Professional in the style of Doan Van Hau

Coach Alexandre Polking praised Doan Van Hau after his return from the Vietnam national team, precisely at a time when negative side-line information was affecting this center-back.

"Van Hau is a type of player you never have to worry about maintaining peak performance; no matter the circumstances, he always plays professionally. Today, Van Hau played very strongly in defense, returning to play as a full-back as before. He also greatly assisted his teammates with accurate crosses. We are very happy to have Hau in our team," Coach Alexandre Polking gave special praise to his student even though CAHN Club was held to a 1-1 draw by the bottom-ranked PVF CAND team in round 18 of the LPBank V-League 2025/26.

As demonstrated in the colors of his home club after recovering from injury and returning to play, in the recent match, Van Hau proved a strong comeback by maintaining composure and significant influence on the left flank. CAHN Club could not secure all 3 points against the bottom-ranked PVF CAND team, but personally, Van Hau's performance still left a clear professional impression.

Van Hau has played 12 matches for CAHN Club and two matches with the Vietnam national team against Bangladesh and Malaysia. For a player who had been sidelined for about two years due to injury, this is clearly a tremendous effort, a journey that was not easy. It is no coincidence that Polking gave such glowing praise to Van Hau.

Unfortunately, in the upcoming round 19, Van Hau will face a suspension due to receiving three yellow cards and thus cannot accompany CAHN Club as they visit CATP.HCM Club. Of course, Van Hau will still travel with the team and train to prepare for the next V-League match as planned beforehand. This is also a way for Van Hau to fully focus on his professional work, which is playing football, without letting his mindset be distracted by negative rumors.

Amid the social media noise about leaked "strange messages," Van Hau, along with his wife and his management company, chose to remain silent, not speaking out to defend or explain further. Whether that choice is right or wrong is relative, but this is the way Van Hau chose, answering with reality on the pitch.

This is also the approach any professional player worldwide typically adopts whenever inadvertently caught in rumors. Whether it's Van Hau or any other player, they always face such issues, and handling personal crises professionally and with minimal noise is commendable.

Being professional in the manner of Doan Van Hau at this moment can also be considered a lesson for other Vietnamese football players when encountering similar stories.