On December 31, 2023, coach Troussier’s team officially gathered to prepare for the 2024 Asian Cup finals that will take place this January in Qatar. Even though he had only started training for a few days, the unfortunate news called “injury storm” that continued to hit the Vietnamese team made the French strategist restless. In total, there were 6 factors who had to leave the Golden Star Warriors and return to the club due to various issues.
Many U23 players have appeared and trained together with the Vietnam national team. Photo: VFF.
Specifically, on the first day of the team reunion, the “White Witch” decided to eliminate goalkeeper Dang Van Lam, midfielder Nguyen Duc Chien and striker Nguyen Thanh Nhan. All three of the above factors must return to the club’s colors and officially miss the 2024 Asian Cup. Previously, Nguyen Thanh Chung and Hoang Van Toan were also unable to join their teammates for the same reason. On the evening of December 31, 2023, midfielder Bui Tien Dung was eliminated just… half a day after being called up for additional training because he did not meet the medical examination requirements.
Besides the 6 names that had to say goodbye to the Vietnam national team, there are still at least 3 other factors who have suffered pain over the past time and are unlikely to have the best performance at the Asian Cup in the near future. They are midfielder Que Ngoc Hai, midfielder Nguyen Hoang Duc and striker Nguyen Tien Linh. Obviously, coach Troussier is facing a series of concerns about the personnel situation before the 2024 Asian Cup.
Coach Troussier has a headache with the injury situation in the Vietnam national team right now. Photo: VFF.
Coach Troussier adds 8 new faces to the Vietnam national team
To cope with the current difficult situation, VFF revealed, The French coach promoted 8 U23 players to practice with their seniors to balance the forces. At this time, Vietnam national team gathered with 40 players.
In the coming days, Coach Troussier will select 30 names to go to Qatar for training (January 5). After that, the captain of the Vietnam national team will shorten the personnel again, finalizing the final 26 faces to officially attend the 2024 Asian Cup. It is known that, although they have not fully recovered, Nguyen Hoang Duc and Do Duy Manh still have name on the list because the country’s military leader is very confident that these two pillars can recover in time before the match with Japan.
