V-League 2018: Red alert for 2 teams playing at Thong Nhat Stadium
(Baonghean.vn) - Both teams at Thong Nhat Stadium are in the bottom 3 of the V-League 2018 rankings. They are gradually losing ground in the relegation race, showing no signs of escaping the deep hole.
Although at the beginning of the season, young boss Cong Vinh and coach Miura boldly declared the goal of finishing in the top 3 of V-League 2018, people still think that escaping the red light zone is a matter of luck for this team.
The complete change of the team from head coach to players on the field, for Ho Chi Minh City is something that has never happened in Vietnam football. Now, Ho Chi Minh City is at the bottom of the rankings, as people predicted, even though Mr. Vinh has left and Huu Thang - an experienced face of Vietnamese football has replaced him.
Coach Miura lost direction
Recently, the 1-2 loss to Nam Dinh at Thong Nhat Stadium put Ho Chi Minh City in an extremely difficult situation. Minh Trung's hot head caused referee Minh Thuan to issue a second yellow card, forcing the home team to play with a lot of players and concede a second goal.
Even though they sent Gonzalez, Gonzalo, Dang Van Robert, Phi Son, and Van Thuan onto the field, Coach Miura's students still could not beat the bottom team Nam Dinh at home, showing that Ho Chi Minh City is quite weak.
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| Quoc Phuong is the new hope of Saigon. Photo: To Minh |
The names Huynh Kesley Alves, Diep Hoai Xuan… have not brought victory to the home team Thong Nhat Stadium. For 10 consecutive matches, Coach Miura has not been able to smile and they really need to get points against XSKT.Can Tho, B.Binh Duong before meeting the very strong home team Hanoi.
Most likely, the decision to fire coach Miura will be announced before it is too late. An ambitious team, with both the owner and the coach who used to be the head coach of the national team, is now ranked 14th, which is unprecedented in Vietnam. Huu Thang's biggest problem is to help the team escape from 14th place before thinking about something bigger.
Saigon as well as Ho Chi Minh City have changed their bosses. It seems that in addition to health issues, Mr. Dai's football style is not suitable for the current trend. This is shown by the old coaching staff resigning, key players leaving, forcing Coach Tai Em to rebuild from scratch.
The addition of Quoc Phuong from FLC Thanh Hoa made Saigon's attack faster. But the midfield with only Ngoc Duy and Cao Van Trien was not enough to cover the defense. Da Sylva had a brilliant match against Hanoi but his performance was inconsistent.
Difficulty for Coach Tai Em
Saigon players have arrived at Vinh Stadium to prepare for the match against SLNA. Coach Tai Em's team has two extremely important matches against SLNA and Nam Dinh. Coach Tai Em clearly set the goal of getting 4 points before facing FLC Thanh Hoa at Thong Nhat Stadium.
Coach Tai Em will take advantage of the home team's lack of midfielder Khac Ngoc due to receiving 3 yellow cards to earn points. The away team determined that Van Binh is a player with good skills but after 4 years away from Vinh Stadium, he will need time to adapt. This is a good condition for Saigon to earn points at Vinh Stadium, something that Nam Dinh has done before.
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| Which of these players will save Ho Chi Minh City FC from the vortex? Photo: To Minh |
Certainly, when playing the role of "conductor", Van Binh will spend a lot of time "adjusting the gun" at the beginning of the match, this is the time Hoang Thien and Ngoc Duy need to take advantage of. The presence of Quoc Phuong makes Saigon's left wing much more flexible, because the player from Thanh Hoa has a rather strange left foot, often breaking into the position guarded by Dinh Hoang.
The player with the number 91 shirt has very tricky free kicks, the right wing free kick position is this striker's favorite location. Xuan Manh will certainly have to consider a lot in the situations of blocking the opponent if he does not want to cause difficulties for his team.
Both teams at Thong Nhat Stadium are living in a difficult period. In our opinion, Ho Chi Minh City is the team that will face more difficulties, although Mr. Huu Thang used to be a "famous" coach in V-League, he successfully rescued Ha Noi T&T and won the championship with SLNA.
Which of the three names Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City and Nam Dinh, who are all on 13 points, will fall behind? The answer will be revealed this weekend.