What is the 'White Witch' Troussier's trump card against the Philippines?

Accordingly, it is not difficult to see why the 4 names that were eliminated include 2 "favorite" students Tien Anh and Van Do - who "refused to grow up" after a period of waiting, 2 players Duy Cuong and Van Luan because they could not compete in defense and midfield. And at this point, many people broke the story: Will Mr. Philippe Troussier steadfastly follow the new path outlined from the beginning or will he return to the old path of coach Park Hang-seo, who did not have satisfactory results at the continental level as known?

Following the new path that the French coach set out, the "attacking ball control" style of play, is it an inappropriate and impractical way of playing for Vietnamese football and the Vietnam National Team? The answer is both right and wrong, in that when facing regional opponents, ball control is right and necessary; but when facing continental opponents, this is meaningless, pointless, and wrong. So, from now on, when facingPhilippine TeamFor example, the French coach asking Ngoc Hai and his teammates to play an attacking ball control game is completely appropriate and feasible. The problem is, holding the ball but not passing it back and forth sleepily, but having smart passes, setting up the striker to score. Not only that, having a goal but at the same time having to protect the home net, can be assured to continue. Specifically, when meeting the Iraqi team, the ability to hold the ball is only 50/50, so defense must be prioritized before talking about attacking or counter-attacking when there is an opportunity. That is to say, depending on the opponent, depending on the nature of each tournament, the coach can shape the playing style for the whole team, for each match, even different times in a match.

In football, any style of play must be based on the ability and quality of the players, in the way of "having flour to make paste". If playing in the style of "controlling the ball and attacking", the goalkeeper must first be good at playing with his feet, the defense must be flexible and the midfield must have elements that can change state quickly to have a chance of winning. The media is spreading the story that goalkeeper Van Lam always practices playing with his feet after each match, showing that the French coach will not easily give up on this important thing, even though his students have not been playing as fluently as expected.

The retention of midfielders Tuan Anh, Hoang Duc, Hung Dung, Van Toan, Thai Son further proves that the requirement for ball control that he set from the beginning is at least unchanged and will only change according to each opponent and each match. Of course, it is not by chance that he often uses Tuan Tai or Minh Trong, Van Cuong on the wing to carry out flank attacks by combining short and long passes when opportunities arise. That means the team will not stick to one way of playing, but will be flexible and changeable against opponents. Hopefully, what has just been said is not just vague theory or unfounded conjecture.

Those who believe that, just because he wanted to be different from Mr. Park Hang-seo, the French coach has been conservative with his choices since taking office, must be rethinking. It is true that through 6 friendly matches with continuous experiments, people are too impatient with Mr. Troussier's loud voice with "attack" but the attack is hopeless and ineffective. He has given opportunities to too many U23 players, even stars in the... dark, or just shining like Dinh Bac for example. Meanwhile, he did not take care of defense, did not take full advantage of stars who maintained good form, of which Tan Tai is an example. But anyway, up to now, people have seen that Mr. Troussier knows how to listen, knows how to understand, and the elimination of Tien Anh or Van Do is the most specific example, in the context of the time being near. Besides, the fact that he kept Van Quyet, Xuan Manh... shows that he is willing to create opportunities for those who are persistent and determined to the end.

Before the match day against the Philippine team, the French coach continued to not register 3 names according to the regulations, but this generally did not make anyone sad, because the opportunity was still open to everyone. Maybe a goalkeeper, a midfielder and a striker would be among the above, Van Viet, Van Toan and Dinh Bac for example, like the young players who are learning and waiting. At this point, no one is a "favorite student" in the usual sense, but all are national team players, warriors going into battle with the sole goal of winning, of passing the 2nd Qualifying Round.

Finally, the important thing here is whether the French coach can create a connection, create a common strength for the Vietnamese spirit, the Vietnamese will like Mr. Park Hang-seo did or not? Because this will contribute to promoting the strengths, strengths and limiting the weaknesses of the Sao Vang warriors. Not to mention the opening match is always difficult to play, difficult to play smoothly as expected, while the opponent is not a "rookie" as known?

And hope for one crucial thing: The "White Witch" has been hiding all her plans for the big battle and will definitely show her trump card against the Philippines?