Hanoi Club is lost in the group of candidates for the V-League championship

At Hang Day Stadium, The Cong Viettel Club won 2-0 against Becamex TP.HCM, thereby continuing to chase Ninh Binh team on the rankings. On the day that the reigning top scorer of V-League, Lucao, played poorly, Pedro shone to help the military team win all 3 points. The Brazilian striker scored with a tricky header, after an accurate cross from Van Khang in the 58th minute. In addition, he also had many other dangerous shots.

CLB Hà Nội lạc lõng trong nhóm ứng viên vô địch V-League- Ảnh 1. — Luiz *(middle)* has not been able to integrate quickly at Hanoi Club

The remaining goal of Viettel FC was scored by Bui Tien Dung in the 64th minute, also from an aerial battle. The remaining foreign player in the hands of coach Velizar Popov, midfielder Wesley Nata, also played very well. Overall, Viettel FC still showed the spirit of a team competing for the championship this season. They were deadlocked in the first half, but knew how to resolve the match when individuals shined at the right time.

Before the season started, experts said that the candidates for the V-League championship this season were Nam Dinh , Ninh Binh, Hanoi Police (CAHN), Ho Chi Minh City Police, The Cong Viettel and Hanoi. After 3 rounds, Hanoi Club is the only big team that has not won any match, only 1 point. The remaining teams have 6 - 9 points.

Why can't Hanoi team break through?

There are many reasons for the decline of Hanoi FC, such as the playing style that coach Makoto Teguramori is building is not effective, the quality of the squad is no longer guaranteed. And another important reason: foreign players have not integrated. This season, the capital team registered 4 foreign players including Daniel Floro, Luiz Nascimento, Ferreira Marlon and Ferreira Tadeu. The common point of these 4 players is that this is their first time appearing in V-League, they have not had much time to practice with the team, leading to them not being able to show their full potential.

Meanwhile, the remaining championship candidates all have at least one foreign player with experience playing in the V-League for more than one season. Nam Dinh Club still has Lucas, Caio, Brenner; The Cong Viettel Club owns Pedro, Lucao, Wesley Nata; Ninh Binh Club has Geovane, Gustavo Henrique; CAHN Club still retains Alan, Leo Artur, Hugo Gomes. These foreign players not only play the role of professional support, maintaining stability for the team but also help new foreign players to the V-League integrate better.

In round 3, the foreign players mentioned above all played well to help their team win. On the V-League top scorer rankings, the 2 players leading are Alan (5 goals) and Gustavo (4 goals). They contributed greatly to helping their home teams, CAHN and Ninh Binh Club, share the top 2 positions.

It can be said that foreign players will play a very important role in the V-League championship race this season. In the context that foreign players of all opponents are "in form", if Hanoi FC cannot help the new players accelerate the integration, the journey to regain the top of this team may have to be extended for at least 1 more year.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/clb-ha-noi-lac-long-trong-nhom-ung-vien-vo-dich-v-league-185250830223420284.htm