4 faces: Phan Thanh Hung, Mai Duc Chung, Nguyen Huu Thang, Le Huynh Duc are the most promising candidates.

This information has been confirmed by the Chairman of the National Coaching Council Nguyen Sy Hien. According to Mr. Hien, after the Council members agree on the list of candidates and are approved by the VFF leadership, the representative of the National Coaching Council - VFF will implement a plan to contact and negotiate directly with the candidates and raise the issue with the host club.

The list of domestic coaches selected for the "final" selection round is still kept secret, but according to some sources, there are 4 names that have worked for the national team or have outstanding achievements in the V-League arena that are being targeted: Coach Phan Thanh Hung (Hanoi T&T), Le Huynh Duc (SHB Da Nang), Nguyen Huu Thang (SL Nghe An), Coach Mai Duc Chung is currently free.

Before the 6th Executive Committee meeting (held at the end of February), the members of the National Coaching Council had given much support to Coach Mai Duc Chung because Mr. Chung had worked with foreign coaches for many years and was not tied to any team. However, after the Executive Committee approved the selection of the person to work in parallel with the national team and the club, the list of candidates was expanded to include many potential young faces.

In addition to accepting the new "captain" to take on two tasks in parallel, VFF leaders believe that the plan to find a replacement for coach Falko Goetz will soon be completed when applying a salary of 200 - 250 million VND/month. Evaluating the "barrier-breaking" decisions that VFF has just made, most of the domestic coaches currently leading the V-League support the plan to rejuvenate the list of candidates and believe that the salary offered is appropriate to the capacity and level of current domestic coaches.

Local coaches believe that in order for the new coach to fully develop his abilities, the VFF needs to place full trust and give full authority to decide on the force and expertise to the selected candidates. With many years of experience as a "deputy" for coach Calisto, Falko Goetz and perfect "substitutes" when leading the Vietnam Olympic team, coach Phan Thanh Hung (Hanoi T&T) is receiving many recommendations and support from colleagues.

According to the plan, the new “captain” will be introduced to fans in early April and will soon start working. The first task of the chosen person is to plan to help U22 Vietnam prepare for the qualifying round of the U22 Asian Cup starting in June, followed by planning the strategy for the AFF Cup 2012, the tournament considered the most important of the year./.

According to VOV