A heated showdown between the two most lenient "generals" in V-League: Who is the better coach?

Young coach Le Duc Tuan faces a formidable opponent in Hoang Anh Tuan.

Coach Le Duc Tuan and Coach Hoang Anh Tuan share a commonality: neither of them had a secure position at their respective clubs. At Hanoi FC, Coach Le Duc Tuan was unexpectedly chosen at the beginning of this season. Right from the start, he faced a major objective, accompanied by immense pressure: to win the V-League championship for Chairman Hien's team.

Hanoi FC's start to the season hasn't been too bad. They've accumulated 10 points after 7 rounds, just 4 points behind league leaders Thanh Hoa . However, that's still too early to call it a success, and coach Le Duc Tuan still has a lot to prove if he wants to remain at Hanoi FC.

Coach Hoang Anh Tuan needs to help Binh Duong Club go even further.

A similar situation is happening with coach Hoang Anh Tuan at Binh Duong Club. The team from the Southeast region has 11 points after 7 rounds, one point more than Hanoi FC, and they are still in the upper half of the standings.

However, the leaders and fans of Binh Duong football want even more. Binh Duong Club is investing heavily in the 2024-2025 season, bringing many star players to the stadium with the aim of having Coach Hoang Anh Tuan's team compete for the championship. If they fail to achieve that ambition, Coach Hoang Anh Tuan's position will be difficult to secure.

Coach Hoang Anh Tuan may have achieved success with the Vietnam U23 team, leading them to victory in the 2023 Southeast Asian U23 Championship. However, at the club level, he is still on the path to achieving success. Therefore, Coach Hoang Anh Tuan's experience and success at the club level are probably no greater than that of Coach Le Duc Tuan, as neither of them has yet won any specific titles at the club level.

Tien Linh faces off against Van Quyet, a domestic striker against another domestic striker.

Another common point between the two coaches, Le Duc Tuan of Hanoi FC and Hoang Anh Tuan of Binh Duong, is that both of them place absolute faith in domestic strikers. From the beginning of the season until now, Binh Duong has remained loyal to an attacking line without foreign players. Meanwhile, recently, Hanoi FC has also done the same with their forward line.

In Binh Duong, Tien Linh, along with Viet Cuong and Vi Hao, and with Minh Khoa behind them, form one of the most vibrant attacking lines in the V-League. Meanwhile, at Hanoi FC, Van Quyet is guiding younger players like Van Tung, Tuan Hai, Van Truong, and Hai Long, seeking to revitalize the team that has won the V-League six times.

Van Quyet is still very important to Hanoi FC.

Among them, the roles of Tien Linh and Van Quyet are very important. Tien Linh is currently the top scorer in V-League 2024-2025 (7 goals), a strong contender for the top scorer title of the season, while Van Quyet, although never close to winning the top scorer title, has almost always been among the top-scoring strikers in the national championship every season.

Whichever striker is more successful in the upcoming match at Hang Day Stadium tomorrow night (November 14th), and whichever attacking line is more effective, their team is more likely to achieve a better result. The team that succeeds in the clash between Hanoi FC and Binh Duong could also strengthen the position of either coach Le Duc Tuan or Hoang Anh Tuan in the coming days.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/cuoc-doi-dau-nay-lua-cua-2-vi-tuong-mem-tinh-nhat-v-league-ai-gioi-hon-ai-185241113144453809.htm