Coach Popov: 'Thanh Hoa only has enough money to pay Quang Hai a day's salary'

Under the leadership of new coach Popov, Thanh Hoa is experiencing an impressive season. They are unbeaten for 10 rounds and continuously lead. Yesterday was the first defeat of the Thanh team this season, leading to the opponent narrowing the gap to one point.

When asked about the possibility of increasing personnel to race for the championship, Coach Popov said: "How can we add quality players? The problem is finance. Good players come to Thanh Hoa to do what? They will join rich football teams like Hanoi Police, Viettel or Nam Dinh. Show me which good players are free, I'll take them."

When prompted about the case of midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai, a player who is free after liquidating his contract with Pau FC a year early, Coach Popov laughed and said: "We can only afford to pay you a day's salary for you. that"

According to the Bulgarian military leader, Thanh Hoa does not have much money to recruit good players, and his capacity is less than the current members, he does not need. Therefore, Popov is satisfied with the current force and expects the team members to unite to fight together.

Witnessing the sublimation of the home team, yesterday more than 10,000 fans flocked to and covered Thanh Hoa stadium - something that has not happened in the past few years. Many people could not enter, forcing the Organizing Committee to issue a notice that the ticket fee would be refunded.

Thanh Hoa started well when opening the score in the 20th minute thanks to Lam Ti Phong's shot. However, 16 minutes later, the home defenders did not follow Gustavo Henrique closely, allowing this foreign soldier to jump high to equalize for CAHN. At the beginning of the second half, Thanh Hoa was entitled to 11m but Bruno Cunha shot panelka with the bar. Sadness doubled for the home team when 54 minutes, CAHN was awarded a penalty. Jhon Cley after two performances brought the lead for the visitors. Thanh Hoa then attacked in vain, conceding two more goals after the finishing phases of Hoang Van Toan and Vu Van Thanh.

"Results like this are also normal. That's football," Coach Popov commented. "In football you can't win forever, at some point you have to admit defeat. The players tried their best. We wanted to win but couldn't. I want to apologize to the fans when the field was full. cheered, but the team did not get the desired result".

Former Myanmar U23 coach then added that Thanh Hoa accepted defeat against CAHN, and in football, the most important thing is not to give up, to get up after falling. "This is the first time I have lost in the V-League but not the last. However, I will not give up. The players should also. Not only this match, but also the future. After that, unfortunately, when faced with difficulties, do not give up," he emphasized.

Cunha's broken penalty at the beginning of the second half can be considered a turning point that changes this game. According to research by MetaSports, Conrado was assigned to kick but Cunha, Thanh Hoa's number one striker this season with six goals, scrambled and messed up. However, coach Popov did not want to talk much about the above situation to avoid affecting the players, and at the same time asked to accept all responsibility.

In the 12th round of June 24, Thanh Hoa will be Nam Dinh's guest.