Cong Phuong and Rimario, who will shine?

In theV.League foreign player, Jamaican striker Rimario Gordon is a rather special case. He "failed to score" in his first time in Vietnam wearing the HAGL shirt but played very well every time he met his old team. Last season with 12 goals, he and Pedro (Sai ​​Gon FC) scored the most goals in V.League 2020.

Duyen scored against HAGL

As a player who can kick the ball with both feet, is 1.80m tall, has a very good physique and fitness, Rimario Gordon is considered a "high-priced commodity" in the V.League, valued at 200 thousand euros by Transfermarkt - a website specializing in valuing players on the transfer market.

Jamaican striker Rimario Gordon is considered suitable for Binh Dinh's defensive counter-attacking style of play. Photo: BĐ CLB.

However, in the 2018 V.League season, he became "redundant" at HAGL when he played 8 matches (801 minutes) without scoring and was kicked out of Pleiku Stadium. Thanh Hoa coach Duc Thang quickly welcomed him back and he scored 8 goals in 8 matches for the Thanh team. What was quite special right on Pleiku Stadium, he scored a hat-trick against his old team HAGL in a 3-0 victory. HAGL's ethnic goalkeeper Smah Suo, in the rare time he was the main goalkeeper, was dark and gloomy.

It seems that Rimario Gordon has a special relationship with his old team's net. V.League 2019, although Thanh Hoa lost 2-3 to HAGL when Minh Vuong scored in the 90+2 minute, Rimario still scored the equalizer 1-1 in this match. With just a few butt shakes, he made the central defenders Trong Sang and Kim Bong-Jin "smell the smoke".

This season, with a goal against the Capital team in the 4-1 victory of the home team Thanh Hoa, Jamaica Rimario caught the eye of coach Chu Dinh Nghiem. A match in which the Jamaican player showed both his ability to create and score goals, which could serve the goal of advancing to the continental arena of Hanoi FC.

At Hang Day Stadium, Rimario combined with his former teammate at Thanh Hoa Omar to become the capital team's killer duo. Once again, the Jamaican striker shined in his new shirt, once again his scoring streak against the team from the Mountain City was repeated. Of the 12 goals, the Jamaican boy scored 3 against HAGL.

In fact, after leaving the Mountain City, Rimario scored 7 goals in 4 matches against his old team HAGL, including 1 hat-trick. This season, Rimario has joined Quy Nhon to play for Binh Dinh, led by his old coach Duc Thang. In the new V.League 2021, only defender Ho Tan Tai and Rimario are considered "famous". In fact, both of them have scored for T.Binh Dinh and are considered important players in the 4-2-3-1 tactical formation of the team from the land of Vo.

Cong Phuong's debut

Cong Phuong has reduced the fuss in his handling. Photo HAGL

In the match at Pleiku stadium, all attention was focused onCong Phuongand Rimario. Striker Cong Phuong, under the direction of new coach Kiatisak, has yet to score a goal after 2 matches. In fact, Cong Phuong has become less fussy in his handling, in the last 2 matches the ball has hit the crossbar at least 2 times after close-range shots.

Facing Binh Dinh's defense, which is considered to have little experience in V.League, is a great opportunity for the Nghe An-born player to open his goal account. Compared to Rimario, Cong Phuong is considered to have an advantage because in addition to playing at home, he also has the support of teammates who have played together for 4-5 seasons such as Van Toan, Tuan Anh, Xuan Truong.

Meanwhile, Binh Dinh fans are looking forward to Rimario scoring against HAGL to confirm their top 6 goal. Jamaican striker Rimario Gordon is considered suitable for Binh Dinh's defensive counter-attacking style of play on Pleiku field. Let's wait and see who will shine more, Cong Phuong or Rimario!