HAGL: 'Out of medicine', how to stay in the league?

HAGL officially fell to the bottom of the rankings after 6 matches in LPBank V-League 2025/26. It is worth mentioning that the difficulties that Mr. Duc's team is facing have no solution.

Unprecedented poor performance

After the first 6 matches of LPBank V-League 2025/26, HAGL only won 3 points and has not known the taste of victory, causing Mr. Duc's team to fall to the bottom of the rankings after the latest defeat against Hai Phong at Lach Tray Stadium.

More alarmingly, the attack has only scored one goal. This is the worst start for Mr. Duc's team in many years, even when compared to previous seasons struggling to stay in the league.

Things could be even worse when looking at the remaining match schedule of the first leg, HAGL also faces a series of very "tough" opponents competing in the top group or higher, so the opportunity to earn points and break away is extremely difficult.

V-League is too much for HAGL

The race for relegation is unclear.

It is undeniable that HAGL is continuing the policy of using many young "homegrown" players. However, if we look at it honestly, the statement "playing for the goal of contributing to Vietnamese football" seems unreasonable. It is more like an excuse to justify a team lacking depth and quality than a sustainable development strategy.

The harsh reality is that the young players, or those who have just passed the U23 milestone of HAGL, are proving to be "too much" for the V-League, because the fierceness, pressure and practicality of the relegation battle is too great a challenge. When the most experienced seniors have left, this young generation has no support and is struggling to find a way out of the crisis.

The solution of changing the general probably cannot help HAGL recover with the current force.

The solution of changing the coach is not... the solution. HAGL's problem does not lie in the coaching bench, but in the quality of the people on the field.

With a team whose domestic players are of average quality, and whose foreign players are constantly "unstable" and change frequently, the solution of changing the coach can sometimes be even more confusing.

In short, the future of HAGL is extremely uncertain. Mr. Duc's team seems to be in a "hopeless" situation and cannot decide its own fate.

The only way for HAGL is to try to accumulate every possible point before waiting for rescue, or waiting for direct opponents in the relegation race to stumble.

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/hagl-het-thuoc-tru-hang-kieu-gi-2454639.html