GIA LAI (17 Aug 2015) – Former champions Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) have removed Guillaume Graechen as head coach of the first team following the team’s 13th loss of the current V.League season.
The Frenchman conceded a 1-0 loss to Dong Thap on Saturday to firmly entrenched their position at the bottom of the table with just five games left.
The team will now be left to the charge of goalkeeper coach Nguyen Quoc Tuan while Graechen returns to work as a trainer at the Hoang Anh Gia Lai JMG-Arsenal Academy.
“After two-thirds of the league games, Graechen has shown his great effort, but the team has not won, as we expected. We decided to let him return to his coaching job at the academy. Coach Tuan will manage the rest of the season,” said Nguyen Tan Anh of the HAGL management board.
“I appreciated what Graechen has done and really wanted him to continue with the team till the end of the season. However, this is an important time, so I want a change which can push my team up,” said Doan Nguyen Duc, boss of Hoang Anh Gia Lai.
“Hoang Anh Gia Lai are having a tough time, but I always believe in our chance of staying in the V.League.”
