World football has seen many star players follow the call of money. From England, France to Saudi Arabia or America, from Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Karim Benzema, Neymar to many other top names, they left Europe to go to less developed football backgrounds.
Old bamboo shoots grow, that's not surprising, when in Europe, there are new generation stars taking their place. But with Vietnamese football, when Hoang Duc, Van Lam, or a series of names like Thanh Binh, Huu Tuan, Duc Viet... leave the top environment of V.League to go down to the First Division, that is truly a mistake. problem.
The ambition of a newly promoted club is one thing, convincing A-list stars is another. But of course, the convincing factor is nothing else but finance.
People can use the professional reason as the club's ambition to win promotion to the V.League from next season, but it is difficult to avoid people saying that they "use buffalo scalpels to kill chickens." ”. Building a squad ready for promotion to the V.League is also an explanation, but after all, Vietnamese football rarely operates according to the long-distance formula.
Hoang Duc is 26 years old, Van Lam is 31 years old, how much longer can their journey with the new club last? So people think of the first problem, which is easier to understand, is branding. But, what needs to be understood is that, with Vietnamese football, club brands associated with businesses mostly only exist in the short term. Just immediate benefits. Or to put it more crudely, taking advantage of each other, not for development.
Modern players understand and know what is going on, so benefits are the priority. So perhaps, it is not necessary to specifically answer the question " for money or for passion".
