Ho Chi Minh City Club players closed round 8 with 6th place on the rankings. The number is considered acceptable compared to the hardships of the previous season. Even at the beginning of the season, they faced big challenges when they changed almost the entire coaching staff.
Taking over the head coach position from Mr. Vu Tien Thanh, young coach Phung Thanh Phuong has continued quite perfectly. Most recently, they won against Viettel, SLNA, drew with Thanh Hoa and Hai Phong before losing 0-1 to Ha Tinh in round 8. Competitive spirit and good tactical discipline have helped Ho Chi Minh City Club become a difficult team. tolerant, hard to defeat.
However, the current period is the real challenge for this team's teachers and students as they prepare for two very difficult consecutive matches at Hang Day Stadium. Starting with the competition with CAHN Club in round 9, one thing is clear that the strength of Ho Chi Minh City Club is much "thinner", both domestic and foreign players. Not stopping there, this match Ho Chi Minh City Club still does not have the service of midfielder Thanh Thao due to the "cold" punishment from the VFF Disciplinary Committee.
But above all, the information that CAHN Club will withdraw two players originally loaned to Ho Chi Minh City Club, goalkeeper Patrick Le Giang and defender Sam Ngoc Duc, really makes the away team's "advisory staff" worried that it will more or less affect the team. psychology of the above players.
On the other side of the field, CAHN with a group of "heroes", now with the addition of coach Kiatisak, is expected by fans of this team to create new momentum after an unstable period from the beginning of the season. In addition to being strong in force and strong financial resources to always be ready to adjust and replace human shortcomings on the field, the home team is still limited by the lack of stability and necessary cohesion in gameplay. .
That's why it's not surprising that even though CAHN is the defending champion, there are few players called up to the national team. Along with that, the constant changing of coaches in recent times has also affected their playing style. For example, Khanh Hoa was defeated right at Hang Day Stadium.
Regardless, in this competition, the home team is still considered superior in many aspects, and people are certainly waiting for new coach Kiatisak to have a successful debut. For Ho Chi Minh City Club, continuously meeting two strong home teams, CAHN and Hanoi FC, is also a "difficult case" for them in these early days of Spring.
Prediction: 2-0
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