Coach Troussier wants Vietnam to score less goals from free kicks
Both of Vietnam's goals in the match at Viet Tri Stadium on the evening of September 12 were scored from fixed shots. The first was the opening goal in the 12th minute, from a penalty kick by Nguyen Dinh Bac. Next was a corner kick for Nguyen Huu Nam to score to increase the score to 2-1 in the 77th minute.
According to coach Troussier, this match Vietnam controlled the game well but could not find the correct solutions in live ball coordination situations. He believes that these two goals reflect the current situation of Vietnamese football, when clubs expect a lot from set pieces or high balls from tall players.
"Fixed situations are the strength of Vietnamese football. But we need to expand the scope and perform better, while reducing the proportion," the French coach said. "What happened in this match reflects domestic football. There, the goals mostly come from set pieces, or wait for the excellence of foreign players. This cannot be improved any time soon. My goal is Improve the quality of the team, play fairly with opponents. To do that, the team needs to play better and have more goals from open situations."
Vietnam won an early ticket to the 2024 U23 Asian finals, thanks to a 6-0 victory over Guam and 1-0 over Yemen. Therefore, coach Troussier gave many opportunities to reserve players when meeting Singapore, retaining only three players in the main squad compared to the last match: defender Ngoc Thang, midfielder Thai Son and Hoang Van Toan.
With a comfortable mentality, the home team dominated, created many opportunities and took the lead twice. However, coach Troussier's students also had indiscretions, allowing Singapore to equalize. Asked about this overly open playing style, the 68-year-old strategist said that the result was not the goal of this match, and that having won a ticket to the next round made many players lose their determination, spirit and somewhat. Lack of concentration at decisive moments.
He added: "I don't blame the players, because the goal of winning tickets to the next round has been achieved, they can all play. But this is also a lesson. They control the ball well but their playing style must be more lethal. , must score more goals. This is also a lesson for me. In this match, I let the players play more freely than usual. When playing like this, the players need to be more accurate in their decisions. This match is just everything. It's just not enough."
