IN MEMORIES OF SPRING
How important is Nguyen Xuan Son to Nam Dinh Club? Perhaps after the match in round 10 of V-League 2024 - 2025 between the Nam Dinh team and The Cong Viettel at Thien Truong Stadium, fans have partly seen the answer.
Before the V-League break, when Xuan Son was still present, Nam Dinh Club won 4 consecutive matches, scoring 14 goals to rise to second place in the table. Xuan Son not only ensured his ability to score (7 goals since the beginning of the V-League), but was also an inspiration in the attack. What the striker born in 1997 did at the AFF Cup 2024 was essentially the same thing he did in the V-League throughout the previous season. Xuan Son scored, created assists and paved the way for his teammates to advance thanks to his outstanding strength and endurance. Without this domestic player of foreign caliber, coach Vu Hong Viet has yet to find a worthy solution.
Highlight Nam Dinh Club 0-1 Viettel The Cong Club: Without Xuan Son, the champion 'stumbles' | Round 10 V-League 2024-2025
Nam Dinh FC was eliminated from the National Cup by Binh Duong FC, and held to a draw by Thanh Hoa FC with the same scenario: deadlocked attacks, lack of lines and ineffective finishing. In the match against The Cong Viettel last night, January 19, the above scenario was repeated. On Thien Truong Stadium, coach Vu Hong Viet's students could not break down the solid defense with the duo of players Tien Dung and Thanh Binh guarding. Joseph Mpande was arranged to play as a striker, but clearly the player who was only used to... "playing a substitute" (filling in any gaps when he played for Hai Phong FC) could not make up for what Xuan Son left behind. He was lost with his teammates, being followed like a shadow by The Cong Viettel defenders. Similarly, Caio Cesar, Van Vu or Van Trung could not create an effect.
Nam Dinh Club (left) is in decline as it has not found a replacement for Xuan Son.
Without Xuan Son, Hendrio Araujo and Van Toan, Nam Dinh FC seems to have returned to the 2023 season, when it was not invested as it is now. The defending champion team was stuck, their playing style was predictable and the fall at Thien Truong (lost 0-1) to The Cong Viettel was a warning to coach Vu Hong Viet. In the last 3 matches, Nam Dinh FC only scored 2 goals. Last season, the team from Thanh Nam was strong enough to make up for the defense. But when the attacking power left with Xuan Son, it was not easy for the home team at Thien Truong Stadium to recover. Not to mention, Van Vu and his teammates also had to "carry" the AFC Champions League 2, while competitors such as The Cong Viettel and Hanoi only focused on the V-League and the National Cup. With 2 points more than the chasing group but having played more
1 match, Nam Dinh's second place will be usurped if the opponents win in round 11. Although there is still a long time to regain the position (Nam Dinh team is still on the championship track), but if coach Vu Hong Viet cannot solve the problem of Xuan Son's absence, the defending champion will fall further in the V-League.
COACH LE DUC TUAN'S CHAIR ... IS LESS HOT
The painful defeat against Dong Thap in the National Cup has shaken the position of coach Le Duc Tuan at Hanoi FC. The young "general" of the capital team is still inexperienced, and despite the trust and patience of the leadership, coach Le Duc Tuan will find it difficult to stay in his position if Hanoi FC continues to stagnate. Because with its inherent class, and the force that contributed greatly to the success of the Vietnamese team with the AFF Cup 2024 championship, it is difficult to accept the image of Hanoi FC playing palely, lacking in style and only winning 1 out of the last 7 matches.
In the context of "sincere fire", the 2-0 victory of Hanoi FC over Da Nang FC at Hoa Xuan Stadium on the evening of January 19 was a great relief. Although coach Le Duc Tuan's students did not necessarily play convincingly, the 2 goals of Dau Van Toan and Chu Van Kien were enough for the former champion to bring home 3 points.
In a corner, Da Nang FC of new technical director Cristiano Roland played hard to win points, forcing Hanoi FC to wait until the 90+5 minute to breathe a sigh of relief thanks to Chu Van Kien's winning goal. This is the spirit that the Han River team needs to maintain for the rest of the season if they want to stay in the league. As for Hanoi FC, 4th place and 5 points behind the top team (playing 1 match less) is still enough for coach Le Duc Tuan and his students to return to the race.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/dkvd-nam-dinh-roi-tu-do-khi-vang-xuan-son-185250119233349826.htm
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