Coach Tran Tien Dai: 'Hanoi Police did not reward even though they won the V-League'

After winning 2-0 with Hanoi Police against Hanoi FC in round 3 of V-League 2023-2024, Coach Tran Tien Dai suddenly shared behind-the-scenes stories about bonuses.

Mr. Dai said that after winning the V-League 2023 championship, the coaching staff and players of CAHN only received a bonus of 5 billion VND from the tournament organizers. The fact that the club did not give a separate bonus shocked the team members. According to him, this is unprecedented and can be considered part of the reason why CAHN had a difficult start to the season.

"We use every way to motivate the players, appealing to their compassion because they are the breadwinners of their families," Mr. Dai proactively mentioned in a press conference after the match at Hang Day Stadium on the evening of November 3. "Hopefully, the team's leadership will change their perspective so that the players can play with more concentration."

Coach Tran Tien Dai directs the match CAHN won Hanoi FC 2-0 at Hang Day Stadium. Photo: Hieu Luong

After CAHN was promoted to play in V-League 2023, Mr. Tran Tien Dai was brought in as Technical Director. His job is to build the club to meet the professional criteria of the Asian Football Confederation. In the final round, he was appointed as interim coach after the club changed foreign coaches twice. In this match, CAHN tied Thanh Hoa 1-1 at Hang Day Stadium, just enough to win the championship.

Despite the reinforcements, CAHN did not have a smooth start to the season. They missed out on the National Super Cup when they lost 1-3 to Thanh Hoa and then drew 1-1 with Binh Dinh in the opening match of the V-League. However, the team backed by Mr. Thuy then won 3-0 on the field of HAGL and defeated runner-up Hanoi FC.

From round 4, Mr. Dai had to give up his seat to Gong Oh-kyun - former coach of U23 Vietnam. He hopes that the Korean coach will help the team play with order, tactical strategy and higher fighting spirit.

Coach Gong Oh-kyun watches the CAHN - Hanoi FC match live at Hang Day Stadium. Photo: Hieu Luong

The 2-0 victory over Hanoi FC helped CAHN rise to second place in the table with seven points, two points behind Nam Dinh . Mr. Dai said that this result helped the home team relieve the players' psychology, especially in the context of many key players being injured such as Quang Hai, Doan Van Hau, Phan Van Duc. "We are lucky, but we have not played convincingly," he admitted. "CAHN is not the strongest team. The strongest team is the 2023-2024 V-League champion."

Mr. Dai used to be a player for Ho Chi Minh City Police but was often on the bench. After retiring, he became one of the first and most famous player brokers in Vietnam. He then did business and then sports management. During his career, he was the Executive Director of Ninh Binh Club in 2010, Xuan Thanh Saigon in 2012-2013. In 2018, he held the position of Chairman of Saigon FC, but left after only half a year. All three clubs are no longer active.

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