'Examining' the performance of the players after 9 rounds of V.League 2022

At the end of round 9, V-League 1-2022, Hanoi FC reached the top of the table after 869 days of waiting, since V-League 2020.Lam River Nghe Anonly kept the top spot for 24 hours and returned to 2nd place; HAGL won 4 consecutive matches and took 3rd place in the temporary rankings.

Meanwhile, at the bottom of the rankings, the two Saigon teams are still stuck in place and will certainly have to make drastic changes to the coaching bench, foreign players and many other related matters to serve the arduous process of quickly escaping relegation at the end of the season.

On that common ground, after round 9, we can clearly see the increasingly clear performance of the stars who have matured and are entering their prime. These are the national and U23 Vietnam players, former national and U23 Vietnam candidates.

Striker Basit (SLNA) plays in the match against Binh Duong in round 1 of V.League 2022. Photo courtesy of Chung Nguyen

At Hanoi FC, it was the brilliance of captain Van Quyet with a "super product" against Hong Linh Ha Tinh, the goal that raised the score to 2-1 by Xuan Tu (U23 candidate) against rival Hai Phong before, the return of U23 player Hai Long, the affirmation of young striker Van Tung...

At Song Lam Nghe An, Ngoc Hai shined when he returned to the central position of defense, wearing the captain's armband, Van Duc and Xuan Manh created "super products" in the 3-0 win over Hai Phong, Van Hoang was solid in goal, and young stars Sy Hoang and Xuan Tien played excellent roles as creators.

At HAGL, Van Toan scored for his team in two consecutive matches, Xuan Truong returned to his natural form and scored his first goal from the penalty spot...

The thing that experts and fans are following the most is how effectively V-League teams are using young players after each round. The answer is quite clear and specific, there have been some positive signs but not many. For example, coach Chun Jae Ho of Hanoi FC recently sent Hai Long, Van Tung... onto the field in matches in round 8 and round 9, or most happily, coach Bae Ji-won of Viettel sent U23 player Tuan Tai onto the field for the first time in the match against Ho Chi Minh City Club. It is worth mentioning that Tuan Tai was the one who directly contributed to the army team scoring the only goal in the valuable away win.

Previously, another U23 player, Manh Dung, scored when he entered the field for less than a minute in the away win over Hai Phong. Meanwhile, at Song Lam Nghe An, Xuan Tien and Van Cuong from the U19 team were continuously starting and they played the role of creating assists for the team quite well. Van Cuong created the only goal for Song Lam Nghe An in the away match at Hoa Xuan-Da Nang, Xuan Tien created the "super product" of Van Duc in the match against Hai Phong at Vinh Stadium. Sy Hoang, Van Viet, Van Lam were continuously trusted by coach Huy Hoang, in which Sy Hoang (U23 candidate) continuously started and was a promising creator on the left wing with an extremely rare left-footed position...

HAGL's start to V.League 2022 was not as expected. Photo courtesy of PV

Most notable at this time is the not-so-surprising brilliance of 19-year-old star Phi Hoang at SHB Da Nang Club. It is not surprising that Phi Hoang was allowed to play in the V-League by coach Le Huynh Duc when he was only 17 years old, in 2020, and wasCoach Park Hang-seoHe was promoted to the left center-back position for U22 Vietnam and is now being arranged by veteran coach Phan Thanh Hung to play as a striker. In the last 9 rounds, Phi Hoang started 5 matches, scoring 3 goals, including a double against Song Lam Nghe An and a goal from the penalty spot in the match where T. Binh Dinh was completely overwhelmed at Quy Nhon Stadium in the latest round 9.

In addition, SHB Da Nang also introduced player Dinh Duy, also 19 years old, who played very well with Phi Hoang, and was able to score more than 1 goal in the match against Song Lam Nghe An in round 8...

Some noteworthy details such as Manh Hung (former player of Song Lam Nghe An, currently playing for Nam Dinh) returning to score from a direct free kick, or Dinh Trong making a serious mistake in the match where T. Binh Dinh lost to SHB Da Nang by a narrow margin... add to the bright and dark picture in the V-League about old and new talents who are shining or disappointing.

The V-League race is really entering a thrilling phase and is worth watching. Hopefully many new stars will continue to appear alongside the stars that have been affirmed for a long time and of course it will be inevitable that stars will gradually fall away in the fierce competition process according to the eternal law of life, of the constantly developing sports...