I was not shocked to lose to South Korea. It was a deserved loss, but I was hoping for some resistance, which is why the Vietnamese are frustrated by the six-goal defeat.

Vietnam, led by coach Philippe Trousier, traveled to South Korea last week for a favorable learning experience. They lost 0-6 against Klinsmann's Lake Kinsman in an A-match trial at Suwon World Cup Stadium. The Koreans were outplayed by Europeans such as Son Heung-min (Tottenham Hotspur), Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich), Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain) and Chung Woo-young (Stuttgart).

Vietnam was completely overwhelmed by Korea. Until last year, they had qualified for the World Cup in Asia and reached the quarterfinals of the 2019 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup in the UAE. They thought they were the next big thing in Southeast Asia and wanted to compete with the top teams in Asia, but the gap between them and South Korea was huge.

Even Vietnam is not used to losing by six goals. According to Vietnamese media outlet Express, Vietnam suffered its third six-goal defeat in history. They thought they had turned the corner, so they wanted to test their competitiveness against South Korea, but they only got a sigh of relief. 바카라사이트

In January, Vietnam ended a five-year stint with coach Park Hang-seo. In his long tenure with the Vietnamese national team, from the A team to the U-23 team, Park has achieved great things. Starting with a runner-up finish at the U-23 Asian Cup in his first year, he raised expectations by winning the 2018 ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Mitsubishi Cup and finishing fourth at the 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games. Since then, the team has continued to show remarkable results every year, giving the country great confidence.

After the departure of Park Hang-seo, Trousier, who led Japan to the round of 16 at the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup, took over. He vowed to take Vietnam to the next level, but the team lost to China (0-2), Uzbekistan (0-2) and South Korea in October alone. In three games, the team scored no goals and conceded 10.

There is no shortage of dissatisfaction. Vietnamese media outlet Nguoi Lao Dong said, "Vietnam's loss to South Korea made me worry. The score of 0-6 is the biggest defeat in nearly eight years," said Nguoi Lao Dong, a Vietnamese media outlet, "and it raises doubts about Coach Tru Xie's player selection and tactics."

"Coach Park Hang-seo played a counterattacking defense and competed equally with the best teams in Asia, including Japan, Australia, Saudi Arabia and the UAE," the media said. "Coach Trousier said he would change the way Vietnam possessed the ball and attacked aggressively. I thought the Vietnamese players had improved, but they were sluggish and their tactics were inefficient."

"The general consensus is that Vietnam has declined from the U-23 national team to the A national team since Park Hang Seo's time," he said. "The height and fitness of the players selected by Coach Tru Xie are inferior to their seniors. They are not yet fit enough to compete in the third round of qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup North and Central America, let alone the Asian Cup next year."

Meanwhile, Trousier said after the South Korea game, "We played a top-notch team and didn't get the result. Korea is a good team. We are in the process of building a new team. We are preparing for the World Cup. We will not let today's result affect us."