Anxiety before G-hour... It wasn't until coach Troussie announced the list of Vietnam's team participating in the 2023 Asian Cup that fans began to worry about their team, because before that, what the red-shirted army had shown was not really convincing. Regarding the results, after victories against weaker teams, the rest of the Vietnam team suffered a series of defeats that were considered... unbearable when facing stronger opponents.

The ups and downs of the past year have raised questions about coach Troussier's team.

The biggest problem that makes fans worried about the Vietnamese team is still the unstable playing style (even when winning) even though Mr. Troussier has spent more than 10 months training. The worries for the home team seem to increase when in the upcoming Asian Cup, the Vietnamese team will be missing too many key players, at the same time the French strategist is placing great faith in new recruits and young players. Coach Troussier himself also knows that fans do not trust his team with his frank statement " up to 80% of people do not like me or believe that the Vietnamese team will be successful". ... but still waiting for the good things. Looking at what is happening with Mr. Troussier and the home team, many people suddenly remember the story of Coach Calisto and the Vietnamese team in 2008, before the AFF Cup took place. At that time, the Vietnamese team under the Portuguese strategist was even… more valuable than Mr. Troussier and his team at the moment, because the series of friendly matches before the biggest tournament in the region only knew how to draw and lose.

The smile of victory returns to the Vietnamese team at the Asian Cup?

Very few people believed that the Vietnamese team of 16 years ago could pass the group stage of the AFF Cup, let alone win the championship. But in the end, coach Calisto and his team surprised everyone with a complete transformation to win the AFF Cup for the first time. Saying this is not to sow hope in fans, the circumstances, the nature of the tournament and the quality of the players are certainly different, but at least look at the Vietnamese team in 2008 to have a more optimistic view of coach Troussier and his students. Optimistic or hoping that the Vietnamese team would re-establish itself or go further at the Asian Cup than under coaches Park Hang Seo and Riedl? Certainly not, because to be fair, coach Troussier and his team would have been very successful in passing the group stage, if the French captain had been steadfast and used young players. So, what do fans want from the Vietnamese team at the Asian Cup? Of course, apart from the achievements, the most hopeful thing is to see the players mature, the playing style that Mr. Troussier has built more smoothly to create confidence after a series of previous failures. Hopefully, the above hope is not too much, but if the instability continues, I am afraid that Mr. Troussier's future will be easily decided right after the Asian Cup ends.

Vietnamnet.vn

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