Hanoi FC
V.League 1 giants Hanoi FC are currently struggling under head coach Le Duc Tuan, with the Capital Team currently languishing in 6th place and having suffered the ignominy of being knocked out of the 2024/25 Vietnamese National Cup on penalties by second-tier side Dong Thap FC at the Hang Day Stadium on January 12th.
The pressure on Duc Tuan was immense, as fans felt dissatisfied by the performance of the 42-year old, who is also the assistant team of the Vietnam national team. Duc Tuan was thought to have failed to utilize a star-studded squad containing the likes of Do Hung Dung, Nguyen Van Quyet, Do Duy Manh, and several other national team stalwarts.
When Hanoi fans heard the news that Tae-yong has been sacked from his Indonesia national team post, many of them flooded Hanoi’s social media posts begging the club to bring in Tae-yong, sharing the same views that the South Korean is the only man who could only save the Capital Team from a season to forget.
However, with Tae-yong demanding a sizeable wage, it’s a tall order for Hanoi or any other V.League 1 club to bring him into Vietnamese soil without any future financial consequences.