V.League 2017: Many clubs are restless because of foreign players

Despite having more than 2 months to recruit, many teams have yet to find a satisfactory "mercenary" force. Everyone understands how important the role of foreign players is, so many coaches are worried about not being able to use or signing poor quality foreign players.

It seemed that XSKT.CT would become the "big brother" of Western football when "finance was not a problem". But after 2 seasons of spending a lot of money, in the third season of V.League, the Tay Do team had to implement a policy of tightening their belts. That was the reason why they had to liquidate the Patiyo - Oseni duo to find cheaper foreign players.

After a period of rapid search, Coach Vu Quang Bao has retained a number of foreign players, including two veteran players, Nsi and Henry, but they are still on standby because the club's leadership is solving the financial problem. Also in a situation where they cannot finalize foreign players are Saigon FC, SLNA and Ho Chi Minh City Club. These are also teams that have tried out many foreign players, but have not yet chosen the right person.

Not falling into a passive position when only looking for a foreign player to replace Uche when knowing for sure that this striker will go to FLC Thanh Hoa right after V.League 2016, but after a long journey of testing dozens of players, Sanna.KH still could not "divine" a face worthy of trust. Coach Vo Dinh Tan had to play the card "old people, new people".

Accordingly, Sanna.KH has contacted striker Diao, whose contract was not renewed by QNK Quang Nam after V.League 2016. If there are no last-minute changes, the coastal city team will sign a contract with this striker next week. Playing for QNK Quang Nam since the second leg of the 2016 season, Diao scored 8 goals.

It is a fact that teams in V.League are very dependent on foreign players. Coaches build tactics almost entirely based on these foreign players. For example, the style of play that Mr. Vu Quang Bao built at XSKT.CT is to prioritize "concentrating" the ball to the foreign striker duo. In the last season, the two foreign strikers contributed to 20/37 goals of the Tay Do team.

At Sanna.KH, the goal-scoring task is also “entrusted” to Uche. In V.League 2016, this player who just joined FLC Thanh Hoa scored nearly half (14/34 goals) of the coastal city team. Not only are they “goal-scoring machines”, the ability to attract and attract opposing defenders of foreign players will create space and opportunities for domestic players to shine.

Because of the importance of foreign players, coaches are quite worried about the prospect of not being able to use or signing "poor quality foreign players". SLNA, Saigon FC... have learned the lesson of "low-skilled foreign players". In V.League 2016, Saigon FC is considered to have a smooth, beautiful and methodical playing style, but coach Nguyen Duc Thang does not have a high-quality foreign striker when their 2 foreign strikers in each stage have poor skills.

That is the reason why Saigon FC did not have high achievements. Although having many national players, SLNA's performance in V.League 2016 was also greatly influenced by foreign players. When Odat exploded, SLNA played well, but when this striker declined, the team also declined.

According to Bongdaplus