What Binh Duong Club lacks to compete for the championship

Olaha's goal helped SLNA win 1-0 against Binh Duong Club

In the last 5 matches, Binh Duong FC suffered 4 defeats and only 1 victory. All the defeats came when they had to play away from home. Nguyen Tien Linh and his teammates only played well at Go Dau home field, such as the way they "destroyed" the Hanoi Police team (CAHN) 4-1.

Looking back at the explosive performance

In round 19 of V-League 2023-2024, Binh Duong Club surprised CAHN with a number of changes in the lineup and approach to the match. Facing a fast and technical attack with a trio of foreign players including Junior Fialho - Geovane Magno - Jeferson Elias, Coach Le Huynh Duc chose young and strong central defender Tran Dinh Khuong to start.

The player from Khanh Hoa replaced his senior Que Ngoc Hai, who was not in the best shape after an injury. Central midfielder Vo Hoang Minh Khoa was unexpectedly pushed to the left wing, which was unfamiliar. The central midfielder pair of Binh Duong Club in this match was naturalized player Tran Trung Hieu and foreign player Onoja.

These changes were effective. Dinh Khuong played with passion, determination and safety, just like what he showed when Que Ngoc Hai was absent. In the midfield, Onoja - Trung Hieu were completely superior to the midfielder pair Le Pham Thanh Long - Pham Van Luan of CAHN Club. After the match, Nguyen Hai Huy rated his two teammates as deserving of a perfect score of 10.

Minh Khoa is playing well for Binh Duong Club.

Minh Khoa played as if the left winger had long been his forte. The U.23 Vietnam player confidently held the ball, broke through and made many quality crosses. He also scored a goal with a tricky shot that goalkeeper Nguyen Filip could not block.

In terms of playing style, Binh Duong FC has also changed a lot. They no longer play defensive counter-attacks as usual but instead attack proactively. The defensive team's attacks are also very diverse, from the wing to the center.

Tien Linh's perfection in the role of a withdrawn striker also helped Binh Duong FC to be more versatile, typically in the 69th minute. The Vietnamese striker dropped deep and then made a very precise pass behind the CAHN FC defenders, creating conditions for Le Quang Hung to run up. The next cross was also perfect, but unfortunately Charles's tap-in hit the crossbar.

Overall, it can be said that this was the best match of Binh Duong FC since the beginning of the season. They showed the appearance of a championship candidate when defending firmly, controlling the match and being sharp in attack. It is just a pity that they cannot maintain this form regularly.

What is Binh Duong Club missing?

Binh Duong Club's midfield surrounds SLNA players

With the same formation and playing style as in the match against CAHN Club, Binh Duong team did not have an impressive performance when visiting Quang Nam and SLNA teams. They received successive defeats of 1-2, 0-1 against opponents who were rated lower than them.

We can easily see that Binh Duong FC has been playing with less energy in the last 2 matches. The reason is that they have played away 4 out of the last 5 matches, having to travel continuously. In addition, the intense matches with Nam Dinh and Thanh Hoa FC have also caused them to lose a lot of energy, leading to a decline in performance.

If they want to maintain stability, Binh Duong FC needs a deep squad to rotate. However, the gap in skill level between the reserve and main players of the team is quite large.

This is indeed a pity. If they could have won all 6 points against 2 weaker opponents, the gap between Binh Duong Club and the top team Nam Dinh would have been only 3 points. The race to the championship would have been much more exciting.

Binh Duong Club lost second place in the table.

But the thin force made coach Le Huynh Duc "powerless". After losing to SLNA in round 21, he admitted: "Of course we have the goal of winning the championship. In football, everyone wants to win the championship, but we also have to know where our strength is. Right from the beginning of the tournament, we determined to try our best in each match, every match is the final.

If Binh Duong Club had a strong force like CAHN or Nam Dinh, they would boldly declare that they are ready to fight for the championship goal. With the current force, we do not dare to make such a bold declaration.

Binh Duong FC may not be the champion. But for them, this is definitely a successful season as they have made a lot of progress, if not a complete “transformation”. However, with the ambition of a team with a rich tradition in V-League, Binh Duong FC will not stop at “progress”.

They always crave to return to the top and need to invest more to do that. Only then, Binh Duong Club will be able to maintain the top performance as in the match against CAHN. That is the necessary quality of a champion.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/cai-thieu-cua-clb-binh-duong-de-dua-vo-dich-185240527113444376.htm