The 2024-2025 National Cup final between SLNA and Hanoi Police (CAHN) taking place at 6:00 p.m. on June 29 at Vinh Stadium is an opportunity for Mr. Polking to "break the curse".
COACH P OLKING 'S REGRETS
Before being "chosen" by the CAHN Club's leadership, Coach Polking impressed with two consecutive AFF Cup championships (2020 and 2022). Under his leadership, the Thai team brought beautiful and extremely smooth attacking football. Both times they stepped up to the throne, the "War Elephants" played very convincingly. Coach Polking said he was influenced by Pep Guardiola and always loved the controlling style of play. This is also what he built at Bangkok United Club, Ho Chi Minh City Club and currently CAHN Club.
Will coach Polking have his first title with CAHN Club and also his first title at club level?
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Coach Polking has built the Thai capital team into a real force, standing out with its open attacking style and proactive ball control.
The impressive point in Polking's philosophy is the combination of German discipline and South American attacking inspiration. He requires tight organization in defense (preferring to use a 3-center-back formation), while encouraging the forward players to play creatively and flexibly. However, his weakness is the lack of stability at key moments, which once caused Bangkok United to lose steam in the championship race. This problem was also partly exposed at CAHN Club when the police team lost points many times, making them unable to stop Nam Dinh . In the Southeast Asian Cup C1 arena, CAHN Club also suffered a bitter defeat, despite having too many advantages against Buriram United in the final match. Now, Coach Polking needs to correct his mistakes in the final match of the National Cup this season.
CAHN CLUB IS STRONGER, BUT DON'T BE COMPLAIN
The opportunity for coach Polking to correct his mistake is huge, because CAHN Club is rated higher than SLNA. The position on the V-League rankings this season clearly shows the difference in strength between the two teams. CAHN Club won the bronze medal, while SLNA is ranked 3rd from the bottom, having to compete for relegation until the final rounds. The biggest stars on CAHN Club's side are a series of pillars of the Vietnamese national team such as Nguyen Filip, Bui Hoang Viet Anh, Nguyen Quang Hai, Cao Pendant Quang Vinh... Meanwhile, SLNA's most prominent players are Ho Khac Ngoc, Hoang Van Khanh, who are experienced but no longer at their peak, and a series of young players such as Nguyen Van Viet, Dinh Xuan Tien... CAHN Club's main striker Alan also has a superior number of goals compared to Olaha on SLNA's side (14 compared to 5).
But CAHN Club should not underestimate SLNA if they do not want to pay a high price with a title. Despite many financial difficulties, the "Nghe" force is still maintained in this team. SLNA's young players always fight with great passion and desire. That was clearly shown in the dramatic 3-2 victory over Binh Duong Club, a team that was also rated higher than them in the National Cup semi-finals.
Don’t forget that despite SLNA’s poor form, they still managed to draw 2 matches against CAHN FC in the V-League this season with the same score of 1-1. That said, coach Phan Nhu Thuat’s team is capable of creating many difficulties for the stars from the capital. In addition, facing SLNA at Vinh Stadium is never a simple matter. The advantage in terms of force and form is leaning towards CAHN FC, but football always has surprises and SLNA is ready to do that.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/lich-thi-dau-chung-ket-cup-quoc-gia-hom-nay-slna-cahn-fc-lan-dau-cho-hlv-polking-185250628213143834.htm
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