"The playing surface is not very good, but I think it is equally difficult for both teams. The team that focuses and coordinates well with each other will win," Vu Van Thanh answered in an interview before the training session this morning (November 14) of the Vietnamese team.
He and his teammates just had their first training session at Rizal Memorial Stadium (Manila, Philippines), which is also the stadium where the upcoming match between Vietnam and the Philippines will take place.
The Vietnamese team faces difficulties when playing on artificial turf. (Photo: VFF)
This stadium uses artificial turf and the Vietnamese team will have difficulty implementing a ball control style of play in such conditions.
Van Thanh said: " Passing the ball on this field is very unstable, making it difficult to implement the team's playing style. However, although the field is difficult, with the will of the Vietnamese people, the whole team will overcome it."
The Hanoi Police Club player emphasized that coach Philippe Troussier emphasized the need for ball control for the Vietnamese team. It is not easy to do this on an unfamiliar pitch. The players need time to adjust.
"The coaching staff and the whole team have just had a week of very hard and diligent training, preparing for the first match in the second qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup in Asia. The coaching staff prepares the team carefully in each training session and each training session is different.
The coach gives each position a specific task for each stage of the attack and defense plan. Coach Troussier's philosophy is that whether scoring or defending, you must control the ball, not lose the ball, and always control the ball," Van Thanh added.
Some members of the Vietnamese team played on the Rizal Memorial artificial turf field at the 30th SEA Games (2019). At that time, Do Hung Dung, Nguyen Tien Linh, Nguyen Hoang Duc... were also part of the U22 Vietnam team that won the gold medal.
Phuong Mai
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