What's happening with the HCM City Police Club?

Coach Le Huynh Duc helplessly watched as HCMC Police lost to Hanoi Police despite having more men.

In the 20th minute, CAHN was short-handed due to Van Do's red card when hosting CA TP.HCM in round 8 of V.League 2025/26. Optimistic CAHN fans were just waiting for the whistle to end quickly so that their team could hope to get 1 point. On the other side of the battle line, fans were sure that CA TP.HCM would at least leave Hang Day Stadium with a draw.

However, the overall excitement did not come to Mr. Le Huynh Duc's team. The disappointment of the head coach of the HCM City Police Department was expressed after the match starting from the home team's loss despite having more players, and then having to leave empty-handed bitterly when his students could not penetrate the opponent's net.

In fact, the disappointment would not have been so great if CA TP.HCM had struggled from the start like the traditional teams such as SLNA,SHB Da Nang or HAGL... On the contrary, coach Le Huynh Duc and his team marked the return of the name CA TP.HCM in a truly impressive way. At times, they gave the audience the feeling of a real championship candidate.

Winning against Hanoi, drawing with defending champion Nam Dinh , defeating Becamex TP.HCM… to join the top group in a heroic manner, CA TP.HCM showed that they could compete with Ninh Binh, CAHN… in the championship race. But then, not only did they lose to CAHN, the draw against Ha Tinh made the viewers think that the high achievement at the starting point was just an “illusory feeling”, a breakthrough right at the starting point of a “newbie”, eager to show off.

Obviously, competing for the championship or escaping relegation is still a long journey for CA TP.HCM. However, 2 matches without scoring a single goal is a sign to signal a difficult road ahead for TP.HCM.

Controlling the ball up to 62.9%, meaning creating a lot of pressure on CAHN's goal, launching 10 shots but the number of goals for Mr. Le Huynh Duc's team was still 0. One round before, CA TP.HCM was also helpless in finding a way into Ha Tinh 's goal despite playing at home.

After Hanoi Police, Ho Chi Minh City Police will face tough opponents like Hai Phong and Ninh Binh.

The good thing about Coach Le Huynh Duc is that he boldly uses lesser-known players (and it can’t be helped because the force is almost the same) when Quoc Cuong, Hoang Phuc, Duc Phu… are still “unknowns” so opponents haven’t paid attention, and there are no videos to study. From there, they have a chance to perform.

But when the clubs pay attention and meticulously evaluate the ability of each individual, it is also the time when the players are no longer comfortable on the field, leading to the tactics of Mr. Le Huynh Duc no longer being mysterious. The trick of focusing the ball on Tien Linh was easily guessed by the opponent. This striker was always tightly marked to the point of suffocation, with almost no space left to turn around or shoot in front of the opponent's penalty area.

The ability to finish has become a difficult problem for coach Le Huynh Duc, when the main strikers of CA TP.HCM show a lack of sharpness in scoring. Obviously, Tien Linh is still the most expected face. But if there are not many options to diversify the shooting, CA TP.HCM will continue to be deadlocked.

It is important to note that the two upcoming opponents, Hai Phong and Ninh Binh, are very difficult to play against, along with a SHB Da Nang team that is at the end of its rope. If he fails to score, coach Le Huynh Duc will not only shake his head but may also tremble because CA TP.HCM may fall further down the rankings.

Source: https://znews.vn/chuyen-gi-dang-xay-ra-voi-clb-ca-tphcm-post1598145.html