V-League 2018: Only 1 team has not won, 1 team has not lost
(Baonghean.vn) - After 5 rounds, only Nam Dinh is the team that has not known victory, while Hanoi FC is the team that has not lost. This year's season's race has begun the stage of separating the groups, the fates of the 2 teams are going in 2 different directions.
If HAGL had already revealed their immaturity after the crushing 0-5 defeat at Hang Day Stadium in round 3, it was not until round 5 that people recognized the true capabilities of Than Quang Ninh.
Not only did the team from the mining land lose 0-1 to the home team S.Khanh Hoa, but coach Phan Thanh Hung's team could not impose their game plan on the coastal team. After this defeat, in the 2018 V-League, only Hanoi FC has not lost, they won 4, drew 1, got 13 points and are leading the rankings.
The look of a champion
The defeated teams of coach Chu Dinh Nghiem and his team were Hai Phong, HAGL (home), Can Tho, SHB.Da Nang (away), the host B.Binh Duong was the only team to earn a 1-1 draw at home. The victories of the capital team had quite big scores, crushing HAGL 5-0, winning SXKT.Can Tho 3-0, winning SHB.Da Nang 4-0.
When conceding an early goal, the opponents rushed to attack and almost fell into the trap of the Capital team with many players capable of scoring. Foreign player Oseni just scored a hat-trick, SHB.Da Nang increased its number of goals to 8 and led the list of top scorers of V-League 2018.
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| Thanh Luong is leading his juniors to compete impressively. Photo: Internet |
Up to now, Hanoi FC has 5 players scoring 14 goals and only conceding 1 goal (by veteran Anh Duc - B.Binh Duong), becoming the team scoring the most goals and conceding the least goals in the tournament.
According to the schedule, they will meet Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City and Nam Dinh in the next matches. These are not too strong opponents and they have a chance to push the top before meeting FLC Thanh Hoa in round 9.
What the experts have to admire is Coach Chu Dinh Nghiem and the Hanoi FC players because it seems like they don't need to exert their strength. Players Thai Quy, Quang Hai, Minh Di, Thanh Chung are still only put on the field in small doses with the guidance of seniors Thanh Luong and Van Quyet. Coach Chu still has naturalized player Hoang Vu Samson who will play from the second leg.
Many people believe that with the turmoil at FLC Thanh Hoa, and the visible weakness of Quang Ninh and Quang Nam, the season has seen the future champion as Hanoi FC.
Challenge for Nam Dinh
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| Coach Nguyen Van Sy and his team are running away from relegation. Photo: Internet |
On the contrary, apart from the goalless draw against XSKT.Can Tho, the home team at Thien Truong Stadium lost consecutively to home team B.Binh Duong 1-2, HAGL 2-3, lost to away team Hai Phong 0-1, TP HCM 1-3. The opponents of coach Nguyen Van Sy and his team are not strong teams, even TP HCM, which is in a personnel crisis, still won right at Thien Truong Stadium.
Obviously, names like Sy Minh, Van Hiep, Ngoc Nam or captain Huu Quy only stand out in the First Division. When facing opponents Van Thuan, Dinh Luat, Au Van Hoan, they are completely outclassed. The seniors with many years of experience on the field made it impossible for Nam Dinh players to play.
It was not difficult for V-League teams to guess the attacking intentions of Nam Dinh players and easily neutralized the game before finding a chance to score against goalkeeper Quoc Thien Esele. Coach Nguyen Van Sy is not a stranger to V-League but he still encountered many difficulties because he only had First Division players in his hands and had no experience playing in V-League.
Nam Dinh has 2 away matches at Cam Pha Stadium and Vinh Stadium. If they do not get any points in these 2 matches, Nam Dinh’s fate will become more fragile than ever. Being “identified” as a candidate for relegation, the V-League rookie team will immediately become a “point bank” and will have difficulty escaping.
