Vietnam National Team's assessment

In the opening match, Vietnam lost 2-4 to Japan, while Indonesia lost 1-3 to Iraq. The two teams are currently sharing the bottom two positions in the table without any points.

For that reason, today’s match is considered an “early final” for both Vietnam and Indonesia. 3 points won in this match will help one of the two teams have a bright chance to pass the group stage. If the match ends in a draw, the risk of early elimination will be evident for the two representatives of Southeast Asian football.

Vietnam vs Indonesia match takes place at 9:30 p.m. on January 19 (Photo:FPT Play)

Regarding the importance of the confrontation taking place at Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Coach Troussier said: “This match will be difficult for both teams. In the recent match against Japan, Vietnam played to assert themselves, but in this match, we and Indonesia play to assert our position. This is no different from the final match at the AFF Cup or SEA Games because the winning team will have a big advantage to continue.”

In the past, Coach Troussier and U23 Vietnam faced U23 Indonesia in the semi-finals of the men's football event of the 32nd SEA Games. The goal conceded in the last minutes of extra time caused U23 Vietnam to lose 2-3 in that match and missed the chance to play in the final.

Photo: Duong Thuat

At the national team level, recent confrontations with the Indonesian team are showing outstanding good results for the Vietnamese team. In the last 10 times facing this opponent, the Vietnamese team won 5, drew 4 and only received 1 defeat. In the last 2 times meeting, in the 2 semi-finals of the AFF Cup 2022, the two teams drew 0-0 in the first leg, the Vietnamese team won 2-0 in the second leg at home.

Coach Troussier set a goal of winning, Coach Shin Tae Yong also wants the Indonesian team to do the same. "We lost in the opening match so the match with the Vietnamese team is very important, we have to beat the Vietnamese team", said the Korean strategist.

Indonesia needs to score points against Vietnam to keep their chances of advancing to the group stage of the 2023 Asian Cup. Not only that, the team from the archipelago also needs a good result to regain the trust of their home fans. In the last 6 appearances, Indonesia has not won, drawn 1 and lost 5. Therefore, the pressure on coach Shin Tae Yong is getting bigger and bigger.

The Indonesian national team is on a four-match losing streak (Photo: PSSI)

In tonight's match, the Indonesian team received good news about their squad when Shayne Pattynama returned after a period of absence due to personal reasons. On the other hand, the Vietnamese team is at risk of missing Dinh Bac due to muscle pain.

The match between Vietnam and Indonesia will be reported online by VOV Electronic Newspaper. We invite interested readers to follow.

Hoang Son/VOV.VN

Source: https://baoquangtri.vn/the-thao-quoc-te/nhan-dinh-dt-viet-nam-dt-indonesia-chung-ket-som-voi-thay-tro-hlv-troussier/182922.htm