Mr. Pham The Duyet, the story of football and personnel work

I made an appointment with Mr. Pham The Duyet, former Standing Member of the Politburo, former Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, to interview him about an issue unrelated to football, but in the end, our conversation led to the round ball, as a matter of course, of course!

Having interviewed him many times, from when he was a Standing Member of the Politburo, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front until after his retirement, on current political issues, he always shared his passion and concern for the future and destiny of the country. This time, in the interview and when he talked about football, about the U23 Vietnam team, there was excitement, emotion and pride in every word he said.

For him, what the U23 Vietnam team has shown in this tournament is truly a miracle, bringing joy and pride to the people of the whole country. In recent days, the image of the people of the whole country uniting to cheer for the team, everywhere is seething with national pride, in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and all over the country, wherever you go you see the national flag, then you can see the people's trust in Uncle Ho, in the country, the solidarity, pride of the whole nation. That is the invisible power. If we know how to promote this power, then surely in 2018 and the following years there will definitely be great victories.

Mr. Pham The Duyet confided that the victory of the U23 team also left many people to ponder, a lesson for many people, including him. Our masses are good and strong, but we must know how to promote them. In particular, leaders must know how to use, guide, and help them, then they will certainly promote the strength of each individual, creating the strength of the whole group. In 2018, on that momentum, if we can do both the mass issue and the team of leaders and directors, we will certainly have many achievements.

Thinking about the story of the round ball and the miracles of the U23 Vietnam team, he found many thoughts on the work of cadres and the use of cadres. Not only he but everyone is aware that we must follow Uncle Ho's words, with good cadres, everything can be done. Before leaving, Uncle Ho also instructed that the first thing to do is to build and rectify the Party. In his work, "Revising the Working Style", written in 1947, he also emphasized criticism and self-criticism.

Therefore, from these experiences, we should not repeat the shortcomings and omissions in the arrangement of cadres in the coming time, so as to avoid heartbreaking incidents when having to deal with violating cadres, so as to avoid cases like Dinh La Thang, Trinh Xuan Thanh...

Returning to the story of football, he, like millions of people across the country, is now always looking towards the U23 Vietnam team, wishing the players good health, calmness, and ability to perform, creating miracles in tomorrow's match.

With what the players have done in the 2018 AFC U23 Championship, along with coach Park Hang-seo's skillful use of players, certainly, nothing is impossible./.

Minh Hoa