On the afternoon of March 31, Thanh Hoa team welcomed Hanoi Police team in round 14 of V-League 2023-2024. This is an exciting competition when both teams have 22 points, but Hanoi Police is ranked one place higher thanks to the additional index.
Despite great efforts, Thanh Hoa team lost to the defending champion Hanoi Police.
Facing a team like Hanoi Police with stars like Quang Hai, Tan Tai, Van Thanh, Nguyen Filip..., Coach Popov's students (Thanh Hoa team) did not play at a disadvantage in the first half.
The high pressing style of play that coach Popov built for Thanh Hoa team caused many difficulties for coach Kiatisak's students. And the first half ended without any goals being scored.
Entering the second half, the two teams continued to create a balanced game. And it was not until the 67th minute that Geovane Magno of the Hanoi Police Club put the ball into the net to open the score.
Immediately after the goal, coach Popov strengthened the attack by sending Vo Nguyen Hoang in to replace Dinh Tien Thanh. However, the game still had nothing new.
In the final minutes of the match, Thanh Hoa team only played with 9 men when Quoc Phuong and Le Van Thang received red cards and had to leave the field.
To create a surprise and add strength to the attack, in the 86th minute, Coach Popov continued to send Quoc Phuong. But before he could show off the strength of his left foot that had scored many classy goals, in the 72nd minute, Quoc Phuong received a direct red card after colliding with Bui Hoang Viet Anh. And also from that collision, Thanh Hoa player Le Van Thang received a second yellow card, causing the Thanh Hoa team to play with only 9 players.
And the 9 players of Thanh Hoa team could not withstand the power of Hanoi Police team when this team easily scored the second goal by Phan Van Duc. As a result, the match ended with a 2-0 victory for Hanoi Police team.
Responding after the match, Coach Kiatisak said: "Thanh Hoa team is very strong when playing at home, and Thanh Hoa team has been focusing on training the whole team recently, while we have some players who have to play for the national team. Today I also thank the players very much. Especially Quang Hai, he played well and fulfilled his role as leader.
Coach Kiatisak answered the press conference after the match
As for Phan Van Duc, I was very happy when this player returned and scored. With the advantage of only 1 goal, I carefully considered putting Phan Van Duc on the field, because I was worried that he might get injured again. But then he showed confidence and performed very well. My task in the coming time is to stick closely to the Nam Dinh team."
When answering the reporter's question about the opportunity to become the head coach of the Vietnam national team, Coach Kiatisak said: "I would like to thank the Vietnamese fans. As a coach, I am very happy to play football in Vietnam. For now, I focus on bringing the Hanoi Police team to a high position. As for the opportunity to become the head coach of the Vietnam national team, that is the desire of all coaches. And when becoming the head coach of the Vietnam national team, everyone wants to bring the team to new heights, reaching the continental playground, especially the World Cup".
Although he reacted to the referee many times and was reminded by the referee during the match, what is unusual is that after today's match, Coach Popov asked permission not to comment or talk about the refereeing work.
"Please allow me not to comment on the referee's situations in today's match. I refuse to answer questions about the referee in today's match," coach Popov said after reporters asked about the referee's work.
Coach Popov answered the press conference after the match
Speaking about the match, coach Popov said: "I have no assessment of the players compared to before and now. Personally, I think we cannot lose this match, but when we have the chance but do not score, and make mistakes, we have to pay the price. We play against the defending champions, in their squad there are about 10 national players. And when we win the Super Cup, then we deserve to win."
Coach Popov also said that the main reason that greatly affected the training and match today, leading to the loss against Hanoi Police, was the bad field.
"Currently, our pitch is very difficult, there is no good pitch compared to other teams. In the past 2-3 months, we have not had any quality training sessions because the pitch is not good. We also do not want teams to come here to play on this pitch. Now we have a lot of backlog. This is our big problem, not losing 1 or 2 matches like recently. I do not have the most basic thing in training, which is the pitch.
Our players lost concentration because the bad pitch affected their ball handling and passing. I repeat, in the last 2-3 months we have not had any effective training sessions because of the bad pitch. When the players step onto the pitch with a pitch like this, they lose their motivation and have no mentality to practice or compete. That is the main reason, not our match."
When asked about the opportunity to become the head coach of the Vietnam national team, Mr. Popov said: "It would be better for me if our players were on the national team. When I work here, I do the smallest things to help Vietnamese football. You guys only hear the news, but I have never heard anyone tell me about being the head coach of the Vietnam national team. I help Vietnamese football and domestic players, not that foreign coaches are good. Currently, I see that Vietnam has many good domestic coaches. I will not mention the names of the coaches, I just say that the current domestic coaches are very good, such as the coaches of Hai Phong, Viettel, Binh Duong, Nam Dinh, and even the coach of HAGL now. There, we have many good coaches, and I think they deserve the opportunity to lead the Vietnam national team."
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