Why didn't Mr. Duc 'rescue' Cong Phuong?
(Baonghean.vn) - In his second return home, the striker from Nghe An did not return to his home team HAGL but joined Ho Chi Minh City Club.
Nearly 6 months playing football in Belgium was the most unforgettable time in the football career of the "Vietnamese Messi". It is not an exaggeration to say that Cong Phuong is just "redundant" at Sint Truidense Club. 20 minutes of playing were all the most beautiful things that the striker born in 1995 experienced during his recent trip abroad.
Witnessing the tragic situation of Cong Phuong in the “Land of Chocolate”, experts and Vietnamese football fans unanimously called on Mr. Duc to quickly “rescue” this player. Responding to the impatience and concern from public opinion was the “calm as a cucumber” attitude of the Chairman of HAGL Group.
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Mr. Duc loves Cong Phuong very much. Photo: soha.vn |
It was thought that Cong Phuong would have to continue his "dead end" at Sint Truidense when the media no longer mentioned information related to FK Sarajevo, but then Ho Chi Minh City Club of Chairman Nguyen Huu Thang appeared as the "rescuer" of the Vietnamese National Team's striker. And it did not take long for the Thong Nhat Stadium team to successfully negotiate with the Belgian team.
Speaking to the press, Mr. Duc shared: "As I said a long time ago, HAGL has no ambition to win the V.League championship, so it is understandable that Cong Phuong returned to Vietnam to play for Ho Chi Minh City. Furthermore, I do this for the common good, for Vietnamese football."
So it is clear. Mr. Duc did not "rescue" Cong Phuong not because he was not capable of doing so, because the 100,000 euros that Ho Chi Minh City FC had to pay to Sint Truidense FC is nothing compared to the wealth and generosity of the boss from Binh Dinh. Do not forget, Mr. Duc was the one who paid Coach Park Hang-seo's salary out of his own pocket for the past 2 years (nearly 30,000 euros/month).
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Previously, Coach Park Hang-seo's salary was paid by Mr. Duc. Photo: Document. |
A businessman as passionate about Vietnamese football as Mr. Duc, there is no way he would "abandon his child"./.