2 stars will be back in time if V.League 2021 is postponed until February 2022

1. Since Ngo Hoang Thinh's tackle on Ho Chi Minh City FC (March 23), Do Hung Dung has been off the field for nearly 4 months. It is known that Dung "chip"'s recovery process is going extremely smoothly. It is almost certain that the player currently on the payroll of Hanoi FC will be 100% fit by early next year, that is, in about 6 months.

Obviously, the return of Do Hung Dung is like "a dose of doping" for the Capital team. The talent and importance of Do Hung Dung to the reigning runner-upV.Leagueis indisputable. One of the reasons why Hanoi FC performed poorly in the first phase of V.League 2021 (7th place) is the absence of Do Hung Dung.

The situation where Do Hung Dung (purple shirt) was fouled by Ngo Hoang Thinh. Photo: Minh Dan

The fact that V.League 2021 is (possibly) postponed to February 2022, for Hanoi FC, is truly "a blessing in disguise". The Hang Day Stadium team will have the service of Do Hung Dung, at an extremely important time. Don't forget, Hanoi FC is still not in the championship competition group, when it is 1 point behind the TOP 6 and phase 1 has only 1 round left to end.

Ngo Hoang Thinh was suspended for 9 months by the VFF Disciplinary Board for a foul on Do Hung Dung. Photo: VPF

2. Besides the return of Do Hung Dung, V.League 2021 also has the return of Ngo Hoang Thinh, the player who caused a terrible injury to Dung "chip", in the match between Ho Chi Minh City Club and Hanoi Club, which took place at the end of March. With that foul, Ngo Hoang Thinh was suspended by the VFF Disciplinary Board for 9 months, and it seemed that the 2021 season had officially ended for the midfielder from Nghe An.

Therefore, in case the V.League is postponed to February 2022 (as expected by VPF), the former SLNA and Thanh Hoa player will be eligible to return to play. To be exact, Ngo Hoang Thinh's suspension period ended about 2 months earlier, that is, at the end of December. This is very good news for Ho Chi Minh City Club, the team is struggling in the bottom half of the rankings of phase 1 of V.League 2021 (11th place).

It would not be an exaggeration to say that Ngo Hoang Thinh's return to Ho Chi Minh City FC is no different from a "blockbuster" contract. Despite having to compete with a series of famous stars, Thinh "bom" still proved his inherent class. The proof is that before being suspended, Ngo Hoang Thinh was always Coach Polking's number 1 choice for the central midfielder position of the Thong Nhat Stadium team (starting in all 5 first matches).

Let's wait and see, will VFF agree to postpone V.League 2021 until February 2022?