Bau Duc, U23 Vietnam and Coach Park's sharp turn
Coach Park Hang Seo has his own reasons for deciding to send a series of U23 players to the Vietnam national team to participate in the 2019 Asian Cup qualifiers. And it must be affirmed that: This is an extremely brave decision...
Pressure on Mr. Park and his students
Again, it is not without reason that the Korean captain took the risk of sending his favorite students to wear the Vietnamese national team jersey, after the success at the U23 Asian Cup.
Coach Park Hang Seo certainly has far-reaching plans for himself and Vietnamese football with a series of tournaments ahead, in which the U23 Vietnam players will also participate.
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| The decision to bring many of his favorite students from U23 to the national team is causing coach Park Hang Seo to face many concerns. |
The reason for promoting Cong Phuong, Xuan Truong, Quang Hai... to another position is entirely to help young players have the opportunity to try their hand in a new, more difficult environment.
And when Coach Park decided this, it clearly received different reactions, but most importantly, fans were concerned that the U23 players were not strong enough to handle the team at the present time, as well as the desire of the majority to see the Vietnamese team win.
But the challenge from public opinion is really pressure for coach Park Hang Seo and his students, because if they do not achieve success or achieve little success, it is certain that the Korean teacher will hardly avoid facing criticism.
Invisible curve
It seems that developments related to the congress to elect the VFF President for the 8th time will be out of the coverage area of the Vietnam national team. However, the reality is not that simple.
Everyone knows that the first credit for Coach Park Hang Seo coming to Vietnamese football must belong to Mr. Duc, when the owner of the mountain town football team, who also held the role of Vice President in charge of finance in the 7th term, has a very big voice in the chair that the Korean captain is sitting in.
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| The biggest concern for coach Park Hang Seo is the lack of support from Mr. Duc in the near future. |
And this is even more clearly demonstrated here: When returning from the U23 Asian Cup, despite the hustle and bustle of the honoring ceremonies... Coach Park Hang Seo took the opportunity to take a flight to the Mountain City to do one thing: thank Mr. Duc.
Coach Park thanked Mr. Duc for his great contributions with the generation of Cong Phuong, Xuan Truong... for U23 Vietnam, but certainly in addition to this, there was also gratitude when the owner of the mountain town team had the decisive say for VFF to sign a contract with him.
The open support of Mr. Duc has more or less helped Coach Park Hang Seo feel confident to work in the recent past. But now it is different, when Mr. Duc is "on the way" to give up football, leaving VFF after the developments in the past few days.
Even if Mr. Duc “quits” football, even if he is successful or has the trust of fans and his “bosses”, the VFF, it will not be as easy for Coach Park Hang Seo as before. Because everyone understands how important Mr. Duc’s voice is in the VFF.
This is what really worries Coach Park, especially when the tournaments ahead are not simple, especially with the AFF Cup - a tournament that Vietnamese fans are "highly excited" about, as well as extremely eager for since the U23 won the silver medal at the recent Asian Games.
These “sharp turns” of the Korean coach are really difficult, but more than ever, fans still have to believe that Coach Park Hang Seo can overcome everything. Hopefully so!
