussier.

Coach Philippe Troussier

Evaluating the results of the practice match with Uzbekistan, coach Philippe Troussier said: “We faced an opponent that everyone knows is much stronger than the Vietnamese team. Therefore, our goal in this match is to focus on organizing good defense without the ball. It is clear that the 3 opponents in October are all stronger than the Vietnamese team. In particular, in these matches, we must focus more on perfecting and doing well in defensive control situations and open situations.”

“Overall, I am satisfied with the spirit and effort of the players on the field, with the system synchronization and concentration of the players. However, I am not satisfied with the times when the team had to make a transition from no ball to having the ball to counterattack, as well as a few times when the ball was misplaced and the opponent easily won it back. In the three matches of the Vietnam team this October, no opponent was easy. After the two matches, we will have a few days to rest, recover, learn from experience, and analyze the situations to best prepare for the match against Korea,” added coach Philippe Troussier.

Vietnam team (red shirt) has learned more necessary lessons after the match with Uzbekistan

According to the plan, the Vietnamese team will stay in China for another day of training before moving to South Korea on October 15. The match against South Korea on October 17 in Suwon is also the last friendly match of the Vietnamese team during FIFA Days in October.

When asked about the expectations for his players when facing the team ranked 26th in the world, coach Philippe Troussier said: “As mentioned, against the opponent Korea, we need to improve and further consolidate the defensive organization in open situations. Against strong teams like Uzbekistan or Korea, I assess that the team can only control 30-35% of the ball time. The remaining time without the ball must have good defensive discipline and organization. The match against Uzbekistan is a good test for the whole team to understand that the difficulty of the next match is even higher. The players must focus more on the moments when we need to defend, improve more, and cherish more the opportunities we have to have a transition situation with the ball, to create a situation that can score a goal.”

VINH HAI, photo: VFF

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