The fulcrum for Viettel Club to surpass Hanoi Police team in V-League 2023

Midfielder Duc Chien celebrates scoring against Hai Phong Club in round 1, phase 2

Hanoi Police Club (CAHN) has a super attack line ready to tear the net of any opponent. However, the team's defense system also shows many flaws. Viettel Club has a very good defense. This could be the difference for Coach Thach Bao Khanh's team to win the V-League 2023.

In the first round match of phase 2 of V-League 2023, against Ha Tinh team, CAHN Club's weakness was once again exposed. In the 85th minute, the central defender pair Bui Tien Dung - Huynh Tan Sinh defended clumsily and lacked decisiveness. They let Diallo score too comfortably, causing the home team to lose the victory and have to share the points regrettably.

This is not the first time Tien Dung and Tan Sinh have made defensive mistakes this season. They are the main reason why CAHN FC has conceded 16 goals in 14 matches. This number is too much for a championship candidate.

Hoang Duc is the conductor helping Viettel Club fly high.

On the contrary, Viettel Club is extremely solid with the central defender pair Nguyen Thanh Binh - Bui Tien Dung, two players of the Vietnam national team. They helped the army team only concede 11 goals, the best achievement in V-League 2023.

Obviously, compared to Thanh Binh - Tien Dung, the central defender pair of CAHN Club is much weaker. Tan Sinh used to be an important factor of U.23 Vietnam but during his growing up process, he only played for Quang Nam Club in the first division.

Tien Dung has a lot of experience playing in the V-League, and has excelled with Hai Phong Club. However, his physical weakness (only 1.75 m tall) often causes him to fail in one-on-one battles with foreign strikers, and the goal against Ha Tinh team is a typical example.

Coach Thach Bao Khanh is breathing new life into Viettel Club's playing style.

CAHN Club clearly understands the weakness of the central defender pair. Therefore, they added the number 1 central defender in Vietnam at one time, Vu Nhu Thanh, to the coaching staff. However, improving quality is not something that can be achieved overnight, in a harsh playing field like the 2023 V-League championship race.

When the central defenders are not of high quality, the central midfielders of CAHN Club are forced to support the defense more. However, in the hands of coach Flavio Luiz at this time, only Nguyen Trong Long ensures professional quality.

Sam Ngoc Duc is past his prime while Hoang Van Toan and Pham Van Luan do not have much experience.

This is also the point where Viettel Club is superior to CAHN. In the midfield, they have Nguyen Duc Chien and Jaha playing the role of high-quality sweepers. Meanwhile, Nguyen Hoang Duc, and partly Jaha, bring softness, increasing control.

Player Phan Tuan Tai is playing well for Viettel Club.

Especially this season, Duc Chien is improving day by day, continuously shining and is the player who scored the most goals for Viettel Club in V-League 2023 with 5 goals. Coach Thach Bao Khanh is very proud to recommend him to Coach Philippe Troussier so that Chien has the opportunity to wear the Vietnamese national team shirt.

Viettel Club does not have a quality attack like CAHN team, but one thing is for sure, they have a much stronger "backbone". Thanks to that, the playing style that coach Thach Bao Khanh is building is becoming smoother and smoother.

Coach Jose Mourinho once said: “Win ​​10-0, you destroy a match. But win 10 matches 1-0, you destroy the whole tournament”. At the moment, Viettel Club owns a defense that has only conceded 1 goal in the last 5 V-League matches (2 goals conceded in 7 matches, including the National Cup) which is the fulcrum for the forward line to flourish.

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