Is Saigon FC a 'dark horse' in V.League 2019?
(Baonghean.vn) - Defeating Hai Phong Club in round 8 with a score of 1-0, the Thong Nhat Stadium team rose to 4th place on the rankings, leaving behind a series of "big names" such as B.Binh Duong Club, SHB Da Nang, HAGL.
Surely everyone still remembers that at the end of last season, it seemed like Saigon FC would no longer be on the map of Vietnamese football when there was information that this team would be transferred to XSKT Can Tho Club with the same place in V.League 2019. Fortunately, that information did not come true in the end. Saigon FC was not wiped out.
That joy did not last long, coach Nguyen Thanh Cong and his team faced an extremely difficult problem, which was the lack of personnel. At the end of the 2018 season, Saigon FC had to say goodbye to nearly a dozen players, such as Vo Hoang Quang, Nguyen Xuan Nam, Le Hoang Thien...
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| Compared to many other teams, Saigon FC is not as rich in potential. Photo: zing.vn |
Faced with such a situation, the coaching staff of Saigon FC had to quickly bring to Thong Nhat Stadium the number and quality of players equivalent to those who had left. After a period of searching and negotiating, Coach Nguyen Thanh Cong recruited Le Quoc Phuong, Ngo Xuan Toan, Tran Van Buu...
Despite having a squad of players who are not considered “big names”, under the leadership of coach Nguyen Thanh Cong, Saigon FC is showing itself to be a formidable team in the early stages of this year’s season. In the V.League, Nguyen Ngoc Duy and his teammates are ranked 4th, and in the National Cup, Saigon FC is in the round of 16.
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| The credit goes to Captain Nguyen Thanh Cong. Photo: zing.vn |
However, captain Nguyen Thanh Cong is still very modest when he said: "It's cool when it rains. Football is unpredictable, especially when V.League 2019 has just passed half way. All members of Saigon FC still have to try harder to have a successful season."
It is not known which position Saigon FC will win on the rankings at the end of V.League 2019, but at the moment, coach Nguyen Thanh Cong's team is showing the appearance of a "black horse" with quite impressive performances./.
