The first players to say goodbye to the Vietnam team were Nguyen Trong Long, Le Pham Thanh Long, Adriano Schmidt and Nguyen Thanh Chung. Among them, Thanh Chung suffered from digestive disorders and was not in the best physical condition, and Trong Long was injured.
Le Pham Thanh Long was called up to the Vietnam national team for the first time. He played outstandingly for Thanh Hoa Club and was considered a new player who could provide more options for the Vietnam national team. However, this midfielder could not compete with his teammates in the same position.
Schmidt's case is similar. This player has good physique and ability to compete, but his ball handling skills, passing the ball to launch attacks in the back line are not as good as his other teammates.
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Coach Troussier kept Nguyen Cong Phuong, Nguyen Quang Hai and Nguyen Van Toan. Van Toan just returned to Vietnam today (June 12). However, playing regularly in Korea helped this striker maintain his playing rhythm. Meanwhile, Cong Phuong and Quang Hai have not played for their clubs for a long time and their performance is a big question mark.
There are 4 players brought up from the Vietnam U23 team: Phan Tuan Tai, Khuat Van Khang, Nguyen Van Tung and Hoang Van Toan.
The Vietnamese team will have a friendly match against Hong Kong (China) on June 15. Five days later, Coach Troussier and his team will face Syria. These are two tests that are suitable for the French coach to change the squad and test the players' abilities.
Talking about the upcoming two matches, Coach Troussier said: " Everything is just starting now. I have to go through a testing process, getting to know the players. They also need to get used to my philosophy. I create conditions for them. There is no boundary between U23 and the national team in this training session. I have a list of 100 players aiming for the 2026 World Cup. The youngest is 17 years old, the oldest is 28. On that journey, we cannot rely on 10 or 20 players ."
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