How is Hoang Duc affected by being relegated to the First Division?

Saying goodbye to The Cong Viettel , Nguyen Hoang Duc will move to Phu Dong Ninh Binh Club and play in the National First Division 2024/2025. Hoang Duc has the right to choose his career and earn money honestly. However, there are clearly still big risks in both image and brand for the Vietnam Golden Ball 2023.

Professional influence

" In my opinion, Hoang Duc playing in the First Division is not too terrible. Whether or not it will affect the brand is not yet possible to determine exactly how much. But in terms of expertise, it is inevitable that Hoang Duc will be affected," commentator Ngo Quang Tung answered VTC News' question about the top star of Vietnamese football moving to a First Division team.

This expert analyzed: " The number of matches that Hoang Duc has to compete in and accumulate expertise is not much. The First Division is not the right environment for his level.

The media will follow and mention him. The nature of the tournament, the quality response will not be able to attract fans, it will affect Hoang Duc's level. Anyway, hope everything will pass quickly. Who knows, he will only play for a while and then move to another team ."

Nguyen Hoang Duc says goodbye to The Cong Viettel.

Before moving to Phu Dong Ninh Binh, Hoang Duc was a "hot" face in the Vietnamese sports scene in general and football in particular. The midfielder born in 1998 is friendly, good-looking, and has a beautiful playing style on the field.

However, it is difficult to say that he is the most "sought after" player. Because, there are still many others who always receive attention even though their professional performance is not on par with Nguyen Hoang Duc.

" There are many other factors that come into play, such as the appearance must be more attractive, there must be shining moments like Quang Hai or simply like Cong Phuong. These are products of the media," Mr. Tung frankly assessed.

People are asking how long it will take for Hoang Duc to return to V.League or simply whether he can maintain his appeal in a First Division team. After all, the First Division only has 3 teams that "want" to be promoted. If Hoang Duc is not professional or absent due to unavoidable reasons, his image will gradually fade.

Big risk

A sports marketing expert said: “ Hoang Duc is one of the players with good recognition but not the hottest in the football world. Technically, he is one of the best in the last 5 years. He has won the national championship, has individual titles, and is stable at both club and team level.

But Hoang Duc's commercial value is not too great. Hoang Duc is very good at expertise but his social and media influence is not the strongest brand. Compared to Quang Hai, Tien Dung or some HAGL players, it is not equal .

According to this person, being relegated to the First Division helps Hoang Duc get a huge signing bonus, exceeding the advertising income that this player can receive during that many years of contract. In return, the risk of personal image awaits the star from Hai Duong .

Some companies place great importance on the professional status of the player - the representative of the image and brand of their products. They are not willing to use advertising with a player who is playing in a lower league, for a team more or less involved in transfer controversy.

Not to mention, although Hoang Duc is not heavily criticized, a part of fans cannot be satisfied when seeing the brightest star of Vietnamese football return to the First Division. One of the most expected players to go abroad has chosen the opposite direction. If Hoang Duc returns to V.League for 1 year, he can ease his professional worries.

In terms of commercial image, Hoang Duc probably considered for a long time before deciding to take the risk and make the trade-off.

Throughout the past year, Hoang Duc played better in his club matches than in his national team matches. A few months ago, many people blamed Mr. Troussier. Now, coach Kim Sang-sik is also struggling with the problem of how to use Hoang Duc effectively. Hoang Duc missed the opportunity to become the number one player.

Tuan Anh

Source: https://vtcnews.vn/xuong-hang-nhat-thi-dau-hoang-duc-bi-anh-huong-the-nao-ar901363.html