Basically, the Vietnamese national team gathered this time are mainly players who participated in the FIFA Days reunions this year. This is also understandable because they are people who have spent a long time being trained by the French strategist and mastered the playing philosophy he built for the Vietnamese team.
Notably, among the players who were called up by coach Troussier is the return of Nguyen Thanh Chung (Hanoi FC). This defender participated in the team’s FIFA Days reunion in June 2023, but then did not make the final list.
Thanh Chung returned to the Vietnam national team. Photo: VFF.
In addition, it is impossible not to mention the presence of a number of new recruits given the opportunity by Coach Troussier. They are goalkeeper Nguyen Filip, defenders Le Ngoc Bao, Do Thanh Thinh and midfielder Nguyen Hai Long.
Goalkeeper Nguyen Filip officially received the decision to be granted Vietnamese citizenship on December 19. This is a sufficient condition for Filip Nguyen to complete the procedure to wear the national team shirt. Before returning to Vietnam to play for CAHN Club, Nguyen Filip spent 8 years playing in the Czech Republic national championship.
Meanwhile, Le Ngoc Bao, Do Thanh Thinh and Nguyen Hai Long are also quite familiar names to Vietnamese fans. Ngoc Bao and Thanh Thinh were part of the U22 Vietnam squad that won the 30th SEA Games and attended the 2020 U23 Asian Finals, while Nguyen Hai Long also played for the U22 Vietnam team that won the 31st SEA Games, then entered the fourth quarter. U23 Asia 2022 results.
Hai Long expressed: “The feeling is still the same as the first time, focusing on playing and contributing to the national team is the highest duty of every player. Every tournament, I watch and cheer, hoping that one day I can play for the national team.”
Hai Long is one of four rookies summoned by coach Roussier to prepare for the 2023 Asian Cup.
The Vietnam national team will gather on December 31, in which players including Que Ngoc Hai, Nguyen Thanh Chung, Le Ngoc Bao, Do Thanh Thinh and Nguyen Hai Long will gather at the same time as the U23 group (from December 28). 12) to check health status as well as create good rhythm with the team. The entire team will practice at the Vietnam Youth Football Training Center field until January 5, 2024, when they will leave for Qatar to train before the 2023 Asian Cup finals.
In addition, Coach Troussier also summoned a large force of players from the U23 age group to prepare for the 2024 U23 Asian Finals, which will take place in April 2024. Accordingly, there will be 29 players including 3 goalkeepers who will be training with the Vietnam national team. According to the plan, the group of U23 players preparing for the 2024 U23 Asian Finals will focus on training at the Vietnam Youth Football Training Center from December 28, 2023 to January 4, 2024.
List of 34 Vietnamese national team players preparing for the 2023 Asian Cup.
