Coach Chu Dinh Nghiem, a 'cold' and classy figure of Vietnamese football

While still in charge of Hanoi FC, Coach Chu Dinh Nghiem had many star players, was supported by the capital team's leadership, and recruited a series of quality domestic and foreign players. Leading a club with a "huge" squad depth like Hanoi FC helped the Thanh Hoa coach not have to think too much about the force.

However, when he decided to sit in the hot seat at Hai Phong , where there are only players in the process of finding themselves, Coach Chu Dinh Nghiem received a lot of skepticism from fans and experts, in the process of helping the port city team regain its position like in the golden age.

Coach Chu Dinh Nghiem's rarely smiling face

In response to those doubts, Coach Chu Dinh Nghiem revived players who had fallen out of favor at HAGL such as Chau Ngoc Quang or Trieu Viet Hung, helping Hai Huy regain his form after injury. Bui Tien Dung also became excellent under the hands of the 51-year-old coach. And in his first season with Hai Phong, Coach Chu Dinh Nghiem caused a shock when he almost helped the Port team win the 2021 V-League when he lost to the champion Hanoi FC by only 3 points.

In the 2023 season, Hai Phong did not achieve very high results when they only finished in 6th place overall. But in all fairness, with the team no longer having Chau Ngoc Quang, Rimario or Hoang Thai Binh , the achievements of Coach Chu Dinh Nghiem and Hai Phong in V-League 2023 are considered acceptable.

The Thanh Hoa coach's mark when leading the Hai Phong team is not only in terms of achievements, but also in the way he revived unknown or outdated players. Players born in 1997 and 1998 who participated in the U.20 World Cup such as Luong Hoang Nam or Ho Minh Di were given opportunities and conditions by Mr. Nghiem to play well for Hai Phong.

Or goalkeeper Dinh Trieu, 4 years ago he was an employee of an oil and gas company, now he is the number 1 goalkeeper of Hai Phong and has become the second choice in the Vietnam national team under coach Troussier. Coach Chu Dinh Nghiem's contribution is not small, when he discovered Dinh Trieu's talent in 2021, thereby giving the goalkeeper from Thai Binh the opportunity to shine.

Other names such as Nguyen Van Minh, Pham Trung Hieu, Hoang Thai Binh, Martin Lo or especially Nguyen Huu Son were also revived by the 51-year-old captain. Trieu Viet Hung, after a period of being trained by Mr. Nghiem, has now become the backbone of the Vietnamese team.

Entering the 2023-2024 season, the squad under coach Chu Dinh Nghiem will not have many changes. However, past Vietnamese football talents such as Le Tien Anh and Nguyen Trong Dai have come to Hai Phong Club as a way to save their careers. And coach Chu Dinh Nghiem is expected to be the lifebuoy for this duo to regain their peak.

Although the 2023 - 2024 V-League has just begun, coach Chu Dinh Nghiem has left fans of the port city team with a lot of expectations. In addition to the 3rd place in this year's V-League after 2 rounds, Hai Phong is currently also excellently holding the top position in the AFC Cup, and has a great chance of passing the group stage. These are just the warm-up steps of Hai Phong this season and we have every right to hope for an explosive season for the Lach Tray home team.

Mr. Nghiem hardly shows any significant emotions, in each match - except for the grim look on his face. He is grim when losing, and grim when winning. That is why he is called the cold character of Vietnamese football. But also a truly classy character.

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