After a series of 5 matches without knowing the taste of victory, coach Velizar Popov's team will continue to face a big challenge at Lach Tray Stadium in Hai Phong - a place where the Thanh team has not won for many years.
Dong A Thanh Hoa (yellow shirt) will have a difficult away trip to Lach Tray Stadium of Hai Phong (white shirt).
The defeat at home against Nam Dinh Blue Steel in the first round of phase 2 of V.League 1-2023 caused Coach Popov's team to officially be "kicked out" of the top 3. The team increasingly showed signs of losing steam and exposed many inherent weaknesses.
Coach Popov and his students will have a big challenge at Lach Tray Stadium.
The Bulgarian strategist himself confirmed that his students could no longer maintain the same performance as in phase 1. In particular, the physical strength of many key players has suddenly declined. Along with injuries in some positions, the strength of Dong A Thanh Hoa has been greatly affected, and the effectiveness in attack is no longer as good as before. The midfield line plays below its capacity. The defense has also declined significantly and made many mistakes in recent matches. These are the reasons why Dong A Thanh Hoa has continuously received bad results in the last 5 matches in V.League 1.
Dong A Thanh Hoa just lost 0-1 to Hai Phong at home in the 13th round of phase 1.
Hai Phong is the football team that defeated the host Dong A Thanh Hoa in the 13th round of the first phase and officially entered the top 8 of the championship race. Coach Chu Dinh Nghiem's team is completely confident when aiming for 3 points against Dong A Thanh Hoa when the two teams meet again at Lach Tray Stadium in the second round of the second phase (7:15 p.m. on July 22).
The Hai Phong team is currently ranked 7th on the rankings and will strive to improve its position. Although foreign defender Bicou Bissainthe is absent due to suspension, Hai Phong will likely have midfielder Luong Xuan Truong in this match.
Will Brazilian striker Paulo Conrado (in yellow shirt) return to the official lineup of Dong A Thanh Hoa in the rematch with Hai Phong?
As for Dong A Thanh Hoa, striker Paulo Conrado will likely return to the main squad to improve the strength of the attack.
Striker Bruno Cunha (in yellow shirt) has not scored in recent rounds.
In addition, the Bulgarian coach still has 2 domestic strikers, Le Thanh Binh and rookie Vo Nguyen Hoang. Dong A Thanh Hoa is currently ranked 4th with 23 points and certainly coach Popov and his team will not want to accept another defeat, even though playing away at Lach Tray Stadium is always a big challenge and for many years the Thanh team has not been able to win.
Manh Cuong
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