Coach Le Huynh Duc: 'It is not foolish to shake hands with Ho Chi Minh City Club'
Binh Duong defeated Khanh Hoa 3-0 at home on the afternoon of August 5, thereby having 14 points to rank 12th in the rankings with a difference of -4 and the door to relegation. Ho Chi Minh City Club also has 14 points but is behind with a difference of -11, while Da Nang is at the bottom with 11 points. In the last turn, Binh Duong only needed to draw Ho Chi Minh City on the opponent's field on August 11 to be sure of relegation. Even Huyen Duc's teachers and students can lose with a minimal margin, but still have a high chance of achieving their goal of staying in the V-League.
After the victory against Khanh Hoa this afternoon, when asked how Binh Duong would play against the Ho Chi Minh City club in the last round, coach Le Huynh Duc replied: "We are not foolish to shake hands with the HCM City club in the last round. Look at the match. Nam Dinh - Hanoi police in the last turn, everyone saw how the audience turned their backs on the team. Therefore, Binh Duong will not shake hands, or advocate a draw with Ho Chi Minh City, but will play hard." .
Binh Duong from a weak position in the relegation race won two important victories in a row against SLNA and Khanh Hoa to get to the current position. Coach Le Huynh Duc said the team was happy but the spirit was still focused on the final match.
Meanwhile, Khanh Hoa is sure to stay relegated and will meet Da Nang at home on August 19, Nha Trang in the final round. Coach Vo Dinh Tan also affirmed that the team always kicked with the highest determination, never trying to yield.
According to this leader, compared to the previous match, he intentionally changed eight positions in the loss to Binh Duong compared to the last match. Coach Dinh Tan explained: "If you don't create conditions for young players now, when will you put them in. Khanh Hoa has been relegated and stable, I dare to bring them in."
Khanh Hoa just returned to the V-League this season and reached the goal of relegation. Mr. Tan was pleased that the fans were enthusiastic, sharing and the leaders were interested with a bonus of 100 million dong for a victory at the decisive stage. The 55-year-old military leader considers this source of encouragement a motivation to help Khanh Hoa stand firm in the season that he considers difficult.
However, coach Khanh Hoa does not support the split-group format after phase II and does not want this format to continue to be applied in V-League 2024. "This format easily creates problems that are not good for the stage. two," said Mr. Tan.
