The old man lost his watch
In April 2021, Hanoi FC parted ways with coach Chu Dinh Nghiem, ending the golden period with 3 V.League championships and 7 major titles. Since then, the Capital team has gone through 10 coaching appointments, with 8 different names, including both interim and official. However, most of them did not meet the expectations of the board and fans.
Some coaches such as Le Duc Tuan lack experience, while Hoang Van Phuc and Dinh The Nam are old and only suitable for youth training.
Meanwhile, Mr. Park Choong-kyun arrived at an unfavorable time, when world football and V.League were both heavily affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Although coach Chun
Jae-ho has won a number of titles, but he lacks prestige and the ability to lead Hanoi FC in a long journey.
Mr. Daiki Iwamasa - a face that receives high trust in many aspects - is too individual. The Japanese coach returned home right after failing to reach a common voice in the contract extension negotiations with the Hanoi FC Board of Directors.
The story of the coaches coming and going in the past 4 years has accidentally "done a favor" to Hanoi FC and Mr. Makoto Teguramori. The former U23 Japan captain who won the 2016 U23 Asian Cup - has had a smooth start, compared to the 7 previous coaches of the capital team.
After the first 5 matches, Mr. Teguramori helped Hanoi FC win 3, draw 2, and win in his debut match. Only coach Bozidar Bandovic has achieved the same result.
Saying goodbye to Coach Makoto Teguramori
3 consecutive victories against Hoang Anh Gia Lai, Da Nang, Thanh Hoa and 2 unfortunate draws against Hong Linh Ha Tinh, Hai Phong helped Hanoi return to the 2024-2025 V.League championship race. The Capital team is only a few points behind Nam Dinh and has a chance to accelerate, overcome the opponent to finish first.
Behind the positive and valuable results that coach Makoto Teguramori brings is a professional imprint and selection of personnel. The 4-2-3-1 lineup with the ball control style-used to be a specialty of Hanoi FC-has returned strongly under Mr. Teguramori. The Japanese military leader also followed the tradition, which is to reconcile the power of the inner soldiers with foreign players in the squad. At many times, he only used 1-2 foreign soldiers in the official squad, but the strength and ability to control the game of Hanoi FC was still impressed.
Another mark worth noting for Mr. Teguramori is the way captain Van Quyet shares the responsibility with the satellites around him. Instead of the image of a 34-year-old "veteran" having to carry the burden of scoring in every match, now, Hai Long, Bobicanec, Daniel Passira or Hung Dung can all shine at many times. That is the reason why Hanoi FC scored 10 goals with many players in the team scoring evenly.
In addition to his students who have had a smooth start with him, coach Makoto Teguramori also knows how to encourage stars who have not yet reached high performance.
One of them is Pham Tuan Hai. In the context of the striker born in 1998 not playing effectively, Mr. Teguramori cleverly told the media: "When I just arrived at Hanoi FC, Tuan Hai was given a red card and suspended. After that, he was called up to the national team for 3 weeks - right at the time when I was teaching a new style of play and philosophy to the whole team. Therefore, when he returned, Tuan Hai needed time to get used to and adapt to my style. Recently, Hai has not been in good form, but he has realized that and is trying to find himself.
Although there is not much time to prepare, adding V.League to the bottleneck stage, with professional skills in both tactical and human resources, Mr. Makoto Teguramori is helping Hanoi FC return to the V.League championship race.
"We have seen the back of Nam Dinh club, the team leading. But the team needs to focus on themselves, Mr. Makoto excitedly said.
