A press conference was held on the afternoon of June 19th ahead of the friendly match between the Vietnamese and Syrian national teams.
Coach Troussier at the press conference on the afternoon of June 19th.
At the beginning of the meeting, Coach Troussier said: "I apologize for not attending the post-match press conference after the game against Hong Kong."
At that time, I was very worried about Truong Tien Anh's injury. He had health problems after the match."
Returning to the press conference, coach Troussier praised Quang Hai highly after his good performance against Hong Kong (China).
"I'm really impressed with Quang Hai. In France, he didn't get to play regularly."
"But when given the opportunity, he played very well and covered more than 10km at high intensity in 90 minutes, a figure that surprised me," said coach Troussier.
In addition, the French coach also highly appreciated the two players currently playing abroad, Cong Phuong and Van Toan.
"I gave Phuong about 30 minutes of playing time in the match against Hai Phong so he could regain his match fitness."
He hasn't played much in Japan, so I want to give Phuong a chance. I'm looking forward to seeing his experience and motivation, regardless of how much playing time he gets.
"Van Toan will also have similar motivation. Toan has an advantage over the other two players as he has played about 10 matches in South Korea," said Mr. Troussier.
Commenting on the Syrian team, the strategist born in 1955 said: "I take every match seriously. Sometimes, the media puts the Vietnamese team as the favorites, but I still have to respect Syria."
They are ranked higher than the Vietnamese national team and also have the advantage of having many players with experience playing abroad.
However, that's just theory. The Vietnamese team will have the home advantage, the players are united, and they have a strong desire to win."
In addition, the former Japan national team coach also explained the reason why he often demands his players train at such a high intensity.
"The Vietnamese national team has affirmed its position as number one in Southeast Asia. If they want to go further, Vietnamese players need to be proactive, smart, and hardworking in international competitions."
That's why I'm increasing the intensity of the training. Syria will be a challenge we need to overcome,” Troussier revealed.
According to the schedule, the match between the Vietnamese national team and Syria will take place on June 20th at Thien Truong Stadium ( Nam Dinh ).
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