Coach Troussier needs to thoroughly "regenerate" the Vietnamese team

The only way out

“The defeat against Indonesia helped me look at the players to adjust who starts and who is the reserve. With 5 substitutions, we will calculate changes," coach Philippe Troussier shared, before the Vietnamese team rematches Indonesia to raise hopes of reaching the third qualifying round of the 3 World Cup.

In fact, if coach Troussier now sees the problem and needs to change, it may be a bit late. Because the weaknesses of the Vietnamese team such as poor defense quality, lack of strength on both wings, uncoordinated strikers... have been shown all the time.

9 defeats in the last 10 matches, including 6 consecutive losses, shows that coach Troussier is not managing quickly enough. He was steadfast in his philosophy and people's choices, but most of these were wrong decisions.

However, better late than never. Commentator Vu Quang Huy shared with Youth: “Coach Troussier needs to adjust his people, because if he keeps the same way of using personnel in the first leg, the Vietnamese team has no way to win. Change is required. When Mr. Troussier makes reasonable adjustments, the players automatically know what to do and how to play to win against Indonesia."

Coach Troussier's changes may come from the wings first. The Vietnamese team played very ineffective boundary play in both losses to Indonesia. One team member shared that this is a problem in training, when the hitting exercises are performed relatively mechanically and with little flexibility.

In addition, human factors are also the cause. Vo Minh Trong could not climb the left wing effectively and made a mistake in the goal due to a basic defensive posture error (leading to awkwardly breaking the ball into the opponent's feet). As for Pham Xuan Manh, he "disappeared" on the right side of the hallway, with no overlapping phase worth watching.

Because Indonesia will be without left back Arhan Pratama, and Asnawi Mangkualam (right wing) is not sure to play at his best, the two wings are where Coach Troussier needs to exploit effectively to find goals.

Veterans like Vu Van Thanh and Ho Tan Tai will provide suggestions. At the afternoon training session on March 25.3, the French strategist placed both of the above veterans in the main squad. Van Thanh is not strong in defense, but climbs the line and finishes well, and has the ability to "deal" the ball more stably than Minh Trong.

On the right wing, Tan Tai is still the top defender. Besides the skills of moving and stretching the team, defending and reading situations well, Tan Tai is also good at entering the penalty area and finishing. In the first leg against Indonesia, the defender born in 1997 ran smartly to press for a header. Unfortunately, the ball went wide of the post.

In the 3-4-3 diagram, the wings play the most important role. Coach Troussier once emphasized this to his students, and at the same time tested many wing elements to strengthen the playing style. After a year with many rotated full-back pairs, it's time for the French strategist to make a decisive choice.

Find a way to score

In attack, coach Troussier has the ability to replace Nham Manh Dung with Nguyen Tien Linh. In the previous match, "White Witch" surprised everyone by letting rookie Manh Dung play in the starting role. However, that is not a standard calculation. Expected to be a wall for his teammates, Manh Dung played lacklusterly and lacked coordination with the attack system.

This has also been a problem for the offensive line in many past matches. The players can hardly connect or coordinate well, move inflexibly, and do not understand each other. The situation of "everyone playing their own game" in the forward line caused the Vietnamese team to hold the ball 51% of the time, but only finished twice, with no more than 2 combinations worth watching to open up opportunities.

That is the consequence of coach Troussier's constant changing of the attacking framework and inconsistent use of people. It is very difficult for the Vietnamese team to play more cohesively and harmoniously than in the first leg after just a few days of practice. Now is the time for coach Troussier to be more pragmatic. Any combination is fine, as long as...score.

To do that, he needs strikers who take good chances and are cunning in the penalty area like Tien Linh - author of 4 goals in the last 5 matches against Indonesia, or Van Toan - an attacker capable of dribbling and breaking. effective speed.

There is still time for coach Troussier, although not much. Let's boldly change so that the Vietnamese team can win again!