HAGL has home field advantage
During the time when Technical Director Vu Tien Thanh was still leading Ho Chi Minh City FC less than 2 years ago, the current coach of the city team, Phung Thanh Phuong, was an assistant to Mr. Vu Tien Thanh. Based on that time, Coach Phung Thanh Phuong quite understood the playing style that Mr. Vu Tien Thanh built for his teams.
Mr. Vu Tien Thanh (right cover) and his associates at HAGL
HAGL may fall into the trap of Ho Chi Minh City Club in round 10 of V-League
Technical Director Vu Tien Thanh's familiar playing style is defensive counter-attacking. In particular, this season, when HAGL Club faced difficulties in terms of personnel, Mr. Vu Tien Thanh applied a more defensive playing style for the mountain town team. Gradually, this playing style was read by opponents. In the early stages of the 2024-2025 season, HAGL had a time when they rose to the top of the V-League thanks to the element of surprise. Then, when the element of surprise was no longer there, opponents grasped the playing style of the mountain town team, they did not rush to attack once HAGL had not attacked, HAGL played with a low formation, opponents were also ready to play low, together competing patiently with Technical Director Vu Tien Thanh's team.
When that happens, when opponents play with a deep formation, HAGL does not have much space to counterattack. That is how Ha Tinh and Hai Phong teams defeated HAGL in rounds 8 and 9 of the V-League, right before the tournament was suspended, making room for the Vietnamese team to prepare for the AFF Cup 2024.
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Coach Phung Thanh Phuong of Ho Chi Minh City FC certainly saw this. Mr. Phuong will try to learn the playing style that Coach Nguyen Thanh Cong applied to Ha Tinh team, or Coach Chu Dinh Nghiem applied to Hai Phong team, when facing HAGL. Moreover, HAGL will host Ho Chi Minh City FC in round 10 of V-League at home. That means HAGL is under pressure to play offensively at home. Therefore, Coach Phung Thanh Phuong and Ho Chi Minh City FC have no reason to be impatient. Ho Chi Minh City FC will have more conditions to set traps and wait for HAGL to fall into this trap.
It is worth noting that in recent seasons, Ho Chi Minh City FC has often had good results when facing HAGL. The city team may not have stable performance in the domestic league, but with HAGL, Ho Chi Minh City FC has no fear. A positive signal for Ho Chi Minh City FC is that Estonian national player Erik Sorga has "opened the barrel" in the V-League. This player's mentality is now better than before, ready to score against Ho Chi Minh City FC's opponents.
The problem is too difficult for HAGL and Technical Director Vu Tien Thanh. Once HAGL has not had any notable personnel additions in the past few days, they still do not have enough "flour" to "wash" into glue, do not have enough material to build a new playing style, in the context that their familiar playing style has been figured out.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/ong-vu-tien-thanh-va-hagl-tai-ngo-khac-tinh-cuoc-chien-nay-lua-tai-pleiku-18525011615305364.htm
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