Why is Hanoi Club's performance declining?

The recent 0-2 loss to Nam Ha Nam Dinh Pharmaceutical Club was the second consecutive away defeat of the capital team in V.League 2019 up to this point. It seems that Nguyen Quang Hai and his teammates are no longer themselves after a period of continuous hard work in the arenas, including: AFC Champions League, AFC Cup, National Super Cup and V.League (20 matches).

The dense competition schedule and the long distance from Hang Day Stadium to other venues for competition are also the main reasons for the decline in physical strength of Hanoi FC players. Not to mention, Nguyen Quang Hai, Do Duy Manh, Pham Duc Huy, Doan Van Hau... are also constantly present in the matches of the Vietnam National Team at the AFF Cup 2018 and Asian Cup 2019. The injury of central defender Do Duy Manh is proof of the overload of Coach Chu Dinh Nghiem's ​​students.

Center back Do Duy Manh is currently out of action due to injury. Photo: zing.vn

The next reason why Hanoi FC has been playing quite disappointingly recently is the lack of concentration of Nguyen Quang Hai and his teammates. It seems that Hanoi FC players are showing complacency and complacency after easy victories at the beginning of the season. The 2 losses against Thanh Hoa FC (1-4) and Nam Ha Nam Dinh Pharmaceutical FC (0-2) partly reflect that situation.

Failure at this point will help Hanoi to admit a problem: don't think you are the champion or think you can't be defeated.

Coach Chu Dinh Nghiem

Speaking after the match with Thanh Hoa Club in round 9, coach Chu Dinh Nghiem also had to admit: “The defeat at this time will help Hanoi to admit a problem: do not think that you are the champion or think that you cannot be defeated. Thinking like that will cost you. After this defeat, Hanoi must reconsider to move forward. Players must respect their opponents. Disrespect can easily lead to serious consequences.”

So the risk of "stepping on the same old path" of V.League 2017 is clearer than ever for Mr. Hien's team. Remember in the 2017 season, Hanoi FC also had to go through a similar situation as now, when the reigning V.League champion had to spread its forces across both the domestic arena (V.League, National Cup) and the international arena (AFC Cup). As a result, Hanoi FC ended V.League 2017 with the 3rd place overall (Quang Nam FC won the championship).

Hanoi Club is showing subjectivity this season. Photo: zing.vn

Despite being among the best players in V.League 2019, Nguyen Quang Hai and his teammates are just “flesh and blood” people. And as humans, our strength is limited. Therefore, Coach Chu Dinh Nghiem’s students cannot avoid feeling tired and lacking concentration at certain times. What Hanoi FC is going through is simply a normal thing in football.

Currently, coach Chu Dinh Nghiem and his team are in the semi-finals of the AFC Cup 2019, and in the V.League arena, they are temporarily in 2nd place on the rankings (after Ho Chi Minh City Club).

In the near future, it is likely that Nguyen Quang Hai, Nguyen Thanh Chung, Doan Van Hau, Tran Dinh Trong, Do Hung Dung, Pham Duc Huy... will be assigned to the Vietnam National Team and U23 Vietnam.

Fans of the capital team have reason to worry, because coach Chu Dinh Nghiem's ​​students are not football machines./.