In the opening match at the 2023 Asian Cup Vietnam team suffered a defeat with a score of 2-4 against Japan. In this match, the coaching team Troussier took a 2-1 lead until the 44th minute. But then Japan showed its bravery and came back to defeat the Vietnamese team.
After the match, Japanese newspapers acknowledged the team Vietnam national team played well. Targma newspaper had an article: “Coach Troussier’s Vietnam team played well despite losing 2-4 to Japan.” In the article, the author commented: “The Vietnamese team is only ranked 94th in the world, far lower than Japan (ranked 17th). “Golden Dragon” played well despite still accepting defeat with a score of 2- 4 against Japan.
There was no scenario in which Japan defeated the Vietnamese team as expected. On the contrary, the giant of football Asia played extremely hard and had to come back to win.
The Vietnamese team took the field with a very young team, notably Dinh Bac, a 19-year-old player Dinh Bac had a very beautiful header to level the score at 1-1.
Coach Troussier’s team played tenaciously but could not maintain the advantage of taking a 2-1 lead after the goal. Tuan Hai’s victory. Anyway, the Vietnamese team showed many positive points in this match.”
Another Japanese newspaper, Sponichi, admitted: “Despite losing 2-4 to Japan, the team The Vietnamese team still receives praise. Few people even expected that they would surpass Japan with a score of 2-1.
Compared to recent friendly matches, the Vietnamese team was like a different team when meeting Japan. . Coach Troussier clearly studied Japan carefully and had an appropriate response plan.”
Meanwhile, Soccer King headlined: “Japan won an extremely difficult victory over the Vietnamese team “. The author emphasized: “The Japanese team won 10 consecutive matches before the match with the Vietnamese team.
Few people expected that the “Golden Star Warriors” would cause many difficulties. so much for coach Hajime Moriyasu’s team. They created a tight match and caused many difficulties for Japan. The Vietnamese team even took the lead, but in the end Japan remained steadfast with its style of play and showed its class in a timely manner.
Yahoo Sport statistics: “It’s been 4 years and 2 months the Japanese team conceded so many goals in the first 45 minutes.
Hochi newspaper quoted Japan’s most expensive star Takefusa Kubo: “Coach Troussier has ruined our playing style. During the first half he did not let Japan play as he wanted. The Vietnamese team imposes its own playing style. There are a few things that overwhelm us.”
Star Takumi Minamino said: “I have played many matches with Vietnamese teams since I was a young player. Today I was really surprised by their defense as well as their attack ability. I think it’s a quality team.”
In the second match of Group D, the Vietnamese team will face Indonesia on January 19. This is a decisive match for the teacher. coach Troussier.
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