V-League 2022 and the story of the end of the season

At the bottom, the chance to escape is still open for all 3-4 teams currently at the bottom such as Saigon FC, Hong Linh Ha Tinh, Ho Chi Minh City or SHB Da Nang, only one of them drops in rank so just one round with good results, everything will turn around. Currently, no one dares to say which specific team is most at risk, but it seems that Hong Linh Ha Tinh will have more difficulties when the force is not abundant, the doping resources are not large...

The races for the top and bottom should have attracted a lot of attention, but at present, the sad thing is that the middle teams, who have already accepted their place in the league, have the opportunity to "give" points to teams "in need". People have seen these teams lose their motivation to compete since the second leg, most notably Hoang Anh Gia Lai with dozens of matches without knowing what victory is, Song Lam Nghe An with a slight loss and Dong A Thanh Hoa joining the list recently.

Song Lam Nghe An players are ready to welcome Binh Duong at Vinh Stadium on the afternoon of November 3. Photo: Duc Anh

No clear goal (or say it very loudly but do the opposite), lose motivation to strive, so good results are a luxury. Then there is a phenomenon that makes people laugh until they cry: leaders, coaches, star players... take turns shouting that when they go to battle, they want to win, no one wants to lose, that they are kind, never betray anyone, that they tell stories about achievements, that... Only the result is the opposite, so that one by one the audience of the Mountain City, then Vinh City, then Thanh Hoa... turn around and "turn around" from their beloved team. The fans of the Mountain City team used to be so numerous and loyal, the fansLam River Nghe AnIn the North and the South, this yard and that yard were once "gilded" but now it is difficult to expect everything to be intact and unscratched.

Why does the story of playing really well in the first leg, accumulating enough or having extra points to be able to play however they want in the second leg, not caring what anyone says, even daring to challenge, like the story of the 3 middle-ranked teams mentioned above, still happen without any positive measures?

The V-League Organizing Committee has just recently issued an announcement, in addition to ensuring safety and security for the final matches, it also focuses on professional work and spirit, competition attitude, in which, although not naming anyone, it also said directly "pay special attention to negative manifestations of giving up points at the end of the season". Everyone knows this is not new, of course it is not redundant to talk about it, but what measures, who does what, where, which places are the most "sensitive", need special supervision... are not mentioned or warned.

In SLNA's recent training sessions, coach Huy Hoang has experimented with many different team formations. Photo: Chung Le

And it is also impossible to say anything when many teams are playing in a desperate situation but let foreign players "sit around doing nothing", needing points but letting a series of young players train for next season (not knowing whether they will be retained or not, whether it is the old coach or the new coach, or even whether the team will survive or disband...), then this team or that team keeps a series of pillars without a clear reason... That is why at home Hoang Anh Gia Lai lost to TP. Ho Chi Minh, then also at home Dong A Thanh Hoa also lost to the aforementioned team that was thirsty for points, then Song Lam Nghe An was also related to that team... Is it true that V-League football is flowing normally, with nothing to worry about or talk about? Let's assume that is the case, but surely the majority of discerning audiences say no, never. They themselves, with their intense and impartial love for football, will know how to find a place where there is honesty and loyalty to find joy after a week of hard work and noise.

Those were the matches at Lach Tray Stadium with 22,000 cheering spectators, at the end of the match there was still a proud song, together, moving forward, ignoring the nonsense somewhere that is destroying the beauty of the king sport. Most noteworthy is the story of giving up points to the middle teams, the teams that are not bad but certainly not the best, the actions that, although covered up and hidden, will not be able to pass the discernment and objectivity of fans and experts./.