Truong Tien Anh

On the evening of January 9, Vietnam time, coach Philippe Troussier’s team had a “rehearsal” before the 2024 Asian Cup with a 1-2 defeat against Kyrgyzstan. This is a duel that the two teams decided to play in private to ensure strategy secrecy before the official matches. With recent results and records, below are 3 things learned from Golden Star Warriors.

1. Weakness that is difficult to cure

Against a team 4 places lower on the FIFA rankings, the Vietnamese team played confidently when deploying a familiar ball control style of play. However, the difficult-to-treat disease continues to appear when coach Philippe Troussier’s team still shows deadlock in situations approaching the opponent’s goal. This is truly a difficult problem that has existed for a long time with the Golden Star Warriors.

Not only that, the weakness in the defense was shown again. It was a situation where the return pass was weak in the 30th minute, allowing Kyrgyzstan to steal the ball and open the score. The second goal also came from laxity in the lower line. Clearly, the Vietnamese team still cannot overcome the errors that have existed for a long time under coach Philippe Troussier.

2. Tien Anh made his mark

Truong Tien Anh is a name that has caused a lot of controversy as he has often been used by coach Philippe Troussier over the past time. He was continuously recruited and appeared in matches in October. However, in the second qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup, players on the Viettel payroll were eliminated before participating in the Vietnam national team’s preparations. for the 2024 Asian Cup. Then, in the face of many doubts, the factor born in 1999 made his mark in the encounter with the Kyrgyzstan national team.

It was Truong Tien Anh who scored the only goal to level the score at 1-1 in the 63rd minute for Vietnam national team before we conceded a goal later to close the match. The goal scored promises to help the 24-year-old player be retained by coach Philippe Troussier for the official matches at the 2024 Asian Cup. It also makes him more confident to prove his ability if he continues to play in the future. next time.

3. Necessary test

Before the 2024 Asian Cup campaign, the Vietnamese team went through a storm of injuries when they had to say goodbye to 9 pillars and bring a fairly young squad to the tournament. Obviously, with the current force, mistakes in competitions are inevitable. The defeat against Kyrgyzstan continued to point out the weaknesses of Do Hung Dung and his teammates, allowing coach Philippe Troussier to evaluate and learn from the players and make necessary adjustments.

The recent defeat also shows that the Vietnamese team will face many difficulties in official matches against strong opponents such as Japan, Iraq or Indonesia. Coach Philippe Troussier may have also seen the necessary factors to fill in the names and list of the final 26 players participating in the 2024 Asian Cup.