The Vietnamese team just finished 3 friendly matches in October 2023 against opponents China, Uzbekistan and South Korea with a record of all losses.
The Vietnamese team's strikers were very unlucky in front of the Korean goal.
In fact, under coach Troussier, the "golden star warriors" have played 6 friendly matches with a record of 3 wins, 3 losses but only scored 4 goals.
In the previous period when the Vietnamese team was led by coach Park Hang-seo and played defensive counter-attack, the scoring efficiency of the red-shirt players was even better.
Under the French coach, the Vietnamese team often proactively deploys the ball from home, coordinates in groups of 3-4 players and especially makes a lot of short passes.
This way of playing is shown right in the matches with strong opponents like China, Uzbekistan or most recently Korea.
Unfortunately, the control and attack of the Vietnamese team have not been effective.
The red shirt strikers appeared confused in the final third of the field and lacked ideas to penetrate the opponent's defense.
In the match against Uzbekistan, the strikers of the red team could not even launch any shots on target.
Faces like Van Toan, Cong Phuong, Tien Linh or Tuan Hai all lost their killer instinct.
This is also the reason why coach Troussier had to put a pure midfielder like Hoang Duc up to play as a striker in some past matches.
This situation is very worrying, especially when coach Troussier and the Vietnamese team are about to participate in the second qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup.
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