Long road to know good horse

(Baonghean) - V.League 2014 has only gone through 4 rounds but fans and teams have had mixed feelings of joy and sadness. There are championship candidates such as B.Binh Duong, SHB.Da Nang, SLNA... who have received humiliating defeats, and there are also "dark horses" such as Thanh Hoa, Quang Ninh, Ninh Binh... who have won spectacular victories.

After 2 resounding victories at home and away, SLNA has also tasted defeat in 2 consecutive matches. Meanwhile, the neighboring team Thanh Hoa has not lost any match and is flying high in the top position with 10 points after 4 matches. Thanh Hoa fans are happy and dreaming about the championship of this season. Many people have quickly said that V.League 2014 is having some changes.

Thanh Hoa is "flying high" thanks to the excellence of Nastja Ceh and Van Bakel.

This may be true, if we only look at what has happened in the last rounds. Indeed, coach Mai Duc Chung and his team are having a spectacular "transformation", they have won the candidates for the championship SHB.Da Nang, B.Binh Duong at home, and won SLNA away. Meanwhile, the rich guy of B.Binh Duong - considered as Chelsea Vietnam, has spent tens of billions of dong to recruit more players than the main squad, including domestic stars and foreign players with great ambitions, but let Thanh Hoa surpass him and the rookie Than Quang Ninh hold them to a draw at home. After 3 matches, Chelsea Vietnam only has 1 point.

It is not yet known what will happen at the end of the 2014 season, but after the recent 3-1 victory over V.Ninh Binh, Than Quang Ninh has encountered problems with transfer contracts and salaries with players. Because the owners did not keep their original promises, the players are threatening to hire lawyers to sue. B.Binh Duong has also "beheaded" its general after recent bad matches...

“Long road to know good horse”, V.League 2014 is showing the attraction, the surprise of the king sport. Thanh Hoa is flying high thanks to luck and excellent individuals like Nastja Ceh and Van Bakel, but if one of these two players gets injured or is caught by other teams, it is unknown what will happen. And Than Quang Ninh, if it does not completely resolve the issue of signing bonuses and salaries, will be at risk of “free fall”, not being in second place in the rankings like now. Meanwhile, teams with equal strength, even with many stars such as: SHB.Da Nang, Hanoi T&T, B.Binh Duong, SLNA, HAGL... some teams are in the process of running up, testing the lineup, and some teams are leisurely waiting to see the attitude of sponsors to compete, hiding many spectacular breakthroughs.

In football, when the match is not over, anything can happen, the most surprising things of V.League 2014 are still ahead. However, fans hope that the surprise, the spectacular happens on the field, in uncompromising matches, high-class moves, not in "ping pong games" behind the scenes.

Article and photos:Duc Dung