" Nguyen Hoang Duc can only practice normally at the end of January. Tien Linh and Ngoc Hai still need more time to recover. They need to rest. I have talked to Duc Chien, Hoang Duc and some injured players. In the recent period, they took painkillers to play at the club level, " coach Troussier revealed at a press conference on the afternoon of January 4.
Nguyen Hoang Duc suffered from anterior and posterior tibiotalar ligament edema, posterior talofibular ligament edema, and soft tissue edema in his left ankle before joining the Vietnam national team. Coach Troussier was forced to drop his student despite having previously included his name in the list to go to Qatar.
Hoang Duc has been injured since playing for the club.
No team wants to use injured players, but the role of Hoang Duc is irreplaceable is The Cong Viettel club. In fact, the midfielder born in 1998 was injured and played 86 minutes in the most recent match against Nam Dinh Club. There is information that Hoang Duc tried to continue playing despite being injured.
Coach Troussier answers questions about the Vietnam team.
The Vietnamese team is missing a series of players due to injuries such as Que Ngoc Hai, Nguyen Thanh Chung, Nguyen Tien Linh, Bui Tien Dung, Nguyen Duc Chien,... Coach Troussier is forced to make do with the remaining names. He added some young players such as Le Van Do, Bui Vi Hao or Nguyen Van Truong.
Quang Hai and his teammates will leave for Qatar on the morning of January 5. Coach Troussier will finalize the 26-man list for the 2023 Asian Cup after the friendly match against Kyrgyzstan on January 9.
In the 2023 Asian Cup, the Vietnamese team is in the same group with Japan, Indonesia and Iraq. The Vietnamese team will play the opening match against the Japanese team on January 14.
List of Vietnam team going to Qatar
Goalkeepers: Nguyen Filip, Nguyen Dinh Trieu, Nguyen Van Viet
Defenders: Do Duy Manh, Vo Minh Trong, Ho Tan Tai, Giap Tuan Duong, Nguyen Thanh Binh, Pham Xuan Manh, Phan Tuan Tai, Vu Van Thanh, Bui Hoang Viet Anh, Khuat Van Khang, Le Ngoc Bao
Midfielders: Do Hung Dung, Nguyen Tuan Anh, Truong Tien Anh, Nguyen Thai Son, Nguyen Hai Long, Nguyen Quang Hai, Le Pham Thanh Long, Trieu Viet Hung, Pham Van Luan, Nguyen Van Truong, Le Van Do
Forwards: Nguyen Van Toan, Pham Tuan Hai, Nguyen Dinh Bac, Nguyen Van Tung, Bui Vi Hao.
Mai Phuong
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