Why is Mr. Mano Poking confident when Hanoi Police compete for the Super Cup with Nam Dinh Green Steel?

Hanoi Police will meet Nam Dinh Blue Steel in the match for the 2024/25 National Football Super Cup - THACO Cup on August 9 at Thien Truong Stadium.

At first glance, Hanoi Police seem to be at a disadvantage compared to their opponents when playing away. The pressure at Thien Truong is huge for V-League teams as Nam Dinh has a fan base full of enthusiasm, always "burning" themselves out in the stands.

Preparing for the new season, coach Vu Hong Viet's team has been constantly shopping and strengthening both domestic and foreign players. It can be said that Nam Dinh owns the deepest squad and the most stars in the V-League.

Despite the above challenges, Coach Mano Polking is still showing confidence against his opponents. The Brazilian coach believes that compared to last season, Hanoi Police are stronger and more determined.

Hanoi Police had a big win over Nam Dinh 3-0 at Thien Truong last season.

Mr. Polking's confidence also comes from the confrontational aspect between Hanoi Police and Nam Dinh. In the last two meetings in V-League, Mr. Polking's team had the advantage.

Specifically, in the first leg, Hanoi Police defeated their opponent 3-0 right at Thien Truong Stadium. This was also the period when Nam Dinh was still wavering when starting the season. In the second leg, Hanoi Police continued to force Nam Dinh to share points with a result of 1-1.

Waiting for the attack party at Thien Truong

In fact, compared to its opponents, Hanoi Police also owns an extremely strong squad, with outstanding stars in all three lines, from goalkeeper Nguyen Filip to midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai, striker Phan Van Duc or fullback Doan Van Hau. Good news for Hanoi Police when coming here, if there are no surprises, Van Hau will renew his contract.

Nam Dinh is dominating the V-League but Hanoi Police also have stars who can decide the outcome of the match like Nguyen Quang Hai.

The shortcoming of Hanoi Police in the early stages of their promotion to V-League was the lack of stability in the coaching bench. With the appearance of coach Mano Polking, Hanoi Police's playing style is gradually getting on track and becoming more stable. The Brazilian coach's vibrant personality is the catalyst that makes Hanoi Police more attractive and full of surprises.

What makes the upcoming 2024/25 National Football Super Cup - THACO Cup worth looking forward to is that both teams tend to play an attacking style. Quang Hai is considered by coach Park Hang-seo to be the best attacking midfielder in Vietnamese football. On the other side of the front line, Nam Dinh, despite the absence of Nguyen Xuan Son, still has a "huge" foreign squad and domestic stars such as Nguyen Tuan Anh and Hong Duy.

The confrontation at Thien Truong on August 9 promises to be fiery, a real football party opening the new season.