Hanoi FC's unbeaten streak under new coach Makoto Teguramori ended at 7 in a forgettable way. The Capital team lost 0-3 to Nam Dinh at Hang Day Stadium, in a match they had to win if they wanted to rise to No. 1 and win the right to decide the championship of V.League 2024-2025.
Rarely in history, Hanoi FC lost by 3 goals in just 1 half. This is also the first time in 10 years that Hanoi has "done" 4 consecutive times against the same opponent. Ironically, that is Nam Dinh - the reigning V.League champion last season and is gradually moving towards defending the throne this season.
Hanoi did not only lose to Nam Dinh in 1 match. The Capital team really ran out of steam against the representative of Thanh Nam for the whole season. Even if looking back at the past 3 years, Hanoi's ambition for the V.League championship is questioned by fans. Since the departure of coach Chun Jae Ho with his domestic double in the 2022 season, Hanoi has replaced 5 coaches.
The number of foreign players coming and going ranges from over to under 15, but not many players are good enough and effective like Samson, Moses, Gonzalo or Cristiano Roland before.
The story of domestic players has become a topic of concern for the past 3 seasons. Van Quyet, Hung Dung, Duy Manh have all passed the other side of their careers. The hopes for a near future can be counted on the fingers of Thanh Chung, Dau Van Toan, Hai Long or Tuan Hai.
A generation gap has been present for Hanoi FC. The "products" of the training center include Ngo Duc Hoang, Nguyen Van Tung, Le Van Ha, Quan Van Chuan, Nguyen Duy Dung, Nguyen Van Tung or even Nguyen Van Truong is not mature enough to be a successor to the senior team. That is very different from the previous period, when a series of young talents including Quang Hai, Dinh Trong, Duc Huy and Van Hau soon became the "main players" of the team.
The image of Ngo Duc Hoang at the age of 23 has only played 2 matches in the V.League, which includes a bad performance against Nam Dinh is what Hanoi FC needs to seriously look back. They still own a leading V.League internal force as well as the most stable financial potential for the past 10 years. But to be crowned V.League for the 7th time or further, Hanoi needs to invest stronger and more ambitious forces.
A class midfielder, two quality border defenders and households are willing to replace Van Quyet, which Hanoi FC needs to invest as soon as V.League 2024-2025 ends. This formula was originally applied by the Capital team in the impressive season in 2018. At that time, they had the best MOSES midfielder in the tournament; Wings of Van Kien, comprehensive literature both players and attacks. Meanwhile, in addition to Van Quyet still energetic, Quang Hai is also a formidable "spearhead" behind the Oseni muscular striker.
