Notably, in the match against Ha Tinh on the evening of May 31, within the framework of round 10 of V-League 2023, despite having the "fire pan" support of Thien Truong, Nam Dinh still could not win all 3 points. Although rated higher than Ha Tinh, Nam Dinh let the away team take the lead and had to chase fiercely to keep 1 point at home at Thien Truong (the two teams drew 1-1).

It can be seen that the playing style of coach Vu Hong Viet and his team still has loopholes, especially in the defense system, when they continuously lost important points in the first phase of the 2023 V-League season, where the above teams are actively gathering points to gain the right to enter the second phase to compete for the championship.

Nam Dinh's foreign player Samuel is not a good header. Photo: VPF

Against a team with tight defense and disciplined play like Ha Tinh, instead of using many diverse attacking options, Nam Dinh focused on long passes and high balls into the penalty area to take advantage of the physique of the two foreign strikers. However, all attacks were neutralized by Ha Tinh's defense or because the home team at Thien Truong Stadium passed without direction.

It can be seen that the recent playing style of coach Vu Hong Viet and his team has been predicted by the opponent. Against a team that plays with a defensive counter-attacking tendency like Ha Tinh, Nam Dinh clearly had the initiative to hold the ball and deploy the game, but unfortunately, Nam Dinh's attacking plans were quite deadlocked, the attacks lacked sharpness. V-League 2023 is about to end the first phase of the season, other teams have understood the playing style as well as the character of the Nam Dinh team. Therefore, in order to get a high position on the rankings at the end of the season, what coach Vu Hong Viet needs to do now is to boldly change the team's playing style, limit the abuse of long balls and high balls. Thanh Nam team should play small coordination, short balls, which will be suitable for the current character, when possessing players with technique and speed.

Nam Dinh also needs a center forward and a false striker to deploy the ball from midfield to the penalty area, helping the attacks have a higher "damage", as well as need to improve the ability to take advantage of opportunities to convert into goals.

LE DUC DUONG