Wave of demands to fire coach Troussier; Expert explains why Quang Hai did not play a single minute in the match against Indonesia

Wave of demands to fire coach Troussier

The defeat to Indonesia on the evening of March 21 caused the "storm" of criticism against coach Philippe Troussier to be magnified many times over. The French coach's comment that 80% of fans wanted him fired became a reality. That was clearly shown on social networks and other media channels.

It is difficult to find a positive factor to "defend" coach Troussier after the poor performance of the Vietnamese team. That is the reason why very few opinions going against the current appeared amid the wave of demands for the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) to fire the 69-year-old coach.

Across football forums on social networks, the attacks aimed at coach Troussier are very clear.

"I think this French coach should be fired. He failed to come up with a standard strategy in all the matches, and made substitutions based on emotion, leading to defeats and players reacting and not accepting," wrote reader Nguyen Vinh.

Another comment received many likes: "It's ridiculous that the coach always praises his players for playing the right tactics and strategies but they always lose. The whole match, there was not even one sharp attack to threaten the Indonesian goalkeeper, not to mention the art of using people. The good players were only on the bench. When will this coach be replaced? Should we wait until the Vietnamese team drops to 150th place in the world?"

Besides the disappointing result, coach Troussier also made many fans question his reaction after the match.

"He looked like he was smiling and talking to the Indonesian coach and players as if he had no responsibility for the Vietnamese team," a fan wrote.

It is clear that the wave of protests against coach Troussier is bigger than ever. The only way for the French coach to keep his job for a while longer is to win the return match against Indonesia.

Experts explain why Quang Hai did not play a single minute in the match against Indonesia

Coach Troussier surprised everyone by not using midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai in the match against Indonesia on March 21.

This is getting a lot of attention, especially in the context of the Vietnamese team just going through a completely deadlocked match against Indonesia. Meanwhile, Quang Hai is a very creative player and he has also been in good form recently.

Explaining this, coach Pham Minh Duc said: “Coach Troussier’s five substitutions in the second half were given priority to unavoidable positions. Most of the substitutions made by the French coach were given priority to correct positions. That is why Quang Hai was not allowed to enter the field in this match.”

According to Mr. Pham Minh Duc, if Hai "son" had been used in this match, things could have been very different. However, he still respected the decisions of coach Troussier.

“If Quang Hai were to play, the Vietnamese team could benefit from his creative passes. However, each coach has different ideas. Van Thanh doesn’t usually play in this position today, but that’s how coach Troussier uses his players,” coach Pham Minh Duc emphasized.

In this match, the Vietnamese team lost 0-1 to Indonesia.

New information about Messi's injury

Striker Messi suffered a right foot injury in the second leg of the CONCACAF Champions Cup round of 16, in Inter Miami's 3-0 win over Nashville.

After nearly a week of treatment for a right hamstring injury, the former Barca star returned to Inter Miami's training ground on March 21 and practiced lightly with his teammates.

According to Diario Ole journalist Claus, Messi will be fit before the first leg of the CONCACAF Champions Cup quarter-finals in Monterrey on April 3: "A week after the injury to the back of his right leg, Messi jogged on the pitch today during Inter Miami's training session. The progress is going well and his goal is to reach optimal condition for the first leg against Rayados of Monterrey."

However, Messi will not be involved in Inter Miami's MLS clash with NY Red Bulls (March 22) and their home game against New York City eight days later.

Determining the 3 final pairs of play-off matches for tickets to EURO 2024

The teams with higher ratings won the matches on the morning of March 22 to enter the play-off finals for tickets to Germany to attend the EURO 2024 Finals. The 3 matches were determined as follows: Georgia vs. Greece, Ukraine vs. Iceland, Wales vs. Poland.

The first play-off final is a clash between two highly rated teams, Poland and Wales, from Bracket A. Poland vs Wales promises to be an exciting play-off final as both teams have shown superior strength in the semi-finals. Poland beat Estonia 5-1, while Wales beat Finland 4-1 as the hosts played effectively in attack.

In Group B, Ukraine made a spectacular comeback to beat host Bonsia 2-1 in the final minutes of the match. Substitutes Roman Yaremchuk (85th minute) and Artem Dovbyk (88th minute) became heroes for Ukraine with valuable goals.

Also coming from behind but even more impressive was the Iceland players when they won 4-1 against Israel, on a day when Albert Gudmundsson shone brightly with a hat-trick. This result sent Iceland into the final of Bracket B, where they will meet Ukraine.

Meanwhile, the final match of bracket C is between Georgia and Greece. Georgia beat Luxembourg 2-0, while Greece beat Kazakhstan 5-0.

According to the schedule, all 3 final matches will take place at 02:45 on March 27, Vietnam time./.