Hanoi FC - Thanh Hoa: Creating distance before the holiday?
Since Hanoi FC came to play in the V-League in 2009, Hang Day Stadium has always been an easy and difficult place to return to Thanh Hoa. Hanoi has won 11 out of 12 matches in the past 13 years, the other match with a 0-0 score, took place on May 15, 2011. The past confrontation is completely skewed towards the host, and the Thanh team wants to change history is not easy at this time.
Thanh Hoa must contain a Nguyen Van Quyet who is in high form and leads the list of top scorers with four goals. They have to play counterattack, exploit the left wing - which is considered the weakest place of Hanoi at the moment, and make good use of some moments of lack of harmony between the three central defenders of the home team. But that is the theory, and in practice, Hanoi has always been a difficult block to beat for many years.
Coach Velizar Popov will face the most difficult match since coming to Vietnam to work. He still needs more time to turn Thanh Hoa into a team that can play offensively. In the past three matches, Thanh Hoa won thanks to more individual brilliance, partly because Bruno Cantanhede scored two out of three goals.
The Brazilian striker is in high form, and is even more eager to prove himself when facing his old team Hanoi FC - where he has only been with him for a season due to not meeting expectations. However, a swallow is difficult to make spring for Thanh Hoa and Mr. Popov needs to look at the reality of accepting the bottom door to wait for a counterattack.
Hanoi FC is likely to keep the same starting lineup as the past three matches, aiming to win for peace of mind before entering the holiday from round 4 to early April. From here, coach Bolizar Bandovic wants to turn The students became even better versions as expected.
Before the match in Hang Day, the fourth round with two matches remaining at 5pm, Binh Duong meets Ho Chi Minh City Club in Go Dau, Khanh Hoa meets SLNA at 19/8 Nha Trang Stadium.
Ho Chi Minh City is under great pressure when it is the only team that has not yet scored, has not scored and is at the bottom of the rankings. After strong statements, coach Vu Tien Thanh still has to look at reality and help the home team at least cut the losing circuit. But, Binh Duong is equally thirsty to win and is more determined when only having to face the bottom of the table who is mentally declining.
Like the two teams above, SLNA also does not know the smell of victory when it is all drawn from the beginning of the season. Coach Nguyen Huy Hoang admitted it was difficult to score goals when he lacked an attacking midfielder like Phan Van Duc. While SLNA was struggling, Khanh Hoa continued to show that they were an unpleasant opponent for all opponents in the V-League thanks to coach Vo Dinh Tan's "documentary of rice and fish sauce". The victory over Ho Chi Minh City in the previous round was a great encouragement in terms of spirit, and with the home field advantage, Khanh Hoa also wanted to continue to surprise the team from Nghe this afternoon.
