Coach Hoang Van Phuc was surprised to be leading Hanoi; How many matches must HAGL win to win the V.League?

How many matches does HAGL need to win to dream of winning the 2021 V.League?

Since accepting Mr. Duc's offer to lead HAGL in V.League 2021, Kiatisak has made two statements regarding his goals at the club. In the long run, "Thai Zico" wants HAGL to be in the topV.League,even win the championship. In short distances, Kiatisak hopes HAGL will win each match. That is also the affirmation of the ambition at each level that Kiatisak wants to do at HAGL.

Up to now, that route has been and is beingKiatisakcarried out smoothly. After 7 rounds, HAGL won 5 matches, drew 1 match and only lost in the first round against Saigon FC. The top position in the rankings was maintained for 3 consecutive rounds thanks to the 3 foundations that Kiatisak had built at HAGL.

HAGL is flying high with Kiatisak - Photo: Duc Cuong

Those grounds are enough for people to believe in the matter.HAGLcapable of aiming for the V.League championship this year. Coach Le Huynh Duc (SHB Da Nang) or Truong Viet Hoang (Viettel) themselves also admitted thatHAGL is a strong candidate for the championship this year.

An important statistic given by VnExpress, the winning teams in the history of V.League need to achieve a minimum winning rate of 53% across the entire tournament. Particularly, in 2006, Dong Tam Long An only won 50% (12 out of 24 matches) and still won the championship.

Based on this ratio, to win the 2021 season, HAGL needs to win at least 9 matches. Because the number of matches in the championship race this season is only 18 (13 matches in phase 1 and 5 matches in phase 2). At this time, HAGL has won 5 matches. That means if they win 4 more matches, HAGL can confidently enter the top 6 in phase 2 as well as hope for more opportunities to win the championship after 17 years of waiting.

Coach Hoang Van Phuc: 'I was surprised when I was assigned to lead Hanoi'

On the first day as captain of Hanoi team,Coach Hoang Van Phucovercame the surprise to integrate into the new environment after being chosen to replace his predecessor, Coach Chu Dinh Nghiem.

This is the first time coach Hoang Van Phuc has led Hanoi and of course he cannot avoid feeling unfamiliar. “I was very surprised when the leadership entrusted me with leading Hanoi. But I am always ready for the job,” Mr. Phuc shared.

Chosen to replace coach Chu Dinh Nghiem, coach Hoang Van Phuc quickly integrated into the new environment.

Work as a substitute forCoach Chu Dinh Nghiem, Mr. Phuc said that his predecessor had left a strong impression and achieved many successes with the team. “Everyone really respects Coach Chu Dinh Nghiem. At first, the players were quite sad when Mr. Nghiem left the team, but after the first training session, I felt that the players were more excited about the road ahead,” Mr. Phuc shared.

Leading Hanoi at a time when the force is quite depleted, Mr. Phuc's task will be quite heavy. "I am honored to lead Hanoi but the road ahead will not be easy at all. I hope everyone will unite to overcome difficulties," Mr. Phuc concluded.

Man Utd beat Brighton

The "Red Devils" defeated Brighton 2-1 at home at Old Trafford in round 30 of the Premier League in the early morning of April 5 (Hanoi time).

With more than half of the squad just returning from the World Cup qualifying round,Man Utdcan not have the best performance at home.

Rashford scored 10 or more goals in three consecutive seasons for MU in the Premier League. Photo: Getty.

The "Red Devils" were pressured by their opponents in the first half, and conceded a goal in the 13th minute. The scorer was Danny Welbeck, a former Man Utd player. However, the shining moment of the duo Marcus Rashford (62') and Mason Greenwood (83') helped the home team complete the comeback.

MU had a rather difficult victory, but this was a worthy result, when Solskjaer and his team controlled the game throughout the second half, and did not give the opponent even a single chance to score.

Atletico stumbles in La Liga title race

Atletico Madrid held on to their place in the 2020/21 La Liga championship race after losing 0-1 to Sevilla in the early morning match of April 5 (Hanoi time).

In the 8th minute, Jan Oblak made an excellent save from Lucas Ocampos' penalty kick. But when Acuna headed the ball into the net in the 70th minute, the world's most expensive goalkeeper was helpless as the ball went into the net. Acuna's header made Atletico suffer a bitter defeat.

Sevilla make La Liga title race more dramatic. Photo: Getty.

Sevilla deservedly won against Atletico when they dominated the game and had 18 shots (double Atletico's).

After 29 games,Atleticohas 66 points. If Barca wins this round, the gap between the two teams will be only one point. Meanwhile, Sevilla consolidates its position in the top 4 with 58 points after 29 matches.

Anh Duc achieved the highest performance of the 2021 season

Veteran striker Anh Duc is showing great form for the First Division team Long An. In the match between Long An and Can Tho on the afternoon of April 4, Anh Duc headed in the only goal to help Long An win 1-0 and temporarily take the 2nd place on the rankings.

That was his fourth goal.Mr. Ductfrom the beginning of the season after only 3 matches. He is the one leading the scoring list of the 2021 National First Division. With 4 goals scored, Anh Duc is also on par with Van Toan (HAGL) in the ranking of domestic strikers who have scored the most goals in Vietnam's professional football tournaments.

Anh Duc is currently the domestic player with the highest scoring efficiency in the 2021 Vietnamese professional football season. (Photo: VPF).

However, in terms of scoring efficiency, Anh Duc is superior to Van Toan. While Van Toan needed 7 matches to score 4 goals, Anh Duc got this number after only 3 matches.

Anh Duc's excellent form makesCoach Park Hang-seois considering the possibility of calling up the 36-year-old player to the Vietnam national team to participate in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers in June. The former Binh Duong and HAGL player is also on the list of players prioritized for Covid-19 vaccination.