Elegance vs 'pragmatic' gameplay, just win!

The time when Mr. Duc declared "HAGL plays beautifully, even if they lose, they are happy" was the time when Xuan Truong, Cong Phuong, Tuan Anh, Van Toan, Hong Duy... were still wearing the jersey of the team from the Central Highlands.

At that time, HAGL was not strong, they often faced the risk of relegation every season, but the audience still loved this team very much. As for the team's owner, Mr. Duc at that time held the view that his team only needed to play beautifully, the result was not the most important thing.

Xuan Truong in HAGL club shirt

Perhaps, at that time, Mr. Duc, with the statement "playing well and losing is also fun" was to protect his favorite players, helping them avoid pressure from many sides, especially pressure on performance.

Things are different now, HAGL now puts the results first, not the beauty of football. HAGL can reduce excitement, annoy the opponent as long as they win.

That is the reason for the statements of coach Mano Polking right after the match between HAGL and Hanoi Police Club (CAHN) in round 7 of V-League. Mainly, Mr. Mano Polking criticized the playing style with many tricks and blatant time-wasting of HAGL players at the moment. That is also the reason for the considerable controversy in domestic football public opinion today, mainly between supporting or not supporting the current overly pragmatic playing style of the mountain town team.

Xuan Truong (red shirt) now plays for Ha Tinh Club

In round 8 of V-League, HAGL will reunite with old friend Luong Xuan Truong at Ha Tinh Stadium. This midfielder is the most typical representative of HAGL's beautiful playing style. The player who came from the first class of HAGL JMG football academy back then, not only had to play football well but also had to have an elegant style.

Xuan Truong is a star who possesses all the above mentioned qualities. But now, the above mentioned elegance is brought by Xuan Truong to his new team Ha Tinh. This is a club that is also weak like HAGL, and also once surprisingly led the V-League rankings this season like HAGL. They are also led by a famous pragmatic expert, Coach Nguyen Thanh Cong.

However, the big difference lies in the fact that the pragmatism that coach Nguyen Thanh Cong breathes into the Central team does not, or has not yet, created as much controversy as what is happening with HAGL under Technical Director Vu Tien Thanh at the moment.

Xuan Truong will reunite with his old team

Perhaps the difference lies in the fact that Ha Tinh, in addition to their pragmatic and muscular players, have added talented players like Tran Phi Son and Luong Xuan Truong to "soften" their own playing style, trying to create a better impression in the eyes of audiences nationwide.

When Xuan Truong faces HAGL in round 8 of V-League, who knows, people will see the beautiful play reproduced in a match with the presence of the mountain town team. However, that beauty may not necessarily come from HAGL, but from their opponents!

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/xuan-truong-tai-ngo-hagl-su-lich-lam-doi-dau-loi-choi-thuc-dung-chi-can-thang-185241113124956335.htm