Coach Philippe Troussier will re-plan the positions of the two wings of the Vietnam team.

In 6 friendly matches in 2023, coach Philippe Troussier tested many personnel on both wings of the Vietnamese team. The French strategist wanted to find people with comprehensive offensive and defensive capabilities, disciplined play and cohesion.

Unfortunately, in the training session in October and the upcoming two matches against the Philippines and Iraq in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, left-back Doan Van Hau was injured and could not participate. If there were players from the Hanoi Police Club, Mr. Troussier would only have to worry about the opposite wing.

Ho Van Cuong is one of the experiments in the right-back position.

Coach Philippe Troussier's experiments in the last three friendly matches against China, Uzbekistan and South Korea have not achieved the desired results.

Specifically, Mr. Troussier gave the opportunity to start for Viet Hung in the match between Vietnam and China, then used the young face Minh Trong in the two matches against Uzbekistan and Korea. The reserve player for Trieu Viet Hung and Minh Trong is Van Khang, who often comes on at the end of the second half.

Meanwhile, on the right wing, after eliminating Ho Tan Tai, Coach Troussier used Tien Anh and Ho Van Cuong. These two players showed the highest effort, even in the case of Tien Anh, he fainted due to exhaustion in the friendly match between Vietnam and Palestine in September at Thien Truong ( Nam Dinh ).

In general, the wingers in the Vietnam national team have brought something new to the playing style, but have not been able to satisfy coach Philippe Troussier. Ho Van Cuong, Minh Trong, Van Khang... all have limited playing experience. Among them, Van Cuong has not yet played a single match in the V-League for the Hanoi Police.

Therefore, it is likely that in the next two matches, Mr. Troussier will renew the right and left back positions in the Vietnam team.

That is the reason why the Korean strategist decided to call up Van Thanh and Xuan Manh. These are two players who have played very well under coach Park Hang Seo and are in impressive form in the 2023/2024 V-League.

Of course, the opportunity is still there for everyone, as the Vietnam team has 10 days to prepare for the match against the Philippines. The performance of the players in each training session can also score points with coach Philippe Troussier.

Source: https://baoquocte.vn/hlv-philippe-troussier-se-quy-hoach-lai-vi-tri-hai-canh-cua-tuyen-viet-nam-248857.html