Nguyen Cong Manh and Le Duc Tuan: 2 young coaches of the same age with strange similarities...

The match between two young coaches Nguyen Cong Manh and Le Duc Tuan was only decided by the only goal of the hour, after that both coaches shared strangely similar thoughts...

Coach Cong Manh discussed before sending Quang Nam onto the field.

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Nguyen Cong Manh temporarily leads in the battle of wits with Le Duc Tuan.

The match between Da Nang Club and Ha Tinh Club at Hoa Xuan Stadium on August 23 was also an interesting battle of wits between the two coaches Le Duc Tuan and Nguyen Cong Manh, both born in 1982, in June and differing only in their dates of birth.

But that is not the only strange similarity between the two coaches who are both former players, have rich playing experience and have been through many clubs before moving into coaching, accumulating from the role of assistant and then seizing the opportunity to become "captain".

It was a fairly balanced match - according to coach Nguyen Cong Manh, when both teams played fairly, focused on fierce competition in the midfield area, only decided by the goal of center-back Helerson in the 90+1 minute, bringing 3 valuable points to Ha Tinh Club.

The match between Da Nang Club (orange) and Ha Tinh Club was fierce.

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After the match, when asked about Le Viktor being substituted, coach Cong Manh immediately defended this Vietnamese-American player: "I saw Le Viktor play very well in this match. In the 65th minute, I substituted him because I wanted Quang Nam to come in to control the rhythm in the last minute."

Then coach Nguyen Cong Manh - a former midfielder when he played football - said he would keep the current squad of 4 foreign players including Atshimene, Onoja, Helerson and Yevhenii: "I have 4 relatively stable foreign players, I will not replace them.

Even when I was an assistant at Binh Duong Club, I had a good impression of the two players Atshimene and Onoja, as they seemed to fit my football philosophy.

If I were the head coach, I would really like to have players like them and now that decision is right. They possess physical qualities, spirit, confident playing techniques... and a very important factor is that they are familiar with the V-League environment which is very harsh for foreign players."

Strong belief in players

Coach Le Duc Tuan has special confidence in the players.

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Coach Le Duc Tuan also praised his players, expressing his support for them despite the empty-handed result at home. At the same time, the former head coach of Hanoi FC, like his colleague Cong Manh, affirmed that he would not change the foreign players.

Mr. Tuan said: "Losing in extra time is part of football, if we make a mistake, we will have to pay the price. The result of today's match does not fully evaluate the ability of Da Nang Club.

The players have shown a certain spirit and effort. As you can see, this year Da Nang Club has had too little time to prepare and unite the players together.

Le Viktor's regret...

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...and Helerson's decisive goal

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We need a few more matches, and gradually Da Nang Club will play better. The players have gradually understood the coaching staff's intentions, they just need to improve the final decisions and individual handling."

This season, Da Nang FC has added 13 new faces, including names transferred from Quang Nam FC. The foreign players arrived quite late. We did not have much time to play together. But today I saw all the players tried their best, just lacking a certain amount of cohesion.

I believe the players' efforts will help the team play better. I believe in the foreign players. Anyone who comes to a new environment will need time to adapt. I will help them to soon regain their best form with Da Nang Club."

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/nguyen-cong-manh-va-le-duc-tuan-2-hlv-tre-cung-tuoi-giong-nhau-ky-la-185250823215230223.htm