Calisto joins the football team founded by Cong Vinh; Ho Tan Tai speaks up about the opportunity to play in Europe

Calisto joins the football team founded by Cong Vinh

"The project hasn't been released yet so I can't say it's terrible. But I will return to professional football in 2021," Cong Vinh shared.Former Vietnam national team strikerfeel excited to be supported by many professionals. Cong Vinh's project aims to build a professional club with the big goal of participating in V.League.

He revealed that former coach Henrique Calisto will participate in his long-term project. Cong Vinh did not want to reveal Mr. Calisto's role in this project. He promised that there will be many surprises for fans, just like what he did when he held the position of acting president of Ho Chi Minh City Club.

Cong Vinh (right) revealed his project to become the owner of a football team. Photo: Quang Thinh.

Cong Vinh will build a professional football club. Singer Thuy Tien's husband will not be a coach but will be the manager and operator. "When I was a player, I said I would never be a coach. Because I see coaches are like players, they also have to eat and sleep with work, away from family. Players will be happier because if they lose, the coach will lose his position, but players do not lose their position or job," Cong Vinh confided.

Cong Vinh did not become a coach because he found this job too stressful, and his family was also under pressure. Meanwhile, he admitted that he is not a person with nerves of steel to do coaching. The former player from Nghe An will soon announce the project and hopes to receive everyone's support. He will release many surprises.
Cong Vinh has a close relationship with Mr. Calisto and his son Tiago. The Portuguese coach understands Vietnamese football very well. In contrast, Tiago is knowledgeable about the foreign player market.
Cong Vinh himself is running the football center under his own brand CV9. He used to be the acting president of Ho Chi Minh City Club, working with Vietnamese football in many different positions. Le Cong Vinh retired after the AFF Cup 2016. In early 2017, he accepted to be the acting president of Ho Chi Minh City Club until May 2018 when he resigned.

Ho Tan Tai speaks out about the opportunity to play in Europe

Recently, foreign player Hendrio Araujo of Binh Dinh Club - who grew up from Barcelona's training center - gave his assessment of defender Ho Tan Tai.
Accordingly, he said: "Tan Tai has a very strong playing style and can play in foreign tournaments, such as Japan, even Europe. He is not only in good physical condition but also has a tactical vision. I think Tan Tai can play in any tournament, at a high level like the Spanish Second Division. Anything can happen. Many players in Vietnam can do the same."

Tan Tai is not in a hurry to think about going abroad to compete.

In response to his teammates' praise, the former defender of B.Binh Duong replied: "Any player wants to play abroad. Players must be good for foreign clubs to pay attention. However, for now, I want to perform even better in the V-League environment. I see that I still have weaknesses and need to improve to be able to play abroad. This is not self-deprecating, but I want to set a higher standard for myself to strive for. And I really hope I can do that in the future."

After 2 rounds of V-League 2021, Tan Tai scored 1 goal for the martial arts team - the only goal in the 1-0 victory over Saigon FC in the 2nd round.

Van Lam is expected to be among the 16 new recruits of Cerezo Osaka.

Cerezo Osaka have signed 16 new players ahead of the 2021/22 season.Goalkeeper Van Lamwas selected by Japan's Football Channel among the team's new recruits to be introduced.

The five new recruits of Cerezo Osaka were selected as talented and are expected to play an important role in the season. Alongside Van Lam are foreign player Adam Taggart (Australia), central defender Chicago (Brazil), Yoshito Okubo (Japan) and Ryosuke Shindo (Japan).

Van Lam is expected to compete with the veteran goalkeeper of Cerezo Osaka. Photo: Yahoo.

Football Channel Japanese version introduced Van Lam's training center in detail. They are Spartak Moscow and Dynamo Moscow. These are also two big teams that the goalkeeper born in 1993 played for before returning to Vietnam.