HANOI (7 March 2014) – After just a few weeks of settling into the hot seat as the chief of the Vietnam’s V-League, the prognosis by Koji Tanaka is not positive at all.
With a spate of violent conduct where this week, Song Lam Nghe An (SLNA) defender Tran Dinh Dong was slapped with a 28 match ban, Koji admitted that the V-League need an overhaul.
“I saw some matches that were well organized, with very good quality, such as the game between Dong Tam Long An and Thanh Hoa,” said Koji.
“However, overall I found that the V-League level is not high and the professional awareness of players is poor. The games that I watched involved violence and many cards were used.
“In my opinion, to change the current situation, Vietnam football must change completely. Of course, we need to have the participation of all parties with the highest sense of responsibility.”
