Vietnam wants to keep South Korean coach
>> Vietnam need more time to improve, says coach Park Hang-seo
Vietnam is planning to negotiate a contract renewal with South Korean Coach Park Hang-seo after he returns to the country.
Vietnam is planning to negotiate a contract renewal with South Korean Coach Park Hang-seo after he returns to the country.
There have been rumours that local football authorities would not renew the contract of head coach Park Hang-seo after some consecutive losses at the ongoing final round of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers,
The Tien Phong Newspaper on Saturday cited a representative of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) as saying that coach Park was still the best option for the Vietnamese national team at present.
According to the Ten Phong Newspaper, the representative denied South Korea's Sport Chosun Newspaper's opinion that coach Park might lose his position as head coach of the Vietnamese football team. He said the VFF appreciated the great contributions of Park to the national team and wanted him to continue. They would negotiate a new contract with Park's representative, Lee Dong-jun, soon.
Earlier General Secretary VFF, Le Hoai Anh confirmed that they had sent a proposal to coach Park's representative, Lee Dong-jun, to settle a date for negotiating the contract renewal.
"We had agreed that we would negotiate it after the match with Oman," Anh noted.
Permanent Vice President of VFF, Tran Quoc Tuan, said that they were not so disappointed and surprised with the team's failure at the 2022 FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers and they considered this was a good chance to prepare for better results for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
“The failure in some recent matches could be a good lesson for the Vietnamese players, especially young players," Tuan said. "We have given opportunities to many young players. We’ve carefully watched them and listened to opinions from experts. Having a chance to play with the best teams in the region meant they improved a lot."
Vietnam have set a milestone in advancing to the final 2022 FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers for the first time in their domestic football history, but have yet to register a point after four consecutive defeats.
Vietnam are in the same group as Japan, Australia, Saudi Arabia, China and Oman.
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