What's going on at Hanoi FC?

Hanoi FC had a shaky start in V.League 2025/26. Photo: Hanoi Football Club .

This is not the first time Hanoi has been stuck at the starting line even though the season has gone through 3 rounds. In V.League 2016, the capital team also only earned 1 point after 4 matches.

But at that time, the Hanoi players' feet went astray because they did not agree with coach Pham Minh Duc when this former defender thought he was Jose Mourinho so "we are one, we are the first" and then made unconvincing decisions. A veteran midfielder of Hanoi at that time sarcastically said, roughly "a Ferrari driven by a bad driver", implying that a squad of quality players but a captain with poor talent. Assistant coach Chu Dinh Nghiem was then appointed to sit in the driver's seat and of course, Hanoi defeated Long An (5-2) right on the opponent's field to return to the winning track and go straight to the championship.

It is difficult to "kick the chair"

Now, Hanoi has only 1 point after 3 matches. Although it has not yet equaled the sad record above, that start is a shock to the capital's audience. It is important to know that among the past opponents, only CAHN is a championship candidate, on par with Hanoi. Meanwhile, Ho Chi Minh City Police is only average, while HAGL is identified as a strong candidate for 1 of 2 relegation tickets.

Obviously, the audience does not believe that the players of the Capital team do not want to play like nearly 10 years ago because the internal situation of Hanoi Club has not seen any discord between coach Makoto Teguramori and the players. The Japanese strategist also left his professional and personality mark on the current players right when he arrived at the Capital team last season.

The problem in Hanoi seems to stem mainly from technical issues. After each recent poor match, coach Makoto Teguramori has made significant adjustments to the starting lineup. Even veteran players like Van Quyet, Hung Dung, etc. have had to play as substitutes when Hanoi has had poor results before.

Hanoi had a significant change in the lineup in 3 matches, unlike Ninh Binh who only needed to use almost the same lineup to win every match. Despite efforts to adjust in the hope of bringing about a breakthrough, this team with many achievements in V.League did not get the expected results.

In other words, the efficiency in the gameplay is non-existent. Losing to CAHN is a normal result because the quality of the opponent's army is very high, but letting HAGL, who is identified as having the possibility of relegation, hold them back is a disappointing image.

The capital team has only 1 point after 3 matches.

It is believed that the effectiveness of Hanoi's playing style is not high, reflecting both in attack and defense. Although they scored 3 goals, all 3 of these goals were not valuable enough to create a turning point in the match.

It is important to note that the goal against Ho Chi Minh City Police and the two goals against Hanoi Police both happened in the last 10 minutes, when the game was almost decided. In other words, that was when the opponent was sure of victory, leading to negligence and subjectivity, which allowed Hanoi to score.

For example, 2 goals against CAHN when the opponent was leading by 4 goals. The effectiveness is also shown in the wastefulness of the strikers' opportunities. In the match against HAGL, Hanoi pressed the field, controlled the ball up to 67.1% and fired 21 shots but the result of the attack was still a disappointing 0 goals.

Domestic players with good finishing ability such as Tuan Hai and Hung Dung are having problems with their form. At the age of 34, the burden of age is a factor that Van Quyet has to face. Meanwhile, striker Daniel has not shown his killer instinct even though he has been given priority to start in the last 3 matches.

The fragile wall

HAGL's ability to organize attacks was very weak, but there were still 7 shots on goal for Hanoi, of which 3 were on target, showing the instability in the capital team's defense system. Of course, CAHN did even more with 14 shots, 9 on target and converted into 4 goals.

It is worth mentioning that the defense system of the capital team is guarded by famous players, who are and have been national players such as Thanh Chung, Duy Manh, Xuan Manh and is also "reinforced" by foreign center back Tadeu. Six goals conceded is a number worth pondering about the defensive ability of players who are considered to have both good professional skills and ideal physique, good physical strength, experience and bravery in battle not only domestically but also internationally at the level of clubs and the most experienced national teams of Vietnamese football.

Currently, Hanoi Club is ranked 11th on the rankings.

However, they made big mistakes not only in organizing the defense system but also in terms of individuals. Like in the first goal against CAHN, Thanh Chung's header was not strong enough, accidentally creating an opportunity for Artur to control the ball in the penalty area and defeat goalkeeper Van Chuan.

Hanoi's high-class defenders also did not play close enough for the opponents to easily coordinate, control and finish as if there were no one in sight, both high and low. Meanwhile, the midfielders could not create a defensive system from a distance, specifically in the two losses to CA TP.HCM and CAHN, leading to heavy pressure on the defense and it easily collapsed.

Obviously, Hanoi has revealed too many technical problems after the last 3 disappointing matches. If they cannot fix it in time to get back on their feet after the 3-week break during FIFA Days, Mr. Hien's team will have a hard time breaking into the top 3, let alone winning the championship.

Source: https://znews.vn/chuyen-gi-dang-xay-ra-o-clb-ha-noi-post1581338.html