As a combination of many reasons, perhaps, Mr. Popov broke up when he had content, accumulation, many confidences, many disappointments, and frustrations in the long term rather than feeling responsible for the current series of sad results.
At the end of the journey with Thanh Hoa, the question is where will Mr. Popov's next destination be? Another club? Some youth team? Or will you leave Vietnam for another adventure, in another land?
If he really leaves, it will be a great pity for Vietnamese football. After 3 years of working in Vietnam, everyone can see how individual Popov is. The possibility is also being tested, turning Thanh Hoa into one of the most difficult teams in the V.League and the best team in the club's history with 3 titles on 5 participating fronts, including winning a double for the first time (National Cup and National Super Cup 2023) and winning the National Cup for 2 consecutive years (2023, 2024).
Thanh Hoa has come so from a mid-level team, so imagine what it would be like if Popov led a stronger club with more stars, more potential and ambition? Of course, most will think about success, a small part may doubt that his personality will "complain" to the stars. Every possibility is possible, but anyway, Mr. Popov's continued stay will be better for Vietnamese football.
Because whether he likes it or not, Mr. Popov has succeeded, has made contributions, frank comments that Vietnamese football in the development process needs to pay attention to, absorb, and edit to improve.
