Weaknesses of Binh Phuoc Club
Second place with 20 points after 8 matches is a commendable result for Binh Phuoc Club in the 2024 - 2025 first division. Cong Phuong and his teammates are only 1 point behind the top team Ninh Binh (played 1 less match) and 6 points ahead of the third team PVF-CAND (played 1 more match). This means that if they maintain stable performance, Binh Phuoc team is capable of finishing second to win a ticket to the play-off. If they explode, the Southeast representative can even win the championship to go straight to V-League.
However, that does not mean that coach Nguyen Anh Duc and his team can be satisfied. At the beginning of the season, the promotion race was determined to be an internal race between Ninh Binh, Binh Phuoc and PVF-CAND. Binh Phuoc Club has handled the small matches well. However, to fly high this season, coach Anh Duc's team must play well in the big matches. First is the match against Ninh Binh in round 9, half a month later is the match against PVF-CAND.
Binh Phuoc Club will miss Cong Phuong in the important match with Ninh Binh
PHOTO: BINH PHUOC CLUB
Last season, Binh Phuoc FC also played well against weaker opponents, but fell short in important matches. Binh Phuoc lost 0-1 and drew 0-0 in the two matches against PVF-CAND, then lost 0-1 to Ninh Binh in the penultimate match, leading to the loss of the promotion spot. That is the reason why striker Nguyen Cong Phuong was brought in. Coach Nguyen Anh Duc is hoping that the striker born in 1995, who was also a junior in the Vietnam national team before, can help Binh Phuoc become more resilient in key matches.
4 goals in the first division have proven the importance of Cong Phuong. He and Tu Nhan (3 goals) contributed to more than half of the goals scored by Binh Phuoc Club after 8 matches. Therefore, Cong Phuong's injury will bring a headache to the coaching staff of the Southeast representative. Among the remaining strikers, Tu Nhan is inexperienced, Le Thanh Binh plays inconsistently (only scored 2 goals). Ho Tuan Tai has not even scored any goals, even though he is only playing in the first division!
The strength of Ninh Binh Club
While Binh Phuoc FC is without Cong Phuong, Ninh Binh FC has received good news when midfielder Nguyen Hoang Duc returns. Hoang Duc has proven his importance to Ninh Binh in 6 matches since the beginning of the tournament (playing the full 540 minutes). With the ability to control the rhythm, hold the ball well and have superior vision in the first division, the midfielder born in 1998 has contributed to making Ninh Binh a tight and difficult-to-beat team.
After 7 matches, Ninh Binh Club clearly showed the image of a comprehensive offensive and defensive team with a record of 10 wins, scoring 13 goals and only conceding 1 goal. The representative of the ancient capital tends to dominate the game, but when needed, coach Nguyen Viet Thang's students can still defend firmly with goalkeeper Dang Van Lam guarding the goal, along with an experienced defender team with Do Thanh Thinh and Nguyen Huu Tuan.
Hoang Duc (in black shirt) returned in time.
Ninh Binh Club has kept a clean sheet in 6 of the last 7 matches, with the criteria that before winning, they must first keep a clean sheet and not lose.
This could be the approach of Ninh Binh Club in the match against Binh Phuoc. Coach Viet Thang and his team have 1 match left to play, but are still 1 point ahead of second-placed Binh Phuoc. Therefore, a draw is enough to satisfy Ninh Binh Club. Most likely, the away team will try to control the midfield, defend firmly before suddenly launching a punishing blow. Ninh Binh team has many explosive players such as Mach Ngoc Ha (3 goals), Hoang Duc, Duc Cuong (2 goals), Thanh Binh, Quoc Viet (1 goal), unlike Binh Phuoc team which depends on the inspiration of Cong Phuong.
The first leg of the first division "final" could be a tight affair and decided by a split second. VAR will be in play in this crucial match.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/vang-cong-phuong-clb-binh-phuoc-gap-kho-voi-dan-sao-cua-ninh-binh-185250213111742615.htm
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