The players of Ho Chi Minh City Club finished round 8 in 6th place on the rankings. This number is considered acceptable compared to the difficulties of the previous season, even in the early stages of the season they faced great challenges when they changed almost the entire coaching staff.
Taking over the head coach position from Mr. Vu Tien Thanh, the young coach Phung Thanh Phuong has continued quite perfectly. Most recently, they won against Viettel, SLNA, drew with Thanh Hoa, Hai Phong before losing 0-1 to Ha Tinh in round 8. The fighting spirit and good sense of tactical discipline have helped Ho Chi Minh City Club become a very annoying team, hard to beat.
However, the current stage is the real challenge for the team as they prepare for two consecutive difficult matches at Hang Day Stadium. Starting with the match against CAHN Club in round 9, it is clear that HCMC Club is much weaker, both in terms of domestic and foreign players. Not stopping there, HCMC Club still does not have the service of midfielder Thanh Thao in this match due to the "cold" penalty from the VFF Disciplinary Board.
But above all, the news that CAHN Club will withdraw two players who were loaned to HCMC Club, goalkeeper Patrick Le Giang and defender Sam Ngoc Duc, is what really makes the visiting team's "staff" worry about affecting the psychology of the above players.
On the other side of the field, CAHN with its "heroic" squad, now with the addition of coach Kiatisak, is expected by fans of this team to create a new momentum after an unstable period since the beginning of the season. In addition to the strength of the force, strong financial resources to always be ready to adjust and replace human shortcomings on the field, the home team still has limitations in the lack of stability and necessary cohesion in playing style.
It is also not surprising that CAHN, despite being the defending champion, has few players called up to the national team. Along with that, the constant change of coaches in recent times has also affected their playing style. For example, they were defeated by Khanh Hoa right at Hang Day Stadium.
In any case, in this match, the home team is still considered superior in many aspects, and of course people are waiting for the new coach Kiatisak to have a successful debut. For Ho Chi Minh City FC, continuously facing two strong home teams, CAHN and Hanoi FC, is also a "difficult case" for them in these early days of Spring.
Prediction: 2-0
NATIONAL STRONG
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