When Quang Hai wants to escape the 'tight shirt' of V.League

There are many different streams of thought and opinions regarding the number 1 player of the Capital team and Vietnamese football. That is a good thing, a plus point, something to be proud of for football in general and the career of football talents in the open-door period in particular.

Quang Hai has a "household registration" and "resume" associated with Hanoi FC, associated with the resounding success of this team (5 times champion, 5 times runner-up of V. League, 2 times winning the National Cup, 4 times winning the National Super Cup, AFC Cup quarter-finals, Inter-regional final) as well as stepping out of the lowland and reaching out to the region and the world of Vietnamese football in recent years (U23 Asia runner-up, AFF Cup 2018 champion, SEA Games 2019 gold medal, World Cup round 3 in Asia).Quang HaiTherefore, we must complete our mission with the prestigious Hang Day Stadium team as best we can, but at the same time, we must also take on the glorious mission of the Vietnam National Team or U23 Vietnam, now and in the future.

Midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai trains professionally amid rumors of leaving Hanoi FC. Photo: Zing

With Quang Hai’s inherent talent and stature, the home team and the national team are two but one, two shoulders that share the same burden, and cannot be different in weight. The home team has the responsibility to train, nurture, pay salaries, bonuses, bonuses, loyalty… according to the term of the labor contract. The national team raises the stature, properly evaluates the value of each player and gives them wings to better serve both the home team and the national team.

The reason for such a long talk is because when Quang Hai might not sign a contract extension and go find a new destination, someone is thinking that the Dong Anh player is not completely devoted to "love", even too... greedy, valuing money too much to leave.

In fact, feelings and money are not easy to talk about with anyone, and cannot be measured with talents and stars like Quang Hai. The home team will of course operate according to the most beneficial viewpoints for the whole team, from the world's top Chelsea to the top of Vietnam's Hanoi FC. It may be that it is impossible to give special treatment or break the ceiling (salary, bonus, signing bonus...) for anyone, it is that an individual, no matter how outstanding, cannot surpass a group, especially in football, a typical team sport. Dinh Trong is also a star of Hanoi FC, it is difficult to compare with Quang Hai but he "suddenly" moved away, like a warning bell? The teachers who were the heroes of the team such as Trieu Quang Ha, Van Sy Son, especially Chu Dinh Nghiem have left one after another according to the immutable principle of a football business, so of course Quang Hai will also have his turn to stand before that fixed "threshold"?

Quang Hai is the most anticipated name. Photo: VFF

But Quang Hai has one thing that is special compared to the above-mentioned teachers or players: the V. League "shirt" has long been too tight for the inherent stature of this player. Looking at the development direction that is beneficial for Quang Hai personally as well as Vietnamese football. Let's look back at the process of the Vietnam National Team competing in the 3rd qualifying round of the World Cup and the AFF Cup 2021 to see, Vietnamese football is currently strong enough to "compete" with the region and continent, maybe only Quang Hai and Hoang Duc?

The lesson of Chanathip of the Thai national team, the 2 easy goals of this star in the first leg of the semi-final against the Vietnamese national team at the AFF Cup 2021 said a lot of things that not only moved Quang Hai but also many people in charge of Vietnamese football had to think and find a way out. Football experts, even opponents Thailand also firmly affirmed that the only right path is that people like Quang Hai, Hoang Duc... must go abroad to play to improve their level, to develop. Of course, we must learn lessons after Cong Vinh, Cong Phuong, Xuan Truong, Van Hau... left and returned without learning anything significant?

Coach Park Hang-seo and midfielder Quang Hai attend the press conference after the match. Photo: archive

So, Quang Hai himself, his home team Hanoi FC as well as all of us should unanimously support him to find the most suitable new destination, the most suitable for his strength and the most opportunity for advancement like Chanathip did. It could be a mid-level team in Korea or Japan as experts are suggesting. Hanoi FC may have to spend time and resources to strengthen its force after Quang Hai leaves. V. League will miss a small player every week, with an extremely skillful left foot, extremely strange passes and brilliant situations of a genius, but surely his "descendant" will appear here and there, in his way or any other way?

Be happy for Quang Hai because this player always has the will to move forward, never satisfied with himself. Vietnamese football or anywhere else always needs a person like that, even if going abroad at the age of 25 is a bit late. But in this case, late is better than never, better than being satisfied, satisfied, with no way out still stuck somewhere./.