Coach Troussier: Vietnamese public opinion does not understand team football; Cambodia participates in FIFA Series with African and South American teams
(Baonghean.vn) - Coach Troussier believes that the Vietnamese team does not have any outstanding stars, so he will prioritize the collective when building a playing style; The FIFA days at the end of March will be historic days for the "lowland" teams. Those are the outstanding sports news in the past 24 hours.
Conceding 2 goals in extra time, Hanoi FC lost bitterly to Nam Dinh
Nam Dinh FC won an emotional victory over Hanoi FC thanks to 2 goals in extra time in round 11 of V.League.
Coach Troussier: Vietnamese public opinion does not fully understand team football
The head coach of the Vietnam team said:"When the team loses, people criticize why this player didn't play well, why that player played so badly. Of course, fans and the media are not members of the team, so that reaction is normal. Inside and outside the team are two different worlds. Therefore, it is difficult for the media to understand the team and discipline."
"For me, an individual-based strategy is not enough. The reason is that Vietnamese players are at a lower level due to lack of ability, experience and physical strength. Therefore, I choose a team-based strategy. I ask the players to work as a team.", said Mr. Troussier.
The head coach of the Vietnam national team believes that his two colleagues Hajime Moriyasu (Japan) and Jurgen Klinsmann (former coach of South Korea) do not demand much from the collective. This is the main reason for the failure of the two leading Asian teams at the 2023 Asian Cup.
MU meets Liverpool in FA Cup quarter-finals
This morning (February 29), the next matches of the 5th round of the FA Cup 2023/2024 took place. Big teams like Chelsea, MU or Liverpool all got favorable results to win tickets to continue.
Accordingly, MU and Liverpool will meet in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup 2023/2024 after overcoming their opponents in round 5.
Cambodia to compete in FIFA Series with African and South American teams
The FIFA days at the end of March will be historic days for "lowland" teams and even teams without tournaments to play will still be facilitated by FIFA.
FIFA under President Gianni Infantino has turned every promise into action. While at the end of March most teams participated in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, play-offs, Euros... FIFA created an international playground for teams that did not have the opportunity to compete to play international friendly matches.
In Asia, in addition to the 36 national teams entering the third and fourth rounds of the 2026 World Cup/2027 Asian Cup qualifiers, the remaining 12 teams such as Cambodia, Laos, Brunei, Sri Lanka, Mongolia, Bangladesh, etc. are facilitated by FIFA by being divided into regions, areas, and geographically convenient to compete in the FIFA Days schedule. These tournaments are sponsored by FIFA with all costs so that the teams can gather in one country and compete.