Compared to the time of coach Park Hang-seo, the current Vietnam national team does not have many players with a height of over 1m8. Statistics among the 24 teams participating in the 2024 Asian Cup, the average height of Vietnamese players is about 1m754, the lowest in the tournament.
Vietnamese national team players have the lowest average height in the 2024 Asian Cup. Photo: VFF.
The person with the best height on the Vietnam national team is goalkeeper Filip Nguyen (1m93). Next is the trio of defenders Bui Hoang Viet Anh (1m86), Ho Tan Tai and Nguyen Thanh Binh (both 1m81). Physical defects will cause the Vietnamese team under coach Troussier to lose out to their colleagues when it comes to “air combat” or ball disputes or speed racing.
In addition, the parameters of weight or average age also show that the Vietnamese team is in the bottom group at this Asian Cup. The core force of Coach Troussier’s army is being rejuvenated, with a blend of young talent and experienced veterans.
Therefore, considering the average age, the Vietnamese team is the fourth youngest at the tournament with a parameter of 25.8, behind Indonesia (24.8), Tajikistan (25) and Kyrgyzstan (25.4). Vietnam national team is also one of 5 teams with all players playing for domestic clubs, besides India, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Filip Nguyen and Bui Hoang Viet Anh are the two players with the best height on the Vietnam national team.
Japan and Australia are one of two teams that own many players playing in foreign tournaments, both with over 20 people. Among the Vietnamese players going to Qatar are Filip Nguyen, Nguyen Van Toan, and Nguyen Quang Hai who used to play football abroad.
At the 2024 Asian Cup, Vietnam is in Group D with Japan, Iraq and Indonesia. Coach Troussier and his team moved to Qatar on January 5 for training before the tournament. According to the plan, Vietnam National Team will play a friendly match with Kyrgyzstan on January 9 before withdrawing from the list to participate in the 2024 Asian Cup.
In the opening match of the group stage, Vietnam will face Japan at 6:30 p.m. on January 14. After that, coach Troussier’s team competes against Indonesia at 9:30 p.m. on January 19, before closing the group stage with a rematch against Iraq at 6:30 p.m. on January 24.
Vietnam national team’s matches at the 2024 Asian Cup are broadcast on VTV channels and the FPT Play system.