HAGL is not as romantic as before, more sad than happy: Needs to be practical but must be beautiful!

The match between HAGL and Ho Chi Minh City Club at Pleiku Stadium yesterday (January 17) once again clearly reflected that the mountain town football team is now not the same as they were in the past. Many years ago, the players of Cong Phuong, Tuan Anh, Xuan Truong, Van Toan, Hong Duy… only knew how to play beautifully. They did not fight hard, hardly reacted to the referee, because that day, HAGL players who reacted to the referee were sometimes punished by Duc.

But HAGL today is different, not only do their players react to the referee when faced with unsatisfactory decisions, but even Technical Director (KT) Vu Tien Thanh also reacts to the “king of the field”. , resulting in having to accept the card.

HAGL players are now not only ready to kick hard and hard, but also sometimes… cold strike the opponent when the referee is not paying attention. Previously, this season, HAGL was complained about their obvious actions of staying on the field to buy time, culminating in the criticism of coach Mano Polking (CAHN Football Club) against the HAGL team, after the match. played against this team in round 7 of the V-League, on November 9 last year.

For audiences who love beautiful football and romantic football, they will probably be more or less disappointed, because the mountain town football team is completely different from the past. The HAGL team is pragmatic at the present time, making the audience regretful, even though it is a reality they have to accept.

The strength of the army in the hands of technical director Vu Tien Thanh is not enough for this expert to build a beautiful playing style for HAGL. Cong Phuong, Tuan Anh, Xuan Truong, Hong Duy, Van Toan, and Van Thanh have all left the mountain town football team. HAGL now doesn’t have many technicians anymore, there aren’t many “romantics” on the field like Tuan Anh and Xuan Truong in the past. HAGL currently favors “warriors” who are good at fighting, rich in speed and strength rather than rich in technique.

The gameplay must be built on human factors. HAGL does not have many very good players in the squad. Even the few of their players called up to the Vietnamese team to participate in the 2024 AFF Cup such as Chau Ngoc Quang and goalkeeper Tran Trung Kien are still not the main actors of the national team.

HAGL plays in the toughest style, ready to kick hard and kick close to limit the opponent’s technical quality. But HAGL should also remember that thorny rock does not mean being willing to risk everything. Fierce kicking is not synonymous with rough kicking.

HAGL has just gone through a turbulent period, with the transfer ban only recently lifted by FIFA. Hopefully, once they return to the transfer market, once they add high-quality players in the near future, HAGL will play more attractively. Let’s soon be HAGL as beautiful as ever!