Coach Vu Tien Thanh is at risk of being severely punished for making inappropriate statements.

HLV Vũ Tiến Thành bị phạt nặng vì phát ngôn không chuẩn - Ảnh 1.

Ho Chi Minh City Club believes that the referee has not completed his task well.

Coach Vu Tien Thanh always becomes the center of attention at press conferences because of his straightforward statements. After losing to the Ba Ria - Vung Tau First Division team at home, the strategist from Ho Chi Minh City was once reminded by the Vietnam Professional Football Joint Stock Company (VPF) - the organizing board of Vietnam's professional football tournaments - for comparing the National Cup Football Tournament to a ward or commune-level tournament.

In round 5 of V-League 2023 held at Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City Club suffered a 1-3 defeat against defending champion Hanoi . Notably, Hanoi FC's opening goal was met with strong reactions from the audience and coaching staff of Ho Chi Minh City Club because the player who scored was in an offside position.

HLV Vũ Tiến Thành bị phạt nặng vì phát ngôn không chuẩn - Ảnh 2.

Coach Vu Tien Thanh has some inappropriate statements.

Coach Vu Tien Thanh complained about the referee - Clip: Quynh Tram

In the post-match press conference, coach Vu Tien Thanh said that the goal directly caused his players' fighting spirit to decline, affecting the tactics and strategies that the coaching staff of Ho Chi Minh City Club had built from the beginning, leading to the team's final defeat.

In addition, coach Vu Tien Thanh also criticized the way the V-League referee team operates. He said: "Every time we play against Hanoi, we lose because of the referees. I have criticized VPF many times! From the first season until now, the only difference is the theme song when the two teams enter the field. If you keep organizing like this, who will dare to play anymore? Every time you enter the field, you know you will lose, being so depressed, where is the mind to compete and contribute?"

HLV Vũ Tiến Thành bị phạt nặng vì phát ngôn không chuẩn - Ảnh 4.

Ho Chi Minh City Club (left) fell to defending champion Hanoi

In addition, the head coach of the "red battleship" also said that the reason why the referee team is not decisive, not fair and always defends Hanoi Club is because the chairman of this team is the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of VPF. Mr. Nguyen Quoc Hoi - the person mentioned by coach Vu Tien Thanh - has no longer been the Chairman of Hanoi Club since 2019 and his replacement is Do Vinh Quang, the son of Mr. Hien.

HLV Vũ Tiến Thành bị phạt nặng vì phát ngôn không chuẩn - Ảnh 5.

The V-League Organizing Committee consolidated and sent documents about coach Vu Tien Thanh's negative statements to the VFF Disciplinary Board and on April 10, the head coach of the "red battleship" was disciplined with a fine of 10 million VND.

Tuong Phuoc - Photo: Quoc An

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