The truth about coach Pham Anh Tuan leaving Hai Phong
(Baonghean.vn) - Right after Hai Phong FC lost to Dong Thap FC in the 2020 National Cup Qualifiers, there were rumors about coach Pham Anh Tuan leaving the port city team. However, these were just false rumors.
In the 2020 National Cup Qualifiers on May 25, Hai Phong traveled to Dong Thap. Despite playing with a relatively high-quality squad, the away team lost 1-3. Hai Phong's only goal was scored by Dong Van Trung.
After this defeat, Coach Pham Anh Tuan had health problems and asked to return to his hometown (Vinh city) for a day off. However, there has been some information that Hai Phong Club has parted ways with this coach born in 1970.
Regarding this issue, Hai Phong Club's CEO Le Xuan Hai said: "The contract between head coach Pham Anh Tuan and Hai Phong Club is still proceeding normally. The information that coach Anh Tuan has left Hai Phong is completely incorrect. I don't understand why there are such false rumors that affect the team's reputation."
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Hai Phong Club denied parting ways with coach Pham Anh Tuan. Photo: VPF |
“The result was not as expected, but I would like to confirm that up to this point, the rumor that coach Pham Anh Tuan has left Hai Phong is not correct. This information has bad intentions aimed at Hai Phong Club. I don't understand why such information affects the players' spirit. The team still has a very important match ahead," the leader of the port city team shared.
Coach Pham Anh Tuan is a former SLNA player, who spent 10 years as an assistant coach at SLNA. In early 2020, the former assistant coach of SLNA replaced coach Truong Viet Hoang to lead Hai Phong Club, this was the first time he was the captain of a team in the V.League.
Stopped at the National Cup arena, but Hai Phong Club under coach Pham Anh Tuan is having a good start with 1 win against Thanh Hoa, 1 draw against Quang Nam, getting 4 points and temporarily ranked 5th on the rankings./.

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