Foreign players need time to integrate.

" Today, Diederrick Taegue had a fantastic debut with those two goals. I think foreign players need more time to adapt. As for me, I always aim to select the best personnel for the club ," Coach Bandovic shared.

Caion missed a chance to open the scoring for Hanoi FC.

In their opening AFC Champions League match against Pohang Steelers (South Korea), Hanoi FC fielded all six of their foreign players. However, most of them did not perform as expected. The home team's first goal conceded came from an own goal by Damien De Tallec. They then conceded three more goals.

Van Quyet believes the difference for the team lay in the second half when domestic players like Pham Xuan Manh, Nguyen Thanh Chung, and Dau Van Toan came on. The Hanoi FC captain assessed that these domestic players are capable of playing in Japanese and Korean leagues if they have enough confidence. He also suggested that the coaching staff reassess the squad to prepare for the next match.

" The foreign players only had 10 days to integrate, so it was difficult for them to immediately develop good chemistry. In the second half, I brought on domestic players like Thanh Chung and Xuan Manh, and they performed quite well ," said Bandovic.

Hanoi scored two goals in the second half. However, that wasn't enough because the score difference between the two sides was too large. Mr. Bandovic commented that after the first goal, the players couldn't control their emotions, leading to them conceding three more goals very quickly.

Earlier, Hanoi FC had opportunities, and if they had capitalized on them to score, the match might have been different. In the second half, the opposing team dropped back and we played better. The players who came on also showed their abilities.

The Montenegrin coach believes the team will play better in future matches as they improve in all aspects.

With this result, Hanoi FC is at the bottom of the table after the first round of matches. In the other match, Urawa Reds Diamond (Japan) drew with Wuhan Three Town (China) with a score of 2-2. In the next round, on October 4th, the Vietnamese representative will play away against the Japanese team.

Van Hai

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