No mass immigration
"In fact, after the match where Vietnam lost to Malaysia 0-4, many of us had gray hair thinking and worrying about what to do in the future. We analyzed many other football backgrounds, there were also football backgrounds that they naturalized, but the consequences and how to balance with the domestic football movement were things that had to be calculated.
If we don't take the right steps, the national team may become stronger in 1-2 years, but the domestic system will weaken, the motivation for domestic players, and youth training at clubs will also be affected. Sustainable club development is the core," said VFF President Tran Quoc Tuan.
In the first leg away match of the final qualifying round of the 2027 Asian Cup, the Vietnamese team lost 0-4 to Malaysia. In this match, Malaysia used 9 naturalized players, completely surpassing the "Golden Star Warriors" in strength.
"The issue of identity, pride in each culture, each country is different. We think a lot. Vietnamese football is persistently on a path of strong development from internal strength, with calculation, if we strengthen and add naturalized players, it must be appropriate, not like other countries.
By doing so, the national team will become stronger on one hand and motivate domestic players on the other hand. Recently, many clubs have changed, making a turning point. For example, a First Division team that has just been promoted to the V-League has had a project and a breakthrough idea, helping football develop sustainably. Those thoughts come from the love for football, helping the national team become stronger in the future," the head of VFF emphasized.
Continue to invest in youth football
"Football requires patience. I have been playing football for 25 years now. After losing to Malaysia, I lost sleep for two nights, falling into the state of 2006, when preparing for the 2007 Asian Cup. For the first time, Vietnam was the host country but lost half of the team. But then we were one of the four host countries to reach the quarterfinals. Just one year later, the Vietnamese team won the 2008 AFF Cup for the first time. What makes a victory is practice, practice and practice.
I think we need to take fundamental and careful steps before changes, to choose the right direction, to bring development motivation, and to maintain identity. We continue to invest in youth teams. In the past and in the future, many youth teams have gone abroad for training, such as to Japan, Germany... Every year, VFF invests in 30 trips for youth teams to go to Japan, in addition, the teams go to compete in China with very high-quality tournaments," said Mr. Tran Quoc Tuan.
"On August 3, VFF will sign a cooperation agreement with the Chinese Football Federation. The Chinese side assessed that Vietnam has made breakthrough and successful developments in recent times. The exchange between the two Federations and the interest of the two States in football are very valuable.
This year, U22 Vietnam, the futsal team and most recently U16 Vietnam are training and competing in China. Hopefully we will have such training trips to gradually improve. Only by playing with strong teams can players develop significantly, but if they only play domestically, they will not have many opportunities to improve.
VFF also plans to send the U15 or U20 teams to Europe for training to prepare for the SEA Games in the next 2 years. That is a very feasible plan. I hope everyone will join VFF to have sustainable development and show their identity," Mr. Tran Quoc Tuan concluded.
Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/chu-tich-vff-mat-ngu-bac-dau-vi-chuyen-cau-thu-nhap-tich-2412292.html
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