Coach Troussier: 'This is not the time to resign'
(Baonghean.vn) - Speaking after the heavy loss to the Indonesian team, coach Troussier said that now is not the time to talk about resigning.
On the evening of March 26, the Vietnamese team suffered their second consecutive defeat in just 5 days against the Indonesian team. The “Golden Star Warriors” collapsed right at the fiery My Dinh stadium with a 3-0 loss.
Speaking after the match, coach Philippe Troussier said: "The Vietnamese team created a significant number of opportunities, more than 10 finishing situations on the Indonesian goal. But we were ineffective in handling the final step.
The players' efforts to create such opportunities were not due to luck. Despite the psychological pressure, the players maintained their will and effort until the end of the match, adhering to the tactics.
As a coach, I admire the players for their discipline until the last minute. In today's match, I think that if the Vietnamese team had scored a goal at some point, the match would have gone in a different direction."
"Today, I just want to talk about the players' performance. As for my future, I want everyone to mention it at another time. Indonesia has become stronger, with more quality additions to the squad. Conceding an early goal made the game difficult for the Vietnam team.
The whole team then tried to find a way to get back into the game and find an equalizer. I said we were only missing one goal to have a better game. In football, we have to accept reality," the French strategist added about the match.
Currently, the Vietnamese team is 4 points behind Indonesia and there are only 2 matches left in Group F of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, however, coach Troussier is still optimistic: "With the current situation, in theory we have 2 matches left, we can win a maximum of 6 points. In addition, if we want to overcome Indonesia, they have to lose points in the remaining 2 matches. In football, anything can happen so we still have a chance."
In response to the question of why Quang Hai was not used in the two matches against Indonesia in March, coach Troussier affirmed: "In my role as coach, who to use is my final decision.
The Vietnam team has 28 players and there will be those who cannot be selected for use in the match. I have my own strategy when using substitutions."
With 3 points after 4 matches and 4 points behind Indonesia before the last 2 matches, the Vietnam team has almost no chance of passing the second qualifying round of Group F of the 2026 World Cup in Asia./.