According to Vietnamese media outlet vnexpress, Troussier, a famous French coach, will soon become the coach of the Vietnam national team. The Vietnam Football Association (VFA) has approved Troussier to become the coach of the national team, which will be officially announced at the end of February. The two sides will sign a two-year contract, including a one-year renewal clause. In addition, Troussier will also be the head coach of the Vietnam u23 team.
"White Witch" for two months.
South Korean coach Park Hyung-soo will greatly increase the annual salary of "White Wizard" Troussier compared to his predecessor. Previously, Park's annual salary was 600,000 dollars, while Troussier's will be more than 2 million dollars. He will become the highest paid coach in the history of the Vietnam national team. Troussier is 67 years old. He has coached national teams of Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, South Africa, Japan, Qatar and Morocco. He has also coached Shenzhen and Zhejiang teams in the Chinese Super League. Troussier has been the coach of Vietnam's u19 national youth team and has some knowledge of Vietnamese soccer.
Jean-Marie Troisière (1985-), French soccer player
After resigning from Japan, Troussier has been repeatedly linked to coaching the Chinese men's soccer team. Although he was once a popular candidate for national soccer coach, he never picked up the job for various reasons. Park Heng-wook officially left after the Southeast Asian Football Championship, where he led his team to a second place finish, losing to Thailand in the final. After Park Hang-wook's decision to leave, Vietnam began the coach selection process. Last December, Troussier's name was linked to Vietnam.
As things stand, Troussier's coaching of Vietnam is only waiting for an official announcement and the Vietnamese team has a real coach. Troussier has been successful in Japan, and the small and fast style of Vietnamese soccer should also fit Troussier's coaching style. In addition, Lee Young Kim, the assistant coach during Park Hang-su's tenure in Vietnam, gave up the opportunity to coach the club independently as the head coach and will continue to serve as the assistant coach of Vietnam to assist the new coach Troussier. According to the analysis of Vietnamese media, it is a good thing for Lee Young Kim to stay on as he has worked with Park Hang-su for more than 5 years and knows Vietnamese soccer very well.
Vietnam's soccer has undergone a major overhaul
It is worth mentioning that last year today (February 1), the first day of the Year of the Tiger, the national soccer team and Vietnam played a crucial match in the 2022 World Qualifying Top 12 group stage. As a result, the national soccer team lost 1-3 and thus missed the Qatar World Cup finals two rounds early. China's early exit was not beyond the expectations of the vast majority of people, but the team's performance further fueled concerns about the future of Chinese soccer.
The efficient replacement by the Vietnam Football Association (VFA) has also been an embarrassment for the Chinese Football Association (CFA). Earlier this month, the CFA began the process of selecting coaches for the national soccer team, including Queiroz, Ola Royo and Paulo - foreign teachers familiar with Asian soccer - but since then, they seem to have taken no further action and the coaching selection process has come to a standstill. Since the Top 12 loss, nearly a year, China's men's soccer team has still not begun the new World Cup cycle of preparation for the 2023 Asian Cup date is getting closer and closer, it can be said that the national soccer preparation time is getting less and less for the subsequent 2026 World Cup Asian qualifiers, in the Asian qualification quota increased to 8.5, the Asian team is in the process of orderly preparation for the Chinese soccer is still in.
National Football Team Training (Data Chart)
Vietnamese soccer has been working hard. At the end of last year, after an 11-day meeting, the Vietnam Football Association made important changes. Among them, the Football League, Women's League and Futsal League will be expanded with the addition of a naturalized player. In the previous world qualifiers, Vietnam only had Dang Van Linh (Dangkov) and Adriano Schmidt and other players who have yet to play for the national soccer team. With the new regulations, Filip Nguyen (selected as the Czech national team's senior goalkeeper), Jason Vinh, Jason Pang Dang (Ligue 2 defender), Martin Rowe (Australian player) and others can come back to play in the Vietnamese league so that they are expected to become Vietnamese international players in the future.
