List of Vietnam team for Asian Cup 2023, Song Lam Nghe An team is absent

As part of the preparation plan for the 2023 Asian Cup finals, on the afternoon of December 25, coach Philippe Troussier announced 34 players on the list of players to be recruited in December 2023 for the Vietnam National Team.

Notably, Song Lam Nghe An Club does not have any names on this list. Players such as Que Ngoc Hai, Pham Xuan Manh or Ho Van Cuong have played for other clubs since the 2023 - 2024 season. Meanwhile, in the goalkeeper position, Van Viet cannot compete with his seniors, such as Dang Van Lam and Nguyen Filip.

The Vietnamese National Team's forces gathered this time are mainly players who have participated in the FIFA Days gatherings this year. This is also understandable, because they are the ones who have spent a long time being trained by the French strategist and have a firm grasp of the playing philosophy he built for the Vietnamese National Team.

Notably, among the players summoned by coach Philippe Troussier is the return of Nguyen Thanh Chung (Hanoi Club).

In addition, it is impossible not to mention the presence of some new recruits who were given opportunities by coach Philippe Troussier. They are goalkeeper Nguyen Filip, defender Le Ngoc Bao, Do Thanh Thinh and midfielder Nguyen Hai Long.

Goalkeeper Nguyen Filip officially received the decision to be granted Vietnamese citizenship on December 19. This is a sufficient condition for the player of Vietnamese and Czech descent to complete the procedure to wear the national team jersey.

Meanwhile, Le Ngoc Bao, Do Thanh Thinh and Nguyen Hai Long are also quite familiar names to Vietnamese fans. Le Ngoc Bao and Do Thanh Thinh were part of the U22 Vietnam team that won the 30th SEA Games and participated in the 2020 U23 Asian finals, while Nguyen Hai Long also played for the U22 Vietnam team that won the 31st SEA Games, then reached the quarter-finals of the 2022 U23 Asian championship.

Similar to previous training sessions of the team, coach Philippe Troussier also summoned a fairly large force of U23 players to prepare for the 2024 U23 Asian Cup finals to take place in April 2024.

Accordingly, 29 players, including 3 goalkeepers, will be trained together with the National Team. Some excellent players in this group will also have the opportunity to join the National Team to prepare for the 2023 Asian Cup finals depending on the assessment of head coach Philippe Troussier during the training process.

According to the plan, the group of U23 players preparing for the 2024 U23 Asian Cup finals will gather to practice at the Vietnam Youth Football Training Center from December 28, 2023 to January 4, 2024.

Players including Que Ngoc Hai, Nguyen Thanh Chung, Le Ngoc Bao, Do Thanh Thinh and Nguyen Hai Long will gather at the same time as the U23 team to check their health and create a good rhythm with the National Team.

The Vietnam team will gather on December 31 at the Vietnam Youth Football Training Center and will depart for Qatar on January 5, 2024 for training ahead of the 2023 Asian Cup finals. The team will have a friendly match as a "rehearsal" with the Kyrgyzstan team on January 9, 2024./.