Since the AFF Cup 2024, Hanoi Police Club (CAHN) has not shown truly impressive performance and is slowing down in the V-League championship race. Coach Alexandre Polking and his team need a victory to come back stronger.
The police football team did not have a convincing performance in the last 2 matches at domestic tournaments. In the National Cup, they only won against Ha Tinh Club after a late goal from Bui Hoang Viet Anh. In the SLNA match, Quang Hai and his teammates were held to a draw despite being outplayed for more than 40 minutes. In the context that rivals such as Viettel and Hanoi The Cong Club are rising strongly to chase Thanh Hoa and Nam Dinh clubs, CAHN Club is slowing down.
What advantages does Hanoi Police have?
More than ever, CAHN Club needs victory as a springboard for their return and confrontation with Kuala Lumpur City (KLC, Malaysia) at 8:00 p.m. today, January 23, in Group B of the Southeast Asian Club Championship ( ASEAN Club Championship) is a great opportunity for them to do that. In the regional arena, CAHN Club is showing impressive performance as the only team to win all 3 past matches in the group stage. This is the basis to believe that it is difficult for KLC to stop the Vietnamese representative. The Malaysian team has 6 points after 3 matches, ranked 3rd in Group B and has not yet faced the two strongest teams in the group, CAHN Club and Buriram United.
In terms of force, CAHN Club is also better than KLC. According to Transfermarkt, the value of the squad that coach Polking has in hand is 5.56 million euros while this number on KLC’s side is only 3.28 million euros. CAHN Club also has better team carrying factors. Striker Leo Artur is one of the best players in the tournament, having scored 3 goals and 2 assists in just 3 matches. In the V-League, he also leads the scoring list (equal to Tien Linh, Xuan Son – 7 goals). Another advantage of CAHN Club is psychology. They had 9 points, a wide door to pass the group stage while KLC was forced to win to keep their hopes of continuing.
But it’s not like CAHN Club doesn’t have challenges. When having to stretch himself on many fronts, coach Polking needs to know how to rotate the squad and give opportunities to young players and reserve players effectively. For example, you need to know how to use young factors such as Nguyen Dinh Bac, Le Van Do, Bui Xuan Thinh… so they can develop; At the same time, helping stars like Phan Van Duc and Tran Dinh Trong regain their best form. Only then will CAHN Club be able to compete for championships in many tournaments.