From Van Quyet's wishes
Playing for nearly 20 years in the V.League, striker Nguyen Van Quyet witnessed the ups and downs of the national professional football league. He expressed his joy when Vietnamese centers and clubs paid much attention to the training of young players. Because that is one of the factors creating stability and sustainable development for a national football background.
In addition, the 35-year-old veteran striker also hopes that Vietnamese football will pay more attention to facilities, in parallel with the current internal training stage.
In the context of the young factor being elevated, I still see one thing that needs to be improved. That is the football field. Football needs to be a stage to attract the attention of fans in the stands. This sport also needs a beautiful grass surface for players to fully develop their abilities on the field," Van Quyet shared.
He expressed his opinion: "I really hope V.League clubs will improve the stadium to better perform with more construction items. For our players, beautiful grass means avoiding higher injury risks. The quality of the match is also guaranteed.
Van Quyet is not the only player who expressed hope that V.League teams will pay more attention to the stadium. 1 year ago, when he and Nam Dinh went to Japan to play in Japan, goalkeeper Tran Nguyen Manh was also surprised by the high-class training conditions here.
The 36-year-old goalkeeper wishes that V.League could have grass equivalent to a training ground in Japan. Just like that, Vietnamese players are capable of showing off and demonstrating higher techniques than what they do in the domestic league.
We can see how well the young U23 Vietnam players played on beautiful grass in Saudi Arabia at the 2026 AFC U23 Championship finals. That is a typical proof that investing in infrastructure and fields is as important as nurturing young talents," Van Quyet continued.
V.League stadium is still not beautiful
Nam Dinh FC head coach - Mauro Jeronimo also once talked about macro and micro factors in the V.League. He said that the actual playing time on the field of many Vietnamese professional matches has only stopped at about 50-60 minutes.
In addition to issues related to time-wasting, VAR, injuries..., the quality of the pitch greatly affects expertise. The Portuguese coach takes the English Premier League as a standard. A beautiful, flat grass surface will help teams easily implement tactical elements with high intensity.
In which, the speed of the ball rolling when the player makes a pass has also reached the perfect threshold, the adverse impact from the grass surface is almost minimized.
Conversely, in the V.League, many stadiums are bumpy, with withered grass interspersed, leading to a significant impact on the basic ball control ability of players. Notably, the story of stadiums, from the degradation of stands, auxiliary works to poor quality pitch surfaces, has not been thoroughly resolved until the 2025-2026 season.
The refrain of harsh weather in the North, affecting the process of grass care, always becomes a smokescreen that many clubs use whenever the media speaks out.
In fact, most teams do not even have enough equipment to carry out cutting, pruning, watering or heating grass before, during and after the match. Field care staff are also only basically trained. Invisibly, the fields in the V.League fall into a sine wave graph, with the boundary between good and bad fluctuating after only a few rounds.
In the stands, many teams also do not pay attention to the experience of fans. Side facilities lack amenities, old seats, and accompanying services still maintain the habit of 10-15 years ago.
Obviously, if it weren't for local love or support for the team, it would be very difficult for V.League clubs to attract spectators to the stadium to enjoy a match, even though the entrance ticket is even lower than a bowl of pho.
