Hanoi - Hai Phong Police: Challenge for rookies
Hai Phong fans exhorted each other to go to Hanoi, wanting to "dye red" Hang Day yard. Hanoi police also mobilized a large number of fans to the stadium. 8000 tickets have been sold, promising an exciting match today.
After the promotion, the Hanoi Police shop the most shopping before the 2023 season, with a series of "blockbuster" contracts such as Phan Van Duc, Doan Van Hau, Ho Tan Tai... But also because of "changing blood" "Many, the rookie of the V-League 2023 has not had much time to assemble the squad to create a good game. And due to the continuous encounter with formidable opponents, the Hanoi Police did not achieve satisfactory results in the first phase. After the opening match unexpectedly beat Binh Dinh 5-0, they continuously lost to defending champion Hanoi FC 0-2, lost to former king Viettel 1-2 and then struggled to draw on HAGL field.
In the midst of Hanoi Police's difficulties, professional football tournaments in Vietnam were suspended for more than 40 days for U20 and U23 Vietnam to play. Coach Paulo Foiani thus had time to train his troops and assemble the squad. The capital team returned and prospered, with a 3-1 win at Khanh Hoa Stadium in the first round of the National Cup. The victory more or less helps Foiani's chair be less wobbly, because before that, Mr. Park Hang-seo's agency had aimed for this position.
However, the Hanoi Police also had to pay a not cheap price for the victory against Khanh Hoa. Phan Van Duc broke the anterior cruciate ligament of his right leg, needed surgery and is expected to be away from the field for about 9 months. In addition, the duo who just played well in the National Cup, Gia Hung and Juhvel, could not participate in the match against Hai Phong, due to the lack of registration for additional players to play in the V-League.
Despite the lack of the above three names, the Hanoi Police force is still superior to Hai Phong. The port team made a big splash when it finished second in the V-League 2023, but immediately suffered a serious talent "bleed" because there was not enough money to keep the pillars like Rimario, Moses, Bui Tien Dung, Chau Ngoc Quang... Today, Hai Phong also lost Le Manh Dung in this match because of an injury in the National Cup.
However, Hai Phong can still look forward to the strategic talent of coach Chu Dinh Nghiem. With a mid-range force, he is helping Hai Phong to keep the small coordinated play that is nice and hard to beat. After four rounds, the Port team also pocketed 5 points, and lost only one match. Recently, in the first round of the National Cup, even though they had to be guests at the "fire pan" of Thien Truong, they also made the "emerging rich" Nam Dinh scratched to win by penalty shootout. After the match, coach Vu Hong Viet admitted that he respected how his colleague Chu Dinh Nghiem built Hai Phong, and admitted that Nam Dinh only won thanks to the excellent goalkeeper Nguyen Manh, plus luck.
Binh Dinh meets Thanh Hoa at Quy Nhon Stadium, and the winning team will get the top position. Binh Dinh, after the opening match "accidentally" lost 0-5 on the field of CAHN, immediately returned to the race when they all won Khanh Hoa, Binh Duong and Da Nang. However, all three teams are not strong, and Thanh Hoa is the real challenge for coach Nguyen Duc Thang's army.
Thanh Hoa, under coach Velizar Popov, no longer plays tight defensively, counterattacks quickly with long balls, but actively coordinates small, imposing gameplay. Even when they met defending champion Hanoi FC on Hang Day Stadium, they also played this way and kicked on par with their opponents, drawing 0-0. The Bulgarian coach also blew into Thanh Hoa the fighting spirit of blood and fire, so the players moved and contested passionately throughout the match, making the opponents cautious.
