Weakened forces, high expectations
A series of quality stars such as Nguyen Quang Hai, Bui Hoang Viet Anh, Doan Van Hau, Nguyen Van Vi, Tran Van Kien... left Hanoi FC one by one. They only have Van Quyet, who is old. Hung Dung, Duy Manh or Thanh Chung are not at their peak.
In the past 2 years, except for Hai Long starting to enter the "mature" stage of his career, the capital team rarely introduced a truly outstanding player. Nguyen Van Truong shows great potential, but he did not play a leading role in the national team or club level.
The strength of any team in the V.League is related to foreign players. In this aspect, Hanoi FC made many mistakes in the transfer stage.
Marcao is a rare case to stay with them for more than a season. This year, the situation did not improve much when Maranhao was lackluster, while Passira did not make any significant difference.
Although Hanoi FC's squad is weak, their situation is very different from some other teams such as Dong A Thanh Hoa or Hoang Anh Gia Lai.
Hanoi FC does not lack money but spends ineffectively. The club's leadership needs to recalculate the transfer, as this activity will decide the future of the club.
Responsibility not only from coaches
Since coach Chu Dinh Nghiem left, Mr. Daiki Iwamasa is the one who brings a lot of hope to fans. It was the Japanese coach who breathed life into the playing style of Van Quyet and his teammates. But for many different reasons, Mr. Daiki also said goodbye to the Vietnam team.
In the past few years, Hanoi FC has appointed 11 head coaches. If a team has a lot of problems just because of that title, perhaps the reason does not come from the coaches. Now, Hanoi FC can no longer maintain its No. 1 position in Vietnamese football.
Expecting too much on the team's achievements without a next generation of players, Hanoi FC could enter a spiral with many risks. Any coach coming to Hanoi will face a lot of pressure in terms of achievements and expertise compared to other teams.
Behind the stories mentioned, Hanoi FC may have to calculate a long-term problem. Without players who have achieved gold points in their expertise, they must develop a plan to develop young players and maintain the team's performance balance. It will be a long journey for the representative of the capital to regain their glory.
