Vietnam National Team - "Not expensive but still worth it"

Before the AFF Cup 2018, Transfermarkt valued the semi-final teams in order: the Philippines team with a squad value of 7.93 million pounds, followed byThe Thai national team is valued at 4.93 million pounds. The Malaysian national team is valued at 2.05 million pounds while Vietnam is only 225,000 euros (200,000 pounds), because only 4/23 players in the team have a transfer price.

Expensive game

Up to now, goalkeeper Neil Etheridge (valued at 3.5 million pounds), defender Daisuke Sato, midfielder John-Patrick Strauss have all had to say goodbye to the national team to return to serve their clubs. Most recently, defender Stephan Palla has also been recalled by his home club Buriram United (Thailand), so the transfer value of the Philippine team is only about 3 million pounds.

Vietnam football team is truly "not expensive but still worth it". Photo: Internet

Thailand does not have the presence of 4 stars playing in Japan and Belgium, including Teerasil Dangda 585,000 Pounds, Chanathip Songkrasin 630,000 Pounds, Theerathon Bunmathan 495,000 Pounds, goalkeeper Kawin Thamsatchanan 360,000 Pounds, so the value is only 2,860 million Pounds.

Of course, all calculations are only relative when the price of the striker pair Adisak Kraisorn and Supachai Chaided after the success in the qualifying round will not be at the numbers 300 thousand and 100 thousand Euro. With 8 goals, Adisak Kraisorn is a bright candidate for the title of Top Scorer, the transfer price will increase rapidly.

If the figures that Transfermarkt values ​​the 4 Vietnamese players, Nguyen Trong Hoang at 100,000 Euros, Luong Xuan Truong at 50,000 Euros, Nguyen Anh Duc at 50,000 Euros, and Nguyen Cong Phuong at 25,000 Euros, are correct, then the transfer value of the 23 players of the national team can hardly be less than 1 million Pounds.

Thus, we are still the team with the lowest value among the 4 teams that made it to the semi-finals, much lower than the eliminated teams such as: Singapore (1.85 million pounds), Myanmar (2.53 million pounds), Indonesia (3.85 million pounds). This makes us even more proud of the achievements that the young players have made at this AFF Cup.

The teacher is not cheap either.

Of the four teams that made it to the semi-finals, Serbian coach Milovan Rajevac, who is leading the Thai team, is the highest paid. He took office in May 2017, initially receiving a salary of only 58,000 USD/month (approximately 1.4 billion VND). His current salary is said to be around 100,000 USD/month (more than 2.3 billion VND).

Coach Eriksson is worried about losing his players before the semi-final match. Photo: Internet

Although coach Eriksson only receives a salary of 80,000 USD/month (more than 1.9 billion VND) for 6 months from the date of signing the contract, much lower than the salary of 5 million USD when working in China or 4 million USD when managing the England team. Thus, Eriksson's current temporary salary is still 3.6 times higher than Mr. Park, his opponent in the semi-finals of the AFF Cup this year.

Despite being a "domestic" coach, Mr. Tan Cheng Hoe is still paid a salary of 23,000 USD/month (equivalent to 536 million VND) by the Malaysian Football Federation, higher than Mr. Park Hang-seo. The salary of Korean strategist Park Hang-seo is about 22,000 USD/month (more than 510 million VND) until the end of 2020, the lowest among the 4 coaches.

If he has good results at the AFF Cup 2018, the opportunity to get a salary increase and sign a new contract for Mr. Park will certainly be mentioned. After 2 successes at the U23 Asian Cup 2018 and ASIAD 18, this is the next big challenge for the Korean coach.

In football, many teams with lower commercial value have won, money is not always proportional to the match results. The Vietnamese team is currently rated much lower than its Philippine opponents, coach Park Hang-seo also has lower achievements and salary than coach Eriksson.

But that does not stop us from dreaming of a semi-final victory and reaching the end of the AFF Cup 2018. That is the story of “not expensive but still worth it” that we want to mention now!