CAHN Club can defeat the Thai champion, create history thanks to this

CAHN Club fans trust coach Polking

CAHN Club will become the first representative of Vietnamese football to win the championship at a regional club tournament. This title becomes even more valuable, as this is also the first time the police team has participated in an international club tournament. However, the challenge for coach Mano Polking's team is huge, named Buriram United (Thailand). Buriram United has just won the championship for the 4th consecutive time in the national championship of the land of golden pagodas (Thai League), and at the same time reached the quarter-finals of the largest continental club tournament (Asian Cup C1).

A formidable opponent, but CAHN fans can put their faith in Nguyen Quang Hai and his teammates, especially head coach Mano Polking. Mr. Polking has been working in Thailand since 2012 in various positions, from assistant coach of the national team, head coach of the club, then head coach of the national team. The land of the golden pagoda is also where coach Polking's name was raised in Southeast Asia, before he came to work in Vietnam.

Coach Polking once led the Thai team to win the Southeast Asian championship twice in a row (AFF Cup 2020 and 2022)

PHOTO: MINH TU

With more than 10 years of experience, from the club level to the national team, Coach Polking is very knowledgeable about Thai football. Fans are expecting Mr. Polking to use his experience to lead CAHN Club to glory. In the previous match in the group stage of the Southeast Asian Cup 1, the police team defeated Buriram United with a score of 2-1. It is not easy for a representative of Vietnam to do this. Not long ago at the AFC Cup, the reigning V-League champion Nam Dinh also only had 1 draw and 1 loss to Thai representative Bangkok United (runner-up of Thai League 2024 - 2025, finishing after Buriram United).

What advantages does the Thai representative have?

Although CAHN Club won the last encounter, Buriram United is still rated higher in theory, when these two teams meet again in the final of the Southeast Asian Cup 1. Buriram United is a team that gathers many stars of the Thai national team. The representative of the Golden Temple country's football also has a slight advantage in terms of physical strength. Coach Polking said: "The upcoming match will be very different from the match with Buriram in the group stage. Currently, this team has changed players and lineup. When Buriram faced CAHN Club in the group stage, they also had to stretch their strength in other tournaments (Thai League, Thai FA Cup, Asian Cup 1). Meanwhile, Buriram has won the Thai League and only has this tournament to concentrate on. The upcoming match will not be like what happened in the group stage."

CAHN Club plays the first leg of the final at home stadium Hang Day

PHOTO: CAHN CLUB

In addition, one factor that can be considered an advantage for Buriram United is that they will play the second leg of the final at home. This also caused confusion for Mr. Polking. “I think that when two teams in the same group qualify for the final, the team with the best performance in the group stage should be given the advantage of playing the second leg at home. CAHN FC beat Buriram to take the top spot in the group. I am trying to understand where the problem lies, why did we lose that advantage? For example, in the semi-finals, we played away in the first leg, and in the second leg we played at Hang Day Stadium with the support of many fans and won. I think the most important match of the season should be the second leg, but we have to play away," the head coach of CAHN FC expressed.

Southeast Asian Cup C1 Final Match Schedule

In the final of the Southeast Asian Cup C1, CAHN Club and Buriram United will meet in the first leg at 7:30 p.m. on May 14 at Hang Day Stadium and the second leg at 7:30 p.m. on May 21 at Thunder Castle Stadium.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/cahn-club-co-the-danh-bai-nha-vo-dich-thai-lan-tao-lich-su-nho-dieu-nay-185250513153813089.htm