Hanoi Police Club closed the first leg of V.League 2024-2025 with an unsatisfactory result. They are only in 7th place with 17 points after 13 rounds.
Hanoi Police Club has just experienced matches with surprising results such as a 4-4 draw with Quang Nam in round 13 or a 1-1 draw with Song Lam Nghe An in round 10.
In these two matches, coach Polking and his team were led by "bottom door" opponents and only held on to 1 point in the final minutes. However, from an optimistic perspective, the playing style of Hanoi Police is bringing many positive signs.
In the last 6 matches of the 2023 V.League champion (both V.League and Southeast Asian Cup C1) he has scored 21 goals. This is a very high scoring efficiency if looking at the scoring efficiency of V.League teams until round 13 which was only 2.15 goals/match.
"The main goalkeeper" is what fans say about the current playing style of Hanoi Police. However, coach Polking always wants his players to absolutely control the game and put pressure on the opponent. 21 goals in 6 matches that have just been counted are the clearest proof.
The matches of Hanoi Police are always fast, dedicated and many opportunities are created. Coach Polking's strategy is to promote balance and stability, but to control the ball and pressure the opponent, the Hanoi Police team always has to push up.
Although Hanoi Police have not reached the finish line in terms of results, looking at the big picture, it is good for Vietnamese football. V.League is in great need of pioneering teams that dare to control, dare to impose a clear game and attack.
In Vietnam at present, the defensive counter-attacking style of play and dependence on foreign players on the upper line are dominating, so having a team that dares to pursue an attack philosophy is commendable.
Playing like that, new players can help players improve their level, this is the path to help Japanese or Korean football succeed and is also the way Thailand is planning to take.
In this season, Hanoi Police will hardly be able to win the championship if they look at the current situation on the rankings, but they are ready to pioneer with a dedicated playing style. The important thing is that the team with a series of stars dares to change their thinking, change their path to suit the trend of modern football.
