The more ambitious, the more stressed
At the V.League 2025-2026 launch ceremony, coach Makoto Teguramori emphasized his ambition to win a domestic double with Hanoi FC.
The Japanese coach has reason to be confident about the next journey in the capital team, especially when he returned last season, he helped the team speed up and win the overall runner-up position.
The Hanoi FC leadership also has high expectations for the leadership ability of the strategist who helped Japan win the U23 Asian Championship 10 years ago.
However, after a short time, coach Makoto had to say goodbye to the team. The failure in the National Cup qualifiers and a poor start in the V.League forced him to leave, before the capital team appointed new captain Harry Kewell.
Meanwhile, coach Nguyen Anh Duc - who was assigned to help Becamex HCMC enter the top 3 of V.League this season - also left the "hot seat" after the 6th round.
Before the breakup, rumors about him not receiving support from players and the team's leadership appeared in the media. This rumor forced Becamex HCMC to correct and then transfer the role.
Mr. Dang Tran Chinh was appointed as head coach. The 2-1 victory over defending champion Nam Dinh is proof that the team really needs to "replace the general", if they do not want to deviate from the set goal.
Also from the defeat against Becamex HCMC, Nam Dinh FC decided to change on the coaching bench. Coach Vu Hong Viet temporarily took on the task of Technical Director, giving the position of leading the team to assistant Nguyen Trung Kien.
Of course, with great ambition and financial potential, the team from Thanh Nam can wait for a new coach. Some sources said that Nam Dinh is targeting a few foreign candidates. Including Osmar Loss - a famous former coach who helped Buriram United (Thailand) win the 4th goal in the 2024-2025 season.
Surprise in the lower group
In the lower group, there is currently only Song Lam Nghe An changing the captain, that is coach Van Sy Son, succeeding Mr. Phan Nhu Thuat. With his proven ability from the youth to professional football environment, Mr. Son is expected to help the Nghe An team on the right track.
At the moment, Song Lam Nghe An is standing above 3 clubs including Thanh Hoa, Da Nang and Hoang Anh Gia Lai.
Hoang Anh Gia Lai under the leadership of coach Le Quang Trai had a pretty bad start with only 3 points after 7 rounds. They are also the only team to have scored 1 goal since the beginning of the season. But even when finishing at the bottom of the table with a series of disastrous matches, the team from the mountain town still has no intention of finding a replacement for Mr. Le Quang Trai.
The same thing is happening to Thanh Hoa. Despite the fact that new coach Choi Won-kwon could not help the Thanh team win, the club's leadership continued to put their trust in the Korean coach.
However, under Mr. Choi, Thanh Hoa has "ernished" many young players such as Van Thuan, Ngoc My, Thai Son... In addition, they also showed a positive playing style in the attack direction, although their ability to convert opportunities and defense needs to be improved.
Da Nang is also a team that maintains its stance with the head coach. Mr. Le Duc Tuan continues to receive the trust of the board of directors. Most recently, in the comeback loss to The Cong Viettel, Da Nang was judged by experts to be rough, uncomfortable and could create a bounce in the next stage to escape the dangerous position.
However, the above coaches still have to create leverage to overcome the difficult period. Otherwise, they will find it difficult to save themselves.
