Hanoi Club defeated SLNA with a score of 2-0 in round 5 of V-League 2023 - 2024, in the match taking place at 19:15 p.m. on December 10.12 at Hang Day Stadium. This victory helps coach Dinh The Nam and his team climb to 9th place, but is only 4 points away from the top 2.
2 goals from Tuan Hai and Denilson Jr helped Hanoi Club return to winning ways. For Tuan Hai personally, this is the third goal in the last 3 matches of the striker born in 4. However, coach Dinh The Nam affirmed that Tuan Hai is "not a star yet".
“For me, Tuan Hai is a good player, but not too great. He is not too necessary, if he is absent, there will be an alternative. The Golden Ball race is the story of him and the journalists. Right now, I focus on coaching the club," coach Dinh The Nam commented.
The strategist of Hanoi Club assessed: "The tournament is still long. I'm happy about this victory, even though Hanoi Club is still in the lower group. However, the team's pressure has only been relieved somewhat. We have high goals and must make serious efforts. However, having more victories will give the players more confidence, which will be necessary for the team to return."
Meanwhile, SLNA Club is in crisis with 3 draws and 2 defeats after 5 matches, ranking 11th on the rankings. With a very young squad, Mr. Phan Nhu Thuat and his team are facing many difficulties.
Coach Phan Nhu Thuat affirmed: "SLNA's policy this season is to create opportunities for many young players to show themselves on the field, accumulate experience, and prepare for the future.
We have clearly determined that we will try every match to get the best results. In fact, the young SLNA players played very hard today, but of course, when they meet a strong team like Hanoi Club, they are somewhat mentally disturbed."
In this match, SLNA did not have the services of midfielder Dinh Xuan Tien. Regarding the fact that the star of U.23 Vietnam did not appear, coach Nhu Thuat only explained that this was an internal issue. Since the beginning of the season, Xuan Tien has only appeared in 4 matches (1 starting match), only 148 minutes.
SLNA lost the match
Another young star of U.23 Vietnam, Cao Van Binh, was given the opportunity to play. Evaluating the young goalkeeper's performance, coach Phan Nhu Thuat said: "Today, SLNA lost two goals but Cao Van Binh showed the necessary confidence. He is a goalkeeper with great potential and will improve a lot if he is given the opportunity to play regularly."
Talking about the future of SLNA this season, coach Phan Nhu Thuat said that it is too early to say that the Nghe An team will compete for relegation.
“V-League 2023 - 2024 has only gone through 5 rounds and the road ahead is still long. I don't want to talk about the relegation race right now because it would be too early," coach Phan Nhu Thuat concluded.
Also in round 5, after losing at home in Pleiku to The Cong Viettel, coach Kiatisak also affirmed that it was too early to say HAGL had to race for relegation.
