Image of Quang Hai disappointed because he was not used by coach Troussier, appeared in Thai newspaper

Thai media published images of midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai looking sad and disappointed when the French coach repeatedly left this player on the bench in the match against Indonesia in the second qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup on March 26.

Thai newspaper Khaosod wrote: "Famous player of the Vietnamese national team, Nguyen Quang Hai, was caught showing his disappointment when he kicked a water tank after he did not have a chance to play in the match in Group F of the 2nd qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup in Asia. This is the match in which the Golden Stars (the international media calls the Vietnamese national team) lost 0-3 to Indonesia at home. Immediately after that, Vietnamese football terminated the contract with coach Philippe Troussier." In recent years, the Thai press has always highly appreciated Quang Hai. According to the views of many newspapers in the Land of the Golden Temple, Quang Hai is the most talented midfielder in Southeast Asian football, comparable to "Thai Messi " Chanathip Songkrasin.

A talented player like Quang Hai, not being used in the matches against Indonesia in the World Cup qualifiers, according to the Thai media, is a huge waste. Khaosod newspaper commented: "In an important match like the match against Indonesia, Quang Hai was not allowed to play, despite Quang Hai warming up very carefully to wait to be put on the field. A photo recorded the scene of Quang Hai expressing his dissatisfaction, after he knew he was not used. Nguyen Quang Hai was certainly very disappointed, he vented his anger into a water tank and returned to the bench in the technical area of ​​the Vietnamese team".

Quang Hai's image published in Thai press

KHAOSOD

According to the newspaper of the Land of the Golden Pagoda, the most important thing is still the result. Regarding the result, without using Quang Hai, coach Philippe Troussier's team lost all the World Cup qualifiers in the most recent matches.

Khaosod shared: "For the Vietnamese team, their position in Group F of the 2nd qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup in Asia is 3rd in the group. The Vietnamese team has 3 points after 4 matches." With 3 points now, the Vietnamese team is 4 points behind the opponent ranked right above them, Indonesia, while the 2nd qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup in Asia only has 2 matches left. In fact, the chance of Quang Hai and his teammates going on to the 3rd qualifying round is currently extremely low.

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