Record of changing head coach
Perhaps there is no team in the V-League that has had 5 head coaches in less than 10 years like Ho Chi Minh City Club. Even Becamex Binh Duong is famous for constantly changing coaches in the past few years, but not as many as this team nicknamed "Red Battleship". From domestic coaches (official and interim) such as Lu Dinh Tuan, Tran Minh Chien, Truong Viet Hoang, Nguyen Huu Thang, Vu Tien Thanh and now Phung Thanh Phuong to foreign coaches such as Miura, Chung Hae-seong, Polking , the city's football team is famous for changing their appearance like changing their shirts.
Ho Chi Minh City Club needs to be invested in and build a suitable roadmap to avoid current instability
It's one thing to have a bad performance and need to change the coach, but the main thing is that the people driving the team lack consistency and don't have a comprehensive team development strategy, so the approach is still reactive. Many coaches who come to the team are also very enthusiastic, but they almost cannot stand the club's unsustainable investment mindset and force development. The longest person is only about 1 year like Mr. Chung Hae-seong or Vu Tien Thanh, with a few months left before they have to pack up and leave.
It is the constant change of head coach like that that makes the team unable to make an impression in the way of play. Each coach comes and brings his own philosophy, so the players also have to change their vision and perception, leading to a newly stable playing style and having to adjust and follow different exercises. By using people like that, the Ho Chi Minh City Club force is increasingly not strong, causing the team's achievements to be pushed back. The team was only really good under Mr. Chung Hae-seong when it won runner-up in 2019, then gradually slipped and in the past few years had to struggle to stay relegated. This year's V-League got off to a good start with 4 points, but with coach Vu Tien Thanh breaking up after 1 year of work, there is no guarantee that the team will avoid the risk of relegation.
There needs to be a clear strategy and appropriate roadmap
The story of 24 team members' petition about salary and bonus debt is not the first time it has happened at the Ho Chi Minh City Club. In April 4.2022, a series of players went on strike because the bribery issue was not thoroughly resolved. The team leaders then find a solution at a reasonable level to reassure the players. This time too, Ho Chi Minh City Club recently had a meeting with the coaches and players and announced that the debt of 15 billion VND was due to delayed transfer because the money had not been recovered from the sponsor. By November 24.11, the club advanced 5 billion VND to pay off 25% of the match fee for phase 1 of the V-League, the remaining amount will be settled in December when disbursed by the sponsor.
The actual financial problem is always a "headache" for many football teams. Clubs like Binh Dinh and Khanh Hoa are also having to wait for money from the budget after sponsors no longer spend as boldly as before. Or before that, Than Quang Ninh had to remove its name because the province could not pay after the main sponsor withdrew. Therefore, with Ho Chi Minh City Club, socialization over the past time is correct, but it is not possible to sell everything to those who are currently in charge of the team if they do not have enough long-term potential. The role is to show interest and closely follow the team's developments from those in charge, specifically the Department of Culture and Sports, to provide direction and solutions if the team has difficulties, in order to orient it well. is very necessary.
What fans are most worried about is that the Ho Chi Minh City Club's development strategy is unclear, investment and force building are still fragmented and lack of identity in the playing style. According to expert Doan Minh Xuong: "The actual situation of Ho Chi Minh City Clubs requires coordination between state management agencies and clubs to see what is appropriate and what is not appropriate in such a socialization roadmap. This is the face and image of Ho Chi Minh City sports, so the Department must consider not only urgently resolving the team's internal issues but must clearly determine the upcoming roadmap to enhance the strength of Ho Chi Minh City football. HCM. Without bringing stability and identity to the gameplay, it will be difficult to rebuild trust and make Thong Nhat Stadium always brightly lit every weekend."
