Coach of Ho Chi Minh City Club was reminded for criticizing the National Cup
At the Thong Nhat Stadium on the evening of March 31, after drawing 1-1 during the official match, the host of Ho Chi Minh City Club lost to Ba Ria Vung Tau 0-3 in the penalty shootout for the 2023 National Cup qualifying round. After the match, coach Vu Tien Thanh admitted defeat, but also criticized the way VPF organized the tournament.
According to Mr. Thanh, the organization of the National Cup is poor and does not create excitement. "The National Cup is like a ward tournament," said the coach of the HCM City team. "The VPF did not promote the game at all, and the stands were almost empty."
In addition, Mr. Thanh also criticized the National Cup's regulations that forbade V-League teams to use foreign troops when meeting the First-class team as inadequate, causing the home team to face difficulties. But this capital charter has been around for a long time to ensure fairness because First-class clubs are not allowed to register foreign soldiers. In addition, V-League clubs are still allowed to use naturalized players.
This afternoon on April 1, VPF sent an official letter saying that coach Vu Tien Thanh's statement was subjective. "The comparison and assessment of the organization of the tournament with inappropriate language affects the prestige and image of the tournament in general and the HCM City club in particular," VPF responded.
Mr. Thanh's statement violates Clause 5, Article 37 of the Regulations on Speech in the Professional Football Regulations and Disciplinary Regulations. Accordingly, VPF initially only reminded, and will issue a penalty if the head coach of Ho Chi Minh City to repeat the incident.
The disciplinary regulations of the Vietnam Football Federation, amended and supplemented in 2023, have a penalty for violations of speech and conduct in football activities in Article 66. Specifically, anyone who speaks or acts to influence seriously affecting the image of Vietnamese football, the honor and prestige of the VFF, the national football tournament, they will be subject to a warning, a minimum fine of 10 million VND or be suspended from playing, on duty for at least two years. battle.
Coach Vu Tien Thanh used to be the president and head of the Saigon FC delegation, helping the team to win third place in the V-League 2020. After that, he moved to PVF Football Academy. In October 2022, coach Vu Tien Thanh led the Ho Chi Minh City Club from round 17 of the V-League and helped the team stay relegated. Earlier this season, the HCM City club won one, lost three after four rounds of the V-League before being eliminated early in the National Cup.
