What makes V.League 2021 attractive?

The first reason helpsV.League 2021What makes the competition more attractive is the competition format. The competition in phase I and only finding 6 teams, instead of 8 as before, competing for the championship has increased the quality and fierceness a lot. Learning from the lesson of V.League 2020, 8 teams competing for medals made many teams "give up" early when they were in the safe zone when entering phase II.

The relegation race will be equally exciting, because although 8 teams will fall into this group after the first leg, the increase in the relegation and promotion quota from 1 to 1.5 makes any team have to be on high alert if they don't want to have to play the play-off match.

Second, even before the ball has rolled, the transfer market has become very active. The team that has shown the most boldness and urgency is Hanoi FC with the recruitment of foreign players Geovane Magno and Bruno Cantanhede - 2 players considered the best in V.League 2020. These faces make the former champions "like tigers with wings". On the other hand, next season, Hanoi FC will welcome the return of quality players such as Duy Manh, Dinh Trong, Van Hau.

With Geovane Magno, Hanoi FC is like a "tiger with wings". Photo: HNFC

The reigning champion Viettel also brought in Pedro Paulo – another foreign striker who played very well for Saigon FC. The squad of players Ngoc Hai, Trong Hoang, Tien Dung, Hoang Duc will continue to be the biggest obstacle for Hanoi FC. However, not only Viettel, HAGL also seems to be ready to create an overthrow.

The Mountain City football team has just brought in coach Kiatisuk, a former Thai player who was a legend of this team and the move proves that HAGL really wants to escape the relegation and struggling situation. This is a very good coach and loves beautiful attacking football. The top talents of Vietnamese football such as Xuan Truong, Tuan Anh, Van Toan, Van Thanh will have more inspiration. The talented young coaches of V.League will have the opportunity to compete with the legend of Thai football for the first time in Vietnam.

Kiatisuk brings a breath of fresh air to HAGL. Photo: ST

The next move of Mr. Duc is to call back players from Ho Chi Minh City Club such as Cong Phuong, Van Son, Duc Luong, Huu Tuan. In addition, Coach Kiatisuk will also have goalkeeper Tuan Linh from Than Quang Ninh, Le Minh Binh from Ba Ria - Vung Tau.

For Ho Chi Minh City Club, their ability to compete for the championship will continue to be questioned by the departure of a series of stars. Among them, there are names such as Ngoc Thinh, Phi Son, Cong Thanh, Huu Tuan. The players that Ho Chi Minh City Club brought in are typically onlyHo Tuan Tai, Le Sy Minh. The departure of coach Chung Hae-seong will also cause the team's playing style to have to be reshaped.

Similarly, Saigon FC, after saying goodbye to 18 players, Chairman and Head Coach Vu Tien Thanh brought in many new players, but only center back Thiago Melo (Nam Dinh), defender Nguyen Cong Thanh (HCMC FC), and striker Do Merlo (Nam Dinh) are worth mentioning. However, it is clear that this change of blood will hardly help the Thong Nhat Stadium team maintain the same achievements as last year.

The V.League transfer market is extremely exciting. Photo: CLB

In the group of mid-level teams, SHB Da Nang, B. Binh Duong, SLNA, Quang Ninh, Thanh Hoa can completely create surprises. The Han River team brought in many quality names such as Rafaelson, Almeida Santos Huy Hung, Ngoc Thinh...

SLNA is still thriving thanks to its homegrown players, and there are still some breakthroughs. Meanwhile, Thanh Hoa Club has just made changes to its upper management system in the hope of receiving more investment. Specifically, Thanh Hoa brought in midfielder Le Quoc Phuong (Saigon), midfielder Doan Ngoc Tan (Hai Phong), midfielder Ze Paulo (Quang Nam), and striker Chevaughn Walsh (HAGL).

Next season's V.League will be very difficult to find which team is at risk of relegation because the clubs Hai Phong, Nam Dinh, Ha Tinh and the new recruit Binh Dinh are all trying very hard to strengthen their personnel. As soon as V.League 2020 ended, coach Pham Minh Duc brought inPhi Son, foreign player Kesley from HAGL, some other domestic players such as Quach Tan, Xuan Hung from Quang Ninh.

The relegation race as well as the championship race become more fierce in V.League 2021. Photo: Duc Anh

The most regrettable thing that makes V.League 2021 more worth watching is that there are still 4 clubs that "owe" V.League 2021 standards, including: Song Lam Nghe An (SLNA), which does not meet the criteria for facilities, Hong Linh Ha Tinh, Hai Phong (does not participate in enough youth tournaments) and Nam Dinh (does not meet the financial criteria). In general, despite great efforts in investing in stadiums, most V.League clubs have not been able to focus on facilities and the quality of competition organization.

Looking ahead to V.League 2021, VPF is considering increasing the prize fund for clubs in matches or final rankings to increase motivation for each team in particular and the competitiveness of the tournament in general.

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