Coach Popov answered Thanh Nien Newspaper about the special character, Da Nang coach said heartbreaking words

Coach Popov highly appreciated the performance of The Cong Viettel in the 6-0 victory over Da Nang Club, especially student Nguyen Huu Thang.

Coach Popov

Coach Velizar Popov had a satisfying debut as "captain" of The Cong Viettel , when he and his students won 6-0 against Da Nang Club in the match at 7:15 p.m. on May 2, taking place within the framework of round 21 of V-League 2024 - 2025.

With home advantage, The Cong Viettel quickly dominated the game. Coach Popov's students swept away their bottom-of-the-table opponents with fast, smooth attacking play from the flanks to the center. The Cong Viettel led 5-0 in the first half (the biggest gap in V-League history in the first 45 minutes), then scored another goal in the second half to seal the match with a "6-star" victory.

Coach Velizar Popov wins big on debut day

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Coach Popov affirmed: "I am satisfied with the players when they performed well in tactics, responding to the tactics I have trained in training sessions."

Thanh Nien Newspaper asked Coach Popov about midfielder Huu Thang: "Is this your favorite player, and what do you think when your student shines?"

Coach Popov replied: "I have known Huu Thang since 2019, when I was the coach of U.23 Myanmar and faced U.23 Vietnam. Maybe people don't know, I really wanted to bring him to Thanh Hoa Club for the past 3 years, but I knew The Cong Viettel would not accept. That already speaks to his potential.

However, football is about the team, not the individual. I always think that The Cong Viettel has a lot of potential talents. We saw that in the first half."

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The Bulgarian strategist also shared how to improve the Viettel The Cong attack, even though he has been working for less than a week.

"I encouraged them to be more daring in this match. The Viettel The Cong players are all very good. I just wanted to make a few changes in tactics, focusing on every detail. When I came to the team in the middle of the season, I couldn't immediately make big changes, but only made some adjustments in tactics and mentality. This match proved the team's potential. I want to support the players to progress little by little. Today's victory belongs to the players," coach Popov affirmed.

Coach Popov is satisfied with his students

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Thanh Nien Newspaper continued to ask Coach Popov: "Does The Cong Viettel think about winning the V-League championship?", he replied:

"When working at big teams like The Cong Viettel, Hanoi or Hanoi Police Club (CAHN Club), the goal is always to win, trying to conquer every tournament we participate in. It doesn't matter what position the team is in, the goal is to win. We will go step by step. The gap is currently 4 points with the top team Nam Dinh, not to mention Hanoi Club also really wants to win the championship. We will put pressure on them. If we continue to win, we will think about the V-League championship.

However, the National Cup goal is more feasible. The new semi-final will be a huge challenge when we meet CAHN Club. However, I always aim for victory no matter who we play against. After the match ends, we will look back at what we need to improve," Coach Popov concluded.

Coach Le Duc Tuan: The whole team must look back at this defeat

After the 0-6 defeat of Da Nang Club, Coach Le Duc Tuan affirmed: "That's football, we have to accept it, review this match and try harder. The first two goals conceded by Da Nang Club both came from a loss of concentration. The first goal was due to a foul, the second goal was a personal error. Because we conceded early goals, we lost heavily afterwards. The players are not brave enough, so we have to review the problem."

Da Nang Club (white shirt) lost the match with 5 goals conceded in the first half.

PHOTO: MINH TU

Answering Thanh Nien Newspaper's question about plans to boost the players' morale before the upcoming important stages, especially the two matches against Binh Dinh and Quang Nam (both at home stadium Tam Ky), Coach Le Duc Tuan confided:

"When I took over Da Nang Club, I told the players that every match is a final. In the upcoming matches, we will have 5 matches against opponents in the lower half. In every match, the whole team must be determined to overcome because it is a 6-point match. We must fight strongly, especially mentally."

Coach Le Duc Tuan also confirmed that the depth of Da Nang Club's squad is not good, so many players have to endure the pain and try hard to compete.

"Injuries are normal, but the physical condition of Da Nang players in the first leg was not good. I have improved the players' physical condition. Da Nang does not have depth in their squad, many key players are overloaded because they have to compete continuously. We must overcome this difficulty," the visiting team's coach emphasized.

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