Riedl may return to Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge – Two clubs, which are both playing at V-League 2009, intend to invite Austrian coach Alfred Riedl back to Vietnam.

After Song Lam Nghe An club revealed that it invited Riedl to lead their team, one more club also wanted to have Riedl.

Recently, Mae Mua, FIFA’s representative in Vietnam, who is said to have helped Song Lam Nghe An negotiate with Riedl, disclosed that not only this team, but another club as well, wishes to have Riedl back in Vietnam as soon as possible. However, Mua refused to reveal the name of the other club.

It is believed that there are few clubs playing at the First Division Tournament that can afford to hire Riedl. The richest club, Vissai Ninh Binh, changed its coach recently by appointing coach assistant Nguyen Van Sy to be the chief coach and coach Doan Minh Xuong to become technical manager.

It is sure that there will be no seat for Riedl at Ninh Binh. Moreover, he told Vietnamese reporters on the phone on March 30 that there are not many suitable teams for him ain Vietnam’s First Division Tournament.

At the National Championship - V-League, changing coaches seems to be a trend. After the change at Hoang Anh Gia Lai and Cement Hai Phong, some ambitious teams that did not play well recently, for example T&T Hanoi and Dong Tam Long An, may change their coaches in the next rounds.

The door for Riedl to come back to Vietnam is still open and he is waiting. After being fired by Cement Hai Phong after three matches, Riedl was not disappointed or worried about becoming inferior in the eyes of Vietnamese clubs.

The Austrian coach still considers Vietnam to be his second hometown and he confirmed that he would lead any club in Vietnam because the football season in Vietnam has just ran for the first half.

My Lan