When the boss speaks up
"I observed and noticed that Mr. Park was lazy to work. To be honest, he is conservative. The reason may be that few people have complained, just enough for Mr. Park to be brave enough to renew the Vietnam team", Mr. Hien spoke out after the match where Vietnam lost to China.
In this match, Mr. Park was criticized when he brought on central defender Nguyen Thanh Binh to replace Bui Tien Dung in the second half. Viettel's young center back could not accompany Wu Lei, allowing this striker to score 2 goals to help China win the match. The Korean strategist later blamed himself.
Mr. Hien expressed that his opinion may be a good thing, but it needs to be clarified. The professional criticism of coach Park Hang-seo is first of all the responsibility of VFF, specifically the National Coaching Council, then Mr. Park's assistants, as well as experts.
For the match against China alone, the person who can give the best defense is Mr. Park Choong-kyun. Mr. Park's assistant once led the Tianjin Tianhai Club in China. Mr. Park Choong-kyun is a coach of Hanoi Club and was given the opportunity to join the Vietnam national team as an assistant to coach Park Hang-seo.
VFF must push Mr. Park to change
VFF is planning to extend the contract with coach Park Hang-seo, after the Vietnam team ends the match with Oman (October 12). This is the right time for the two sides to discuss the future when Mr. Park's contract with VFF will expire at the end of January 2022.
The 2022 World Cup qualifiers are still a playground beyond the reach of the Vietnamese team. The losses to Saudi Arabia, Australia, and China have given the Vietnamese team and Mr. Park many lessons. For young players like Nguyen Thanh Binh, the practical experience from the loss to China is a valuable lesson.
Mr. Park has led the Vietnam team for nearly 4 years, reaping many honors, bringing the team's level to a new level. With that position, he and many other famous coaches in the world are easily "orized" in their thinking and prejudice. He himself has also tried to innovate the team by adding assistants, changing the formation, and playing style, but everything has not been as effective as expected.
What VFF needs to do is to give reasonable and timely contributions to support Mr. Park Hang-seo to renew the Vietnam national team, aiming for a further goal of winning a ticket to the 2026 World Cup.
Coach Kiatisak, who led the Thai team to the final qualifying round of the 2018 World Cup, sympathized with Mr. Park Hang-seo. After the match where Vietnam lost to China, Zico Thai commented: "The Vietnamese team was unlucky. But it will be a positive motivation to prepare for the next match".
With its role, VFF can act as a bridge for coaches in the V.League to give professional comments to Mr. Park. Because clubs themselves also benefit greatly when players contribute to the Vietnam national team.
In the immediate future, the Vietnam team will have a difficult match at the Oman team stadium. Mr. Park has blamed himself and promised to make changes when facing Branko Ivankovic's team. Hopefully, from this match, the appearance of the team will have other changes.
