Vietnam team returns home in the middle of the night, ready to 'fight' Iraq

The Vietnamese team arrived in Hanoi at 1:40 a.m. on November 18 and had three training sessions to prepare for the match against Iraq at My Dinh Stadium on November 21.

On the evening of November 17, coach Philippe Troussier and his team returned home from Manila (Philippines) at 11:00 p.m. on November 17. The plane carrying the Vietnamese team landed at 1:40 a.m. on November 18.

Because there are only 2 flights from the Philippines to Vietnam every day (5am and 11pm), the Vietnamese team chose to fly late at night so that the players have time to rest and recover in Manila.

On November 17, the coaching staff let the players work out at the hotel and relax at the swimming pool. The Vietnamese team was divided into 3 groups based on the frequency of activities in the match with the Philippines team to practice according to the appropriate volume.

At Noi Bai airport, coach Philippe Troussier and his team were quickly assisted with check-in procedures and boarded the bus arranged by VFF to return to the hotel to rest.

It is expected that on the afternoon of November 18, the group of players who played less, did not enter the field and were not registered for the match against the Philippines will go to the field to practice. The remaining group of players will practice recovery at the hotel.

"Success does not come from the efforts of the 11 starting players but from the whole team. Each match has its own characteristics. Today may be right, but tomorrow is a different story, a different approach, with a different opponent and there will be a different strategy, so all of you need to always be ready to respond at any time as required," coach Troussier told his students.

The French coach used many young players in the 2-0 win over the Philippines.

Coach Philippe Troussier has 3 days to prepare for the match against strong opponent Iraq, taking place at My Dinh Stadium on November 21.

The spirit of Hoang Duc and his teammates is very comfortable and confident before the difficult match against Iraq at home stadium My Dinh.

Vietnamnet.vn