Goalkeeper Dinh Trieu makes his first start.

These days, Coach Troussier is constantly traveling back and forth between Hanoi , Phu Tho, and Nam Dinh to ensure the Vietnamese national team is as well-prepared as possible for the match against Palestine, while also overseeing the U23 Vietnamese team's participation in the 2024 U23 Asian Championship qualifiers. In fact, besides training sessions with the younger players, the Vietnamese national team also has separate training days to refine their tactics. The players' spirit of cooperation and desire to contribute remains very positive. The quality of training sessions has improved significantly. After two "getting acquainted" training camps in March and June, the Vietnamese national team has begun to delve deeper into specialized tactics. In other words, Coach Troussier expects the Vietnamese national team to showcase an upgraded version of their playing style against a manageable opponent like Palestine.

Hoang Duc remains a very important player for the Vietnamese national team.

Furthermore, Coach Troussier's consistent push for rejuvenation, his bold selection process, and his willingness to sideline familiar names to give opportunities to newcomers are creating a fiercely competitive atmosphere. The fact that one-third of the called-up squad consists of newcomers, largely remaining unchanged after the shortlist was reduced to 26 players, while Bui Tien Dung and Dinh Thanh Binh were dropped, is crucial evidence of Coach Troussier's approach to player selection. "We will mix the national team squad according to age groups, aiming for good results in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, increasing competitiveness, and helping players demonstrate their class beyond Southeast Asia," Coach Troussier emphasized.

The players train before the match.

Coach Troussier, in addition to testing new players, also conducted interesting experiments such as Tan Tai playing as a right-sided center-back, giving the right wing position to Lam Ti Phong, and new signing Giap Tuan Duong being deployed as a left-sided center-back. New signings Duc Chien, Thanh Long, and Van Luan were also constantly being tested to assess their adaptability alongside Tuan Anh, Hoang Duc, and Hung Dung. Van Quyet is also fiercely competing with Tuan Hai, Cong Phuong, and Quang Nam for the left-sided forward role. Up front, Tien Linh is trying to impress with his serious focus and efforts to prove himself after missing his debut under Coach Troussier during the FIFA Days in June due to injury. Linh is facing intense and interesting competition from Quang Nam and Hoang Duc. It seems that the 5 goals in V-League 2023 and numerous assists of the 2020 Vietnamese Golden Ball winner have piqued Coach Troussier's interest in experimenting with Duc in the "false nine" role.

Striker Oday Dabbagh is the most notable star of the Palestine national team.

Yesterday, in the pre-match press conference, Coach Troussier emphasized: "The Vietnamese national team's goal-scoring performance is not yet high. The two wins against Syria and Hong Kong a few months ago were only by a one-goal margin. The whole team lacks the technical skill to translate tactical instructions into effective results on the field. Therefore, I always try to push for improvement, but we need to look at Vietnamese football from many perspectives, from the players' foundation to the Vietnamese football system. The current players (both in the U23 and national teams) still lack many things in terms of passing quality, basic situational awareness, ball control, and receiving the ball… The Vietnamese national team is improving every day. I hope each player will perform better in the match against Palestine than in the matches played in June. We will try to create more scoring opportunities, have ideas, but need to execute them better. I need to experiment, build, and select the lineup to the maximum extent, so that when the day comes..." On November 16th, Vietnam will have its strongest lineup."

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