Will HAGL return to its original self without Mr. Vu Tien Thanh?

With 24 points, Hai Phong has almost secured a place in the league after 19 rounds. The gap between the port city team and the bottom team SHB Da Nang (11 points) and Binh Dinh (16 points) is relatively safe. However, HAGL (21 points) needs a win to prevent any unexpected events that may occur in the final rounds.

The confrontation in Pleiku also became important for HAGL when they had just suffered two consecutive defeats against CAHN and Hong Linh Ha Tinh . The 0-1 defeat against Ha Tinh was even disappointing when HAGL played at home, but in addition to being empty-handed, Mr. Duc's team also received two heavy penalties from the VFF Disciplinary Board with Technical Director Vu Tien Thanh and Head of Delegation Nguyen Tan Anh for reacting to the referee.

Although he is the Technical Director, Mr. Vu Tien Thanh is considered to have an influence on HAGL's playing style. "HAGL is no longer a team that only knows how to perform", that was Mr. Thanh's statement not long after arriving in the mountain town.

Indeed, HAGL plays more pragmatically and “roughly”, to the point that coach Mano Polking sometimes complains. However, along with that, they also gradually lose their beautiful style of the past. Mr. Duc’s team falls into the group of receiving the most penalty cards in V-League, and at the same time causes noise off the field because of unworthy incidents like recently.

HAGL plays more pragmatically with the presence of coach Vu Tien Thanh

That is also the reason why HAGL fans are waiting for the match with Hai Phong this weekend, HAGL can return to their true self, flamboyant but still effective, like they once played under the leadership of coach Kiatisuk Senamuang.

Hai Phong this season is not as stable as before. The port city team was just eliminated from the National Cup by CAHN. Meanwhile, HAGL, in addition to the home field advantage, also possesses many young faces, rich in potential and desire to play football. What HAGL lacks is probably just a coach with enough stature to encourage young players to play football properly, to enter the field with a dedicated attitude and to show the best things around the ball.

That is also a HAGL that made many fans love and adore when Cong Phuong, Xuan Truong... were still wearing the shirt.

Little Swallow

Source: https://tienphong.vn/hagl-se-tro-ve-voi-ban-nga-khi-vang-ong-vu-tien-thanh-post1736865.tpo