Recently, Mr. Velizar Popov decided to part ways with Thanh Hoa club. The reason comes from a series of 10 draws and losses of the Thanh team in international and domestic competitions.
Accordingly, in the National Cup, Thanh Hoa just suffered a 0-1 defeat to Hai Phong on the evening of March 4, stopped at the 1/8 round and officially became the former champion of the tournament. Before that, they were champions for 2 consecutive years in this playground.
In the V.League, Thanh Hoa went through 6 matches without a win, including 1 loss and 5 draws, falling to 3rd place on the rankings, in the context of opponents chasing each other very closely.
In addition, in the Southeast Asian Cup C1, Mr. Popov's team also stopped early in the group stage when they only won 1 match, drew 3 matches and lost 1 match.
Coach Velizar Popov has been leading Thanh Hoa club since V.League 2023. He is considered the most successful strategist when helping the Thanh team win the National Cup twice in a row in the 2023 and 2023-2024 seasons.
Meanwhile, in the V.League, Thanh Hoa ranked 4th in the 2023 season and 8th in the 2023-2024 season. Currently, they are in 3rd place after 15 rounds of V.League 2024-2025.
