V.League 2021 Review
(Baonghean.vn) - V.League 2021 will kick off on January 16, 2021 as planned by VPF, in the context of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, causing many difficulties for poor teams like SLNA. They do not have enough funds to retain old players while not knowing whether they can recruit or not, they have to pay for airfare, food and accommodation for foreign players.
The difficult year 2020 has passed, the season ends, each teamV-LeagueThe first place team received 800 million VND in support from VPF, and the first place team received 400 million VND. The support fund has 16 billion VND, including 9 billion VND from VPF's revenue and 7 billion VND from the World Football Federation (FIFA). Many teams such as Quang Ninh, S.Khanh Hoa, and Can Tho, when their bosses' money decreased, encountered many difficulties, and existed in a short-term way.
V.League giants
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| Ho Chi Minh City team is still recruiting massively as usual. Photo: Ho Chi Minh City Club |
In V.League, the competition is more fierce when group A has only 6 teams, instead of 8 teams like last season. Meanwhile, 8 teams in group B have to escape 1.5 relegation spots instead of just 1 spot like last season. This year, there are big changes in the leadership positions of HAGL and Thanh Hoa, but it seems that the championship is still a race of familiar names.
The first names mentioned are the reigning champion Viettel, runner-up Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. Viettel lost the dangerous striker Bruno, but in return they brought in Brazilian striker Pedro Paulo (Saigon), along with a squad of players in their prime such as Hoang Duc, Khac Ngoc, Ngoc Hai. Not to mention that in the U21 Viettel team that just won the national championship, there will be 4-5 players promoted.
The biggest challenge for the champion Viettel must be Hanoi, the fact that they liquidated both Pape and Rimario shows how big the ambition of Mr. Hien is. Not only did they quickly snatch Geovane Magno (Saigon), but they also brought to Hang Day Stadium fitness coach Lee Gi Nam of HAGL. Although Van Hau is still injured, the return of Dinh Trong and Duy Manh gives coach Chu Dinh Nghiem many options.
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| Nghe An football team will promote 4 U21 players who just won the runner-up position to compete in V.League. Photo: SLNA |
This is the second season that Ho Chi Minh City has been recruiting heavily, with Cong Phuong, Phi Son, Seo Yong-duk, and Ariel Rodriguez having left. But the most important change is that coach Mano Polking has come to Thong Nhat Stadium to replace his predecessor, coach Chung Hae-seong. It is known that coach Mano Polking has many years of experience working in Southeast Asian football when leading Bangkok United Club. But it was not until December 25 that he started working, even though he had Lee Nguyen, Ortiz, and Tuan Tai (SLNA) in his hands, being in the top 3 is considered a success for this team.
Dark horse group
There are 5 unknowns SLNA, HAGL, SHB.Da Nang, Binh Duong, Hong Linh Ha Tinh will compete for the remaining 3 tickets of group A, meaning the remaining 2 teams will have to play in group B. It seems that Kiatisak did not come to the Mountain City to direct HAGL to "play for fun" but the lack of 2 foreign players and the Thai coach who appeared quite late makes people still worry about Mr. Duc.
Last year, Hong Linh Ha Tinh excellently entered the top 8 at the last minute, but V.League 2021 only has 6 places, so even with the addition of Kester Oahimijie (HAGL), Phi Son, 4 players from Quang Ninh: Quach Tan, Xuan Hung, Nhat Minh, Claudecir Junior, Hong Mountain still has to try hard and hope for luck.
B.Binh Duong is an unknown, when coach Phan Thanh Hung left Quang Ninh to come to Thu Dau Mot. If given full authority, he and Victor Mansaray (Hong Linh Ha Tinh), striker Pape Omar Faye (Hanoi FC) will not have too much difficulty entering the top 6. But if the relationship between Technical Director Dang Tran Chinh and the coach from Quang Nam is not good, it is unknown what will happen.
Da Nang is a team that is preparing for the season quite early. Coach Le Huynh Duc has brought in central defender Janclesio Almeida (Hong Linh Ha Tinh), striker Hedipo Conceicao (Binh Duong), striker Rafaelson (Nam Dinh) and "dealer" Huy Hung (Quang Nam). Returning to the city on the banks of the Han River, the coach from Hue has spent a lot of money, but SHB.Da Nang still has not formed a unique style of play. Perhaps coach Le Huynh Duc will play, calculate and be ready to seize the opportunity.
When the “superstructure” cannot be changed, SLNA is still a “measuring” team. The fact that their best striker, Ho Tuan Tai, left and the team has not been assembled due to lack of foreign players makes coach Ngo Quang Truong feel like his hands are tied and he has to swim. For more than 4 decades, the Nghe An team has never been relegated, that is the truth, but what is even more true is that with the current force and budget, SLNA will hardly be in the top 6.
Relegation racing group
It is not difficult to see that Quang Ninh, Nam Dinh, Hai Phong, Saigon, Thanh Hoa and to some extent the rookie Binh Dinh are the teams that are identified to be in group B, including 8 teams competing for relegation. While Quang Ninh made things difficult for itself when the budget, both generals and soldiers left in droves, Saigon is truly "changing blood" the entire main squad. Nam Dinh and Hai Phong teams are ranked as "poor children", Thanh Hoa has a foreign coach but the force has nothing outstanding, including foreign and domestic players. Meanwhile, the rookie Binh Dinh will have difficulty breaking into the top 6 because the regulations stipulate that the first leg will only have 13 matches, too difficult for a newly promoted team to adapt./.
