HAGL will 'mature' after a long break

The long break after the first 3 matches of V-League 2025 - 2026 without good results will help HAGL players have the opportunity to practice and increase their strength to accumulate points.

Where is HAGL on the V-League rankings?

After 3 matches, HAGL had poor results with 2 losses - 1 draw, only 1 point, temporarily ranked 13th (second from last on the rankings).

Being in the bottom half of the rankings has become quite familiar to HAGL in the last few seasons. In previous seasons, they struggled and had to wait until the final rounds to successfully stay in the league.

This season, Mr. Duc's team is facing more difficulties as the stars have left and the young players carry the team. The advantage of coach Le Quang Trai's students is their enthusiasm and youth, but due to lack of experience in the field, they cannot stand firm against more experienced teams. For example, in the 0-1 loss to Ho Chi Minh City Police Club in round 3 at Thong Nhat Stadium, HAGL had to defend almost the entire match, they only had a few counter-attacks but did not pose much danger to the opponent's goal. If the Ho Chi Minh City Police Club players had finished better, the score could have been much higher.

HAGL players (right) need to mature quickly

PHOTO: DONG NGUYEN KHANG

HAGL’s young squad has almost no players capable of controlling the midfield to slow down the game, forcing them to often play defensively. The mountain town team often takes advantage of the flexibility of foreign players Ryan Ha, Conceicao, Da Silva to organize attacks, but these moves are often predicted and intercepted from afar by opponents.

In the 4th round of V-League on September 20, HAGL did not play because Hanoi Police Club played an international tournament, this match was postponed to December 18. On September 27, HAGL returned to V-League with an away match against

PVF-CAND in round 5. Therefore, from now until then is a precious time for Coach Quang Trai to continue training his players to have better quality attacks, especially the ability to recover the ball of the second-line players. Although relatively young, players like Du Hoc, Thanh Nhan, Quang Kiet, Hoang Minh, Vinh Nguyen... all have good techniques, so they promise to mature soon to help HAGL stand firm in this season.

Before returning to the V-League arena, HAGL will have a National Cup match against Thanh Hoa away on September 13. This is an opportunity for young players to test themselves, because they will not focus too much on their achievements in the National Cup, but will concentrate on having a successful V-League season.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/hagl-se-truong-thanh-sau-ky-nghi-dai-185250909203220522.htm