In this match, the Uzbekistan team (ranked 75th in the world ) was considered the stronger team compared to Vietnam (ranked 95th in the world). The opposing team demonstrated their superiority by capitalizing on opportunities, scoring two goals midway through the match to secure a 2-0 victory. This marks Vietnam's second consecutive defeat under coach Philippe Troussier.
Coach Philippe Troussier
Commenting on the results of the training match against Uzbekistan, coach Philippe Troussier said: “We faced an opponent that everyone knows is much stronger than the Vietnamese national team. Therefore, our goal in this match was to focus on organizing our off-ball defense well. Clearly, all three opponents in October were stronger than the Vietnamese national team. Especially in these matches, we had to focus more on perfecting and doing well in defensive control and open play.”
“Overall, I am pleased with the spirit and effort of the players who were brought onto the field, with the system's coordination and the players' focus. However, I am not satisfied with the moments when the team needed to transition from off-ball to on-ball situations to counter-attack, as well as the times when they made mistakes and allowed the opponent to easily regain possession. None of the three matches for the Vietnamese national team this October will be easy. After the two matches played so far, we will have a few days to rest, recover, learn from our mistakes, and analyze the situations to prepare as best as possible for the match against South Korea,” Coach Philippe Troussier added.
The Vietnamese national team (in red jerseys) learned some valuable lessons after the match against Uzbekistan.
According to the plan, the Vietnamese national team will stay and train for one more day in China before traveling to South Korea on October 15th. The match against South Korea on October 17th in Suwon will also be the Vietnamese national team's final friendly match during the FIFA Days in October.
When asked about his expectations for his players facing the world's 26th-ranked team, coach Philippe Troussier said: “As mentioned, against South Korea, we need to further improve and strengthen our defensive organization in open play. Against strong teams like Uzbekistan or South Korea, I estimate the team can only control 30-35% of the ball possession. The remaining time without the ball requires disciplined and well-organized defense. The match against Uzbekistan was a good test for the whole team to understand that the difficulty of the next match will be even higher. The players must focus more on the moments when we need to defend, improve, and be more efficient in converting opportunities with the ball to create scoring chances.”
VINH HAI, photo: VFF
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