HAGL is weak in all aspects.

HAGL always plays with a 4-4-1-1 formation. Striker Vinh Nguyen, who once studied in Spain, plays as an attacking midfielder while Caonceiao Gabriel plays in the highest position. Of course, the formation with whichever formation is not the important issue. The ability of the players is the deciding factor in their ability to explode on the field.

Poor foreign soldiers

In terms of scoring, Caonceiao Gabriel has been a big disappointment. This Brazilian striker was signed by HAGL in early July, meaning he had plenty of time to adapt, but is showing a lackluster performance on the field.

In fact, his unimpressive resume of just 3 goals in 20 games for Boavista in the 2024/25 season partly speaks to Caonceiao Gabriel's ability. There are no significant finishing moves, and the role of this Brazilian striker in running and attracting is also unclear. Even looking at the way this striker moves makes viewers feel like he is confusing his own team's formation, not causing... confusion for the opponent so that his teammates can occupy space and finish.

When the most expected resource, foreign players, is on the verge of disillusionment, HAGL is in a deadlock, which is not surprising. It is believed that this is because the domestic players of the mountain town team are not highly rated for their finishing ability.

Ryan Ha, Vinh Nguyen or Thanh Nhan… have never created confidence that they can explode. Even finishing shots to threaten the opponent’s goalkeeper is a very difficult problem for HAGL.

HAGL was lucky to only lose 1 goal against Ho Chi Minh City Police Club.

For example, in the match against Ho Chi Minh City Police in round 3 of V.League on the evening of August 28, the home team... created conditions for equal ball control, but Mr. Le Quang Trai's team only had 6 shots, of which only 1 was on target.

The number of 0 goals after 3 matches, the worst in V.League 2025/26, brings a gloomy feeling to HAGL audiences. When the attack becomes harmless, the defense only needs to concede 1 goal to be empty-handed.

The narrow 0-1 defeat against CA TP.HCM is proof. But not only conceding 1 goal, HAGL is proud of the home team's defensive ability.

The main thing is that the HCM City strikers' finishing was so poor that they could not convert clear scoring opportunities into goals. There were at least 2 situations where the HCM City strikers turned HAGL defenders into puppets to easily get away from Trung Kien but ended up shooting wide in an unbelievable way.

HAGL looks weak everywhere

In other words, HAGL's defenders are also a weak point. Each center back Jairo cannot carry a defense that is inexperienced in terms of expertise when Anh Tai (left back), Quang Kiet (center back) or Du Hoc (right back) are both inexperienced and weak in terms of expertise, so the opponent can easily dominate.

The draw against Hanoi (0-0) was mainly due to the excellent performance of goalkeeper Kien Trung, not the ability to block up front of the four defenders of HAGL. The number of 21 shots of Hanoi showed the immense space in front of HAGL's 16.50 meter area.

The recent results are not the end for HAGL. In theory, they are still optimistic as the "call" on the social network of HAGL fans: "It's okay, guys. In the 2023/24 season, with only 2 points in 8 matches, Coach Thanh can still compete for the Top 10". However, being optimistic to the point of being subjective will be very harmful.

If they still show the same professional image as before, that result will be a living proof to warn of a bleak future for the mountain town football team.

Source: https://znews.vn/hagl-yeu-toan-dien-post1580991.html