HAGL was caught by the opponent
Looking back at the first leg, HAGL had 4 wins out of 13 matches played. As mentioned, half of HAGL's wins were against teams in crisis in the technical area (SLNA and Hanoi FC), 1 win caused a lot of controversy (winning against Hanoi Police Club by playing to waste time), and 1 win right in the opening match of the season which was full of surprises (winning against Quang Nam).
HAGL has gone a long time without winning at home.
Details cannot be ignored, the later the first leg, the harder it is for HAGL to find victory against their opponents. Coaches in the domestic league increasingly understand the playing style of HAGL in general and Mr. Vu Tien Thanh in particular.
The habit of the technical director at HAGL Club is to let his team defend more than attack. This is a habit that Mr. Thanh has had since he was leading the Saigon FC and Ho Chi Minh City Club teams. Mr. Thanh brought this habit with him when he came to HAGL. Therefore, against teams that play more offensively like the Hanoi Police Club or Hanoi FC, HAGL easily played and won thanks to taking advantage of counter-attack situations when the opponent pushed up their formation.
Highlight HAGL Club 1-1 Binh Dinh Club | Round 13 V-League 2024-2025
On the contrary, against teams that do not push their formation high to press the field, HAGL finds it very difficult to play. Later, coaches in the domestic league "figured out" HAGL and Mr. Vu Tien Thanh, they just calmly kept the ball firmly in their own half, did not play a massive attacking style, and were not foolish enough to invade HAGL's half. Some domestic teams even let HAGL control the ball more, as long as these teams defended tightly and had enough players in defense, so HAGL of Technical Director Vu Tien Thanh found it very difficult to find a way into the opponent's goal.
Domestic coaches especially understand Technical Director Vu Tien Thanh
After coaches Hoang Anh Tuan (former coach of Binh Duong), Nguyen Duc Thang (The Cong Viettel), Phung Thanh Phuong (HCMC Club), Velizar Popov (Thanh Hoa) and Nguyen Thanh Cong (Ha Tinh), in the 13th round, it was coach Bui Doan Quang Huy's (Binh Dinh) turn to organize a tight game like that, as a result, HAGL could not overcome their opponents, they even had to struggle to find an equalizer against their opponents in the context of being behind very early.
The mountain town team needs a new "trick" in the second leg.
Another problem that V-League coaches have seen in HAGL is that under Technical Director Vu Tien Thanh, the team often focuses on exploiting set-piece situations. So domestic teams have learned from experience, limiting fouls near their own penalty area, avoiding giving HAGL direct free kicks with favorable shooting angles and distances, and at the same time organizing tight marking in set-piece situations. This has led to another strength of the mountain town team being almost eliminated.
Statistics show that since the controversial 1-0 victory over the Hanoi Police team in round 7 in November 2024, HAGL has not had any more victories at home. In a total of 6 home matches during the first leg, the mountain town team only won 2 matches. This is a rather low number. This number reflects that when playing at home, in matches where they are forced to play offensively, HAGL is not good at doing this. They are not good at direct attacks, so their number of home wins is low.
To improve, HAGL has added Brazilian striker Washington Brandao. However, the effectiveness of HAGL's attacking style still needs to be answered in the second leg, because the effectiveness of the attack also depends on the team's ball deployment habits and formation habits, not just on a few specific personnel on the field.
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