Former Song Lam Nghe An player and the heavy responsibility at the first division team
(Baonghean.vn) - After sitting in the hot seat, coach Ho Thanh Thuong's task is nothing other than to help Hoa Binh Club gradually escape the danger zone.
After the 12th round ended with a 1-1 draw against Long An, coach Pham Thanh Luong decided to part ways with Hoa Binh Club. The departure of former player Luong "di" was inevitable, because the Northwestern team had gone through a series of extremely bad matches (won 2, drew 5 and lost 5), having to hold the second to last position on the rankings of the 2023/2024 National First Division.
Instead of looking for a new coach for the team, the Board of Directors of Hoa Binh Club put their trust in assistant Ho Thanh Thuong. Under the leadership of the "captain" from Nghe An, Hoa Binh Club has had quite positive changes, especially in the spirit of competition. However, in the away match against SHB Da Nang in round 14, the Northwestern team still had to accept a 0-2 defeat.
The above defeat, along with Phu Tho's 0-0 draw against Phu Dong Ninh Binh, has reduced the gap between Hoa Binh Club and the team from the homeland to only 5 points. With the 2023/2024 National First Division having only passed half of the way, the risk of relegation for Hoa Binh Club is very clear. It is enough to see how heavy the task of coach Ho Thanh Thuong is.
According to experts, Hoa Binh Club is the team with the most modest player quality in the 2023/2024 National First Division. In the registration list of the Northwest team, most of them are young players, names that are quite unfamiliar to domestic football fans. Therefore, it is difficult to "wash away the glue" with such a source of "powder".
However, sharing with Nghe An Newspaper, coach Ho Thanh Thuong has absolute faith in his students: "It is true that the players of Hoa Binh Club are still inexperienced in battle, but they have the desire, the boldness of youth and a great fighting spirit. I believe that my teachers and students will overcome the difficulties together, so as not to disappoint the love of the fans."
Hopefully, with the experience accumulated after many years of playing football in the V.League for Song Lam Nghe An and working as a coach for the T&T-VSH Training Center (Cua Lo town), "captain" Ho Thanh Thuong will help steer the Hoa Binh ship to a safe harbor in the National First Division this year. If he completes his mission, the Nghe An strategist will certainly be awarded a new contract by the Board of Directors of Hoa Binh Club./.