Coach Philippe Troussier called up 5 Song Lam Nghe An players to join U23 Vietnam

Immediately after the launching ceremony, the new national team coach summoned 41 U23 Vietnam players to prepare for tasks in 2023. Photo: Hai Hoang

As the person who directly trained the U19 Vietnam players 2 years ago, the French strategist did not have much difficulty in making a list for the U23 Vietnam gathering, which includes young faces from the Song Lam Nghe An training center including Tran Manh Quynh, Dang Quang Tu, Ho Khac Luong, Le Van Thanh, Ngo Van Luong. In addition, a series of new faces were also given the opportunity and were ready to enter the race to find an official position in the U23 Vietnam squad.

March 1st,Vietnam U23 teamwill gather for the first time to prepare for the tasks in 2023. According to the plan, the training process of U23 Vietnam in March 2023 will be divided into 4 phases. The first phase, taking place from March 1 to March 7, is the phase that helps the new head coach and his colleagues mainly review and evaluate the quality of the players to prepare for the next training phase, taking place from March 8 to March 12. In this phase, the number of U23 Vietnam players will be reduced from 41 players to about 32 players and the new head coach will also begin to convey the playing style, tactics and strategies to apply to the team, while continuing to evaluate the force for the next training session.

The third training session of the Vietnam U23 Team starts from March 12 and ends on March 17. Similar to the training session in the second session, the team's force will be reduced to 24 players and 3 goalkeepers. With this reduced force, the team will train with a more in-depth curriculum and is expected to have 1-2 matches against strong V.League clubs.

Coach Philippe Troussier called up many young faces to join U23 Vietnam. Photo: Hai Hoang

The 4th training period will also be the last training period in March 2023 for the Vietnam U23 Team. This period lasts 12 days, from March 18 to March 29, with the players' squad almost set for the 32nd SEA Games. During this training period, the Vietnam U23 Team is expected to have a training trip and friendly matches in the UAE with quality opponents.

During the training periods, the Vietnam U23 team will have flexible additions to its squad depending on the results of the Vietnam U20 team at the 2023 AFC U20 Championship Finals.

List of Vietnam U23 Team. Photo: Hai Hoang