Mr. Troussier 'warms up' with U22 Vietnam

Accordingly, 41 players were called up, 3 teams held the record for the number of players called up, each team had 5 players including Hanoi Police, Song Lam Nghe An and Hoa Binh FC, many of his former students were called up such as Duy Cuong, Dinh Duy (Da Nang), Tuan Tai (Viettel), Khac Luong (Song Lam Nghe An), Tuan Duong (Hanoi Police), Dinh Son (Nam Dinh)... Although Hanoi FC only had 4 players called up, there were 3 who had competed in SEA Games 31: Van Chuan, Tien Long and Van Tung...

Coach Troussier. Photo: Vietnamnet.

Accordingly, U22 Vietnam will go through a 4-step journey from now until early May to gradually reduce from 41 members to 32, then 24 players to train abroad. The U22 Vietnam force will also be supplemented from the U20 generation after the achievements in the U20 Asian Finals. The competition will therefore be continuous, gradually increasing, and the risk of "being kicked out" will be posed for nearly half of the squad who were called for the first time or added later?

What Mr. P. Troussier recently said helps everyone have an initial look at the selection criteria and use of the force of this famous French strategist. That is, he will prioritize calling "players with the best form, the best current peak" "the national team is not a club, but collects players from clubs". In terms of tactics, he will not be fixed but always adjust and be flexible according to each opponent. The French coach believes that, in order to aim for a ticket to the 2026 World Cup, Vietnamese football needs to build a strong enough core force with the age group of 22-27 years old, starting from the U22 and U20 generations that will have to defend the upcoming SEA Games Gold Medal...

Thus, the door is always open for all football talents, those who are always full of fighting spirit and winning spirit, promoting the spirit of dedication and creative playing style, sublimation, cohesion, and the collective strength of each player. Coach Troussier also determined that Vietnamese football must rub shoulders and compete with stronger and more difficult teams to gradually mature...

After the 3rd qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup and the 2022 AFF Cup, Vietnamese football has taken a new step, changed to move up, to reach new heights, and is placing its trust in the leadership of the French coach. The above-mentioned views and approaches of Mr. Troussier are clearly a step to continue the successful "foundation" left by Mr. Park Hang-seo, while at the same time improving and renewing the force and all aspects to meet the heavy tasks set.

When Mr. Park Hang-seo’s team continuously lost matches against Thailand and was gradually caught by regional opponents, change and transformation are more urgent than ever. The successful cycle of the past 5 years has ended and we have to start from scratch with a new coach, new philosophy, new ways of doing things, new forces…, there is no other way, if we do not want to fall behind our opponents.

The "warm-up" step from the U22 group will compete in Cambodia, from the number 41 first called to practice, collide, train, "condense" into a combat-ready army, determined to fight, determined to win in the regional youth playground, Vietnamese football will gradually build a force directly serving the goal of the World Cup 2026 or 2030. The heavy task is being placed on the shoulders of coach Troussier and first of all with the young talents, reminiscent of the steady success of Japanese football led by this coach more than 20 years ago?