Indonesia denies hiring coach Park Hang-seo; What did goalkeeper Filip Nguyen say when he officially became a Vietnamese citizen?

Indonesia denies hiring coach Park Hang-seo

Recently, there has been a lot of information that coach Park Hang-seo is likely to replace his compatriot Shin Tae Yong to lead the Indonesian team.

Reports suggest that the Indonesian Football Federation feels that Shin Tae Yong has not been as successful as expected in the national team. The Indonesian Football Federation has ambitions to achieve high results in the 2023 Asian Cup, taking place next January, as well as the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, so it intends to hire coach Park Hang-seo.

The Korean press also kept talking about the Indonesian Football Federation preparing to sign a contract with coach Park Hang-seo, after the legendary captain of Southeast Asian football said goodbye to the Vietnamese National Team.

However, Indonesian Football Federation Executive Committee member and National Team Committee Chairman Sumardji denied hiring Coach Park. "That is completely baseless news," Sumardji told the Indonesian press.

Shocked by the number of coaches fired after the first 6 rounds of V-League

V-League 2023-2024 has only gone through 6 rounds but is proving to be very hot not only because of the race on the rankings, but also because the teams are constantly changing coaches.

Most recently, Viettel The Cong Club has decided to change the position between coach Thach Bao Khanh and Mr. Thomas Dooley. Specifically, Mr. Thomas Dooley will take the role of head coach and coach Thach Bao Khanh will take the position of Technical Director. The reason for this change is because the army team had a bad start in V-League 2023-2024 when they only had 8 points after 6 matches and ranked 9th on the rankings.

Before coach Thach Bao Khanh, there were 4 coaches who lost their jobs in just the first half of the first leg of V-League 2023-2024. These names include: Coach Tran Tien Dai (Hanoi Police Club), Coach Vu Tien Thanh (Ho Chi Minh City), Coach Bandovic (Hanoi FC) and Coach Vo Dinh Tan (Khanh Hoa).

First is the case of coach Tran Tien Dai, who returned to work as Technical Director of the Police team and gave up his position to Mr. Gong Oh-kyun. As for coach Vu Tien Thanh, he parted ways with Ho Chi Minh City Club after the controversy with the Board of Directors and currently Mr. Phung Thanh Phuong is temporarily leading the "Red Battleship". Meanwhile, coach Bandovic was fired by Hanoi FC after disappointing performances in the AFC Champions League.

Meanwhile, coach Vo Dinh Tan has submitted his resignation letter after Khanh Hoa’s slow start. Although 5 coaches have lost their positions after 6 rounds, it seems that the “coach grinding machine” has not stopped yet.

There are currently a number of coaches facing the risk of being fired, and Kiatisak is the most prominent. After 6 matches, Hoang Anh Gia Lai has not known victory (lost 4, drawn 2) and is ranked 13th on the rankings. Therefore, the head coach position of “Thai Zico” is also shaky and if the performance does not improve, he could completely lose his job.

Two other strategists are also at risk of losing their seats: coach Nguyen Thanh Cong (Hong Linh Ha Tinh) and coach Tran Thien Hao (Khanh Hoa Club).

The most special profile of V.League of the new captain of The Cong Viettel

Viettel The Cong Club announced that Mr. Thomas Dooley will become the head coach of this team, replacing his colleague Thach Bao Khanh. Mr. Dooley is the Technical Director and in charge of the youth teams of the army team from March 2023. The American coach's resume has a special detail that no other character in V.League possesses.

Among all the coaches and players who have worked in the V.League, Thomas Dooley is the only one who has captained the team to the World Cup. Previously, only Nastja Ceh (Thanh Hoa Club) and Denilson (Hai Phong Club) had the opportunity to play in the world's number 1 tournament before coming to Vietnam.

During his coaching career, Thomas Dooley worked as an assistant to coach Jurgen Klinsmann in the US national team and led the Philippine national team for 2 terms and 2 clubs: Sri Pahang (Malaysia), Saarbruken (Germany). In 2019, coach Dooley came to Vietnam to work for the first time.

The former player took on the position of Sports Director of Viettel Football Center for two periods 2019-2020 and 2021-2022. Earlier this year, Viettel Club appointed coach Dooley as Technical Director in charge of youth teams.

In the coming time, coach Thomas Dooley will have to revive The Cong Viettel, which is showing signs of decline both in terms of expertise and spirit. In round 6, Mr. Dooley and his students will be guests against Binh Dinh Club.

What did goalkeeper Filip Nguyen say when he officially became a Vietnamese citizen?

On the morning of December 19, at the Hanoi Department of Justice, a ceremony was held to hand over the President's decision to grant Vietnamese citizenship to goalkeeper Filip Nguyen.

This is a big day for Filip Nguyen's family, because the talented goalkeeper's dream of many years has come true.

The goalkeeper currently playing for the Hanoi Police Club emotionally shared: "I am very happy to become a Vietnamese citizen. I would like to thank the President, leaders of agencies, departments, the Czech Republic ambassador, and the Hanoi Police Club. I promise to do my best to contribute to my homeland," Filip Nguyen said.

More than a week ago, Filip Nguyen happily showed off his Vietnamese citizen ID card on his personal page, with the status line: "Finally I have it." It can be seen that he extremely appreciates and cherishes the card as well as his new nationality.

Filip Nguyen was born and raised in the Czech Republic, with a Vietnamese father and a Czech mother. He played successfully in the Czech championship and also appeared in the Europa League. Filip Nguyen also made several appearances for the Czech Republic in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, but was not used by the coach.

The immediate goal of this 1m92 tall goalkeeper is to continue to contribute, bring more success to the Hanoi Police Club and be called up.Vietnam team, have a place to attend the 2023 Asian Cup Finals in early 2024.