Vietnam team changes lineup to play Indonesia: Quang Hai, Van Toan may return

In the match against Indonesia on January 19, Coach Troussier may bring back experienced players Quang Hai, Tan Tai or Van Toan.

The 'White Witch's' Calculation

The Vietnamese team hit three birds with one stone in their opening match against Japan on the evening of January 14. First of all, the 2-4 loss and the fact that they did not receive any cards were favorable results for coach Philippe Troussier and his team in the competition for a ticket to the next round. The good performance against the championship candidate also brought great encouragement, in the context of the whole team being under pressure. At the same time, coach Troussier still kept the strength of important players such as Quang Hai, Van Toan and Tan Tai. This promises to be the core group of players for the French strategist to build tactics for the match against Indonesia.

The Vietnamese team is in a good mood.

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Why did Quang Hai and Van Toan not play in the match against Japan, while Coach Troussier gave the opportunity to Dinh Bac or Thanh Long, who are less experienced? The French strategist's decision to use people actually lies in the logic of good players starting and poor players sitting on the bench. Coach Troussier has made it clear that for each match, he will have different calculations for players and formations. For example, there are players who are suitable for the match against Japan, and the rest will be suitable for the context of the match against Iraq. Against Japan, Coach Troussier needs players who run hard, are good at chasing, and can play at a very high intensity throughout the match. That is why the young stars, typically Thai Son and Dinh Bac (or a little younger, Thanh Long and Tien Anh) played. However, the match against Indonesia was very different. The Vietnamese team may not need "running machines" to serve the defensive counter-attacking style of play, but need perseverance, calmness, cunning, along with ideas to control the game against an evenly matched opponent like Indonesia. Looking at this aspect, experienced players, possessing perfect skills and understanding Indonesia very well like Quang Hai and Van Toan are potential choices. Quang Hai has faced Indonesia at many levels, including 2 matches for the Vietnam U.22 team, and 5 matches for the national team. Van Toan even faced Indonesia U.19 11 years ago, when wearing the Vietnam U.19 shirt to play in the Southeast Asian U.19 tournament.

Quang Hai returns

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Coach Troussier's experienced players are not only familiar with Indonesia for many years of competition, but also have patience that young players sometimes do not have. This is a necessary quality to unlock the match in which Indonesia promises to play fierce defense, requiring the Vietnamese team to impose their game, instead of playing as underdogs like they did with Japan.

Vietnam team needs ideas

Coach Troussier's students have demonstrated their ability to circulate the ball well, coordinate smoothly as a team, and speed when pressed by opponents. It is easy to see that the foundation of first-step receiving, one-touch passing, and moving within a narrow range of the players has increased significantly. This is a stepping stone for the control philosophy that the French coach is applying. The Vietnamese team scored 2 goals against Japan thanks to a set-piece situation. This is a reasonable "move" when Hung Dung and his teammates have to face very strong teams, only holding the ball for about 30 to 40% of the time. At that time, the simpler the attack, the better. However, facing a team that plays "tough" defense like Indonesia, the Vietnamese team will hold the ball more, so the opportunity to attack will be wide open. However, Coach Troussier's students need diverse attacks to penetrate.

The Vietnam team needs to be more united.

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This is also the factor that Coach Troussier mentioned: the Vietnamese team needs live ball coordination with color and lines, instead of relying on random situations or individual brilliance. With strikers who can coordinate and run tactically like Tuan Hai, Dinh Bac, Van Toan, and a midfield that can be supplemented with more experience when Quang Hai returns, the Vietnamese team has enough "powder". In recent days, Coach Troussier has been kneading new coordination, both based on the tactical framework and flexible to adapt thanks to the players' thinking ability. Coach Troussier has studied Indonesia very carefully, because this is an opponent that the coaching staff determined that they must win to go far in the Asian Cup. Believe that the "White Witch" will give the team of the archipelago an interesting surprise.

Thanhnien.vn

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