How is the Vietnam team 'rebuilt'?

The list just announced shows that Mr. Troussier is quite loyal to the motto set out from the beginning, which is to choose experienced players who have achieved the best performance through actual combat in the V.League, while not forgetting the factors that are playing abroad. This list also shows that the process of renewing the Vietnam National Team is really going into specifics and meticulousness for each position, after the process of monitoring, waiting, and evaluation results of the scouting system...

First of all, the key players from the Park Hang-seo era, who have both maintained their current form and have the ability to contribute long-term, are continuing to be retained as the "framework" for the Vietnam National Team. Notable players include Van Lam, Ngoc Hai, Tien Dung, Duy Manh, Viet Anh, Tan Tai, Hoang Duc, Tuan Anh, Tien Linh, Tuan Hai, etc. Although the teams these players are playing for have achieved different results in the V.League, it is undeniable that they are truly the leading players of the team, the locomotives to help the above teams go in the right direction. Surprisingly, Mr. Troussier has "strongly" eliminated once-trusted factors such as Nguyen Manh, Thanh Chung, Van Thanh, Hong Duy... Obviously, this is alarming not only for the names mentioned above but also for those who were called in this September session. If during the training session they cannot perform as the coach expected, it will be very difficult to stay in the training session in October.

Some new but not new factors are being called up by Mr. Troussier to see if they are really suitable, including Van Quyet, Duc Chien, Thanh Hao... What is worth waiting for is the appearance of names that are in the sights for the first time such as Van Phong (Viettel), Thai Binh (Thanh Hoa), Trung Hieu, Huu Son (Hai Phong)... They are the ones who have played well in the recent V.League, are the factors that compete directly with those who have firmly established themselves on the national team but still have to try hard if they do not want to be left behind...

With Ngoc Hai leavingLam River Nghe AnLooking for a new destination, the Vinh home team is currently the majority in U23 Vietnam, but is completely absent from this training session of the Vietnam National Team and it seems that this trend will continue, still waiting for the maturity of Xuan Tien, Van Cuong, Nguyen Hoang and Nam Hai in the coming time. But the hope that the list of the Vietnam National Team participating in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in Asia will include players from the Song Lam Nghe An training center at the final decision time is completely grounded, because time and opportunity are open for their efforts and advancement.

Currently, although we have to wait for the training process, the monitoring and training process of the coaching staff, it is not difficult to see which factors will still be shaped and start in the latest matches of the Vietnam National Team. Van Lam is quite solid in goal and what will make Mr. Troussier "pleasantly have a headache" when Filip Nguyen completes his naturalization and joins the national team will make the competition more interesting, attractive, and "oversupply crisis". The defense with the 3 central defenders still has to rely on the solidity and experience of Ngoc Hai, Duy Manh, Tien Dung, Thanh Binh or Viet Anh. The two wingback players including Van Hau and Tan Tai are also as solid as a rock even though the coach is still waiting for the brilliance of new factors Huu Son, Thai Binh...

In midfield, Hoang Duc is the most confident player because of his long-standing stable performance. Hung Dung has just returned but is being "breathed hot" by the young and determined Thai Son? Quang Hai has also just returned to V.League and won the championship with Hanoi Police, but it seems that he has not yet achieved the best version as many people expect, while many reserve factors are improving day by day, which is also worth mentioning? The attack line still has the names Tien Linh, Cong Phuong, Van Toan, Van Quyet... but it seems that Tuan Hai, Quang Nam, Thanh Binh... are the factors worth waiting for and hoping for. Practical experience is one thing, but the passion and potential to rise are another story that Mr. Troussier cannot ignore when monitoring and evaluating new students.

To see, the Vietnam National Team under coach Troussier is operating with the old solid foundation, the pinnacle of the past, at the same time, is gradually changing, renewing to serve the new playing philosophy of "ball control - attack" to reach the development step at the continental level despite still facing countless difficulties. It will not be too long to identify the new framework of the Vietnam National Team, supposedly after the training session in October.

The time from now until then, of course, is an interesting and fierce competition between the leading factors of Vietnamese football. Those who prove to be suitable and operate well in the new playing style will inevitably be trusted to stay, otherwise they will be eliminated, returning to "waiting mode" for opportunities if they still have the will to rise, fight and win when everything is still possible./.