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Before signing a contract with the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF), Mr. Falko Goetz (born in 1962) knew that the pressure on him was not small, when his predecessor, coach Henrique Calisto, had brought the Vietnamese team to the AFF Cup 2008 championship and the 25th SEA Games 2009 runner-up. However, the German coach still believed that he would do something to bring big changes to Vietnamese football.
That confidence first comes from his impressive resume. Falko Goetz was a famous player of the former East Germany, having played for many famous European clubs such as Bayer Leverkusen (UEFA Cup winner in 1987-1988 season), FC Cologne (Bundesliga runner-up in 1989-1990 season), Galatasaray (Türkiye, won the double national championship and League Cup winner in 1993-1994 season). As a coach, he helped Hertha Berlin (Germany) win 7th place in Bundesliga. He also has a German professional coaching certificate and is a member of the group specializing in developing youth player training methods of the German Football Association. That is enough to make his profile "sparkle" and VFF is very confident that the partner from Germany will create a miracle in Vietnam.
Mr. Falko Goetz has many memories with Vietnamese football.
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In fact, coach Falko Goetz also had a good start in the 2014 World Cup qualifiers when he and the Vietnamese team won 2 matches against Macau with a final score of 13-1. Although they lost to Qatar in the second round with a score of 0-3 in the first leg, the 2-1 victory in the second leg at My Dinh Stadium helped the Vietnamese team to be praised for their tight, scientific playing style and strong fighting spirit until the last moment.
After that, Mr. Falko Goetz also impressed in two other competitions when he led the U.23 Vietnam team to win third place in the Ho Chi Minh City Football Cup in 2011, behind the Korean Student team and the U.17 Aspire team (Qatar); won the runner-up position in the VFF Cup in 2011 (Uzbekistan U.23 team won), including a draw with Malaysia and a big win over Myanmar. The important thing is that after each tournament, although there are still different comments from experts, in general, everyone sees that the shape of the teams under Mr. Goetz's hands has changed significantly. That is, he brought a series of new talents into the U.23 team to help them mature, such as Nguyen Van Quyet, Ngo Hoang Thinh, Le Van Thang, Hoang Dinh Tung, Le Hoang Thien, Lam Anh Quang, Tran Buu Ngoc. He also cherished turning these talents into the core of the team for the long-term plan of the AFF Cup 2012 and the London Olympic qualifiers 2012.
Former player Pham Thanh Luong said: "I was lucky to play under Mr. Goetz. I learned a lot from him about scientific nature, high ability to demonstrate and a dedicated, professional working attitude. He was very serious and sometimes aloof, but hidden in that coldness was a strong personality and was very willing to impart new knowledge to us. He always performed exercises with impeccable ball handling, showing off many skillful ways of controlling the ball, without any unnecessary movements. In general, players and later coaches like us learned a lot about the coaching style and the steady, flexible approach to the game from a coach from Europe like him."
C PROACTIVELY RESIGNED AFTER BITTER FAILURE
Mr. Goetz's journey started off well, but it all went up in smoke after the shocking defeat at the 26th SEA Games in 2011 in Indonesia. The U.23 Vietnam team started very well when they beat the U.23 Philippines 3-1, defeated U.23 Timor Leste 2-0, Laos 3-1, Brunei 8-0 and drew 0-0 with Myanmar. But tragedy began to strike from the semi-final match where they lost 0-2 to the host team and the biggest disappointment was the third-place match where they lost 1-4 to Myanmar, the team that Vietnam had won 5-0 a few months earlier! When U.23 Vietnam failed, Mr. Goetz of course took the main responsibility, but behind that there were many behind-the-scenes stories that pushed the German coach to leave Vietnamese football sooner than planned.
A former assistant of coach Falko Goetz recounted: "Vietnamese football under coach Calisto won the runner-up position at the 25th SEA Games in 2009, so when the German coach came to Vietnam, he put pressure on himself and set a goal of at least reaching the final of the 26th SEA Games in 2011. From the pressure on himself, he also put a lot of pressure on each team member. He always required each player to play well and concentrate in each match, avoiding complacency and subjectivity. However, the 0-0 draw in the group stage against Myanmar made him furious. Mr. Goetz became hot-tempered, appeared grumpy, and made some uncontrolled statements. But after receiving sincere advice, he immediately changed. He became more calm, more composed, and rarely got angry. It's just a pity that he hasn't been able to contribute more to Vietnamese football as he and the VFF wanted."
After the failure at SEA Games 26, Coach Falko Goetz resigned and only received 3 months' salary as compensation (66,000 USD). When he left, there was division within the VFF, some blamed his poor command of the team, and the players' lack of fire in the last 2 matches. There were also people who sympathized, saying that Coach Falko Goetz did not fully understand Vietnamese football, so his philosophy was not thoroughly absorbed and understood. As for Mr. Goetz himself, he was disappointed with himself and with the self-respect of a man, of a professional coach, he decided to terminate his contract with the VFF early. (to be continued)
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