The reason why Coach Park Hang Seo finds it difficult to return to Ho Chi Minh City Club

According to VTC News, the negotiation with Coach Park Hang Seo and Lee Young-jin of Ho Chi Minh City Club has not made significant progress. The team is financially prepared to meet the Korean coach's requirements, but they have not decided to push ahead with the deal. In fact, Coach Park Hang Seo is not the preferred option for Ho Chi Minh City Club.

Analyzing the current situation, it is not surprising that the two coaches Park Hang Seo, Lee Young-jin as well as Ho Chi Minh City Club are not interested in each other.

Ho Chi Minh City Club is less attractive

Ho Chi Minh City FC is not an attractive destination for coaches in terms of expertise at this time. First of all, the team is having internal instability. Information that Ho Chi Minh City FC owes salaries, bonuses and "kickbacks" for last season emerged right after the news that the team planned to recruit coach Park Hang Seo as technical director and invite Mr. Lee Young-jin as head coach.

The team's leadership personally convened a meeting to conduct ideological work with the members, affirming that all outstanding issues would be resolved. The club's announcement affirmed that all support costs (hand-off fees, other fees) for the first leg of the 2023-2024 season would be fully paid. However, the bonuses for the 2022 and 2023 seasons as stated in the "cry for help" petition of the players and assistant coaches were not mentioned in it.

Ho Chi Minh City Club is facing many difficulties.

The turmoil on the coaching bench is also a big problem for Ho Chi Minh City FC. Coach Vu Tien Thanh is not a person with excellent expertise, but it cannot be denied that he has the ability to "win the hearts of the troops" and encourage the players. The fact that 24 members agreed to sign a petition for help shows this. Ho Chi Minh City FC still needs appropriate measures to "heal" the players' psychology.

In terms of pure expertise, Ho Chi Minh City Club is not highly rated in V.League. This is also a very important factor.

They only have Ngo Tung Quoc - right back, Patrik Le Giang - goalkeeper, two rare names that are sought after by some teams in V.League. Ho Tuan Tai, Nguyen Minh Tung, Vo Huy Toan, Nguyen Ha Long have good skills but their performance has declined a lot compared to a few years ago.

Two foreign players Cheik Timite and Paul-Georges Ntep have impressive resumes and are expected to carry the team through difficult times. However, up to now, they are still struggling to adapt to the new environment and cannot be said to have met the expectations of the leaders of Ho Chi Minh City Club.

The squad of Ho Chi Minh City Club is only suitable for the goal of avoiding relegation. Leading the team of the city named after Uncle Ho at this time is a very difficult challenge for any coach.

Ho Chi Minh City Club does not need Coach Park Hang Seo, Lee Young-jin?

Ho Chi Minh City FC understands that they cannot compete for the championship and medals in the current situation. Is it necessary to decide to invite coach Park Hang Seo and his assistants? At this point, it seems that the Ho Chi Minh City FC leadership is leaning towards the answer being "no".

Where can this team get good players to meet the requirements of the Korean coach duo, so that they can fully develop their value? Even with good financial resources, Ho Chi Minh City Club still finds it difficult to buy because the national team players are mainly from Hanoi Police Club, Hanoi FC and The Cong - Viettel . Taking players from these clubs in the middle of the season is almost impossible.

Coach Park Hang Seo is not the right option for Ho Chi Minh City.

With the reputation he has built in Vietnam, it is not easy for Mr. Park to agree to the challenge at Ho Chi Minh City Club when the risk of failure in matches is not low. If he comes to work at Thong Nhat Stadium, the Korean coach must accept this reality.

In the original idea, Coach Park Hang Seo would not take on the role of "captain" but would become the Technical Director of Ho Chi Minh City Club. The person in charge of the head coach role would be Mr. Lee Young-jin. This plan would theoretically help Mr. Park "avoid" pressure if Ho Chi Minh City Club did not perform as expected.

What Ho Chi Minh City FC really needs right now is a coach who understands the team's situation and the current state of the V.League to have the best plan for the team. Ho Chi Minh City FC must stay in the league before considering plans to rebuild and upgrade the squad in the 2024/2025 V.League. Recently, Mr. Chung Hae-seong has also been contacted by Ho Chi Minh City FC.

Chung Hae-seong's biggest advantage is clearly his familiarity with the Vietnamese football environment as well as the Ho Chi Minh City Club. In addition, the expert born in 1958 - who was an assistant to coach Guus Hiddink of the Korean team at the 2002 World Cup - also wants to return to work in the V.League.

The final decision will be made in the next few days, but Ho Chi Minh City FC cannot continue playing with an interim coach.

Mai Phuong

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