Exciting from... the end of last season
The transfer market always has a great attraction for fans. The shopping of V.League clubs is no exception.
Hanoi Police, Ho Chi Minh City Police, The Cong Viettel - 3 teams participating in the Southeast Asian championship system or even the AFC Champions League soon actively bought players.
With Hanoi Police, after retaining a series of national team players and high-quality foreign players such as Dinh Bac, Dinh Trong, Nguyen Filip, Cao Pendant Quang Vinh, Alan, Leo Artur... Mr. Mano Polking added qualified foreign players to participate in the continental front. Fran Putros, David Henen, Brayan Perea, Damia Sabater successively joined the team.
In which, Perea immediately showed effectiveness when helping Hanoi Police overcome the AFC Champions League Elite play-off and win the National Super Cup.
The Cong Viettel also raised the firepower for the race to the V.League throne. Doan Ngoc Tan, Trieu Viet Hung, Pham Trung Hieu soon joined the army team after reaching a recruitment agreement at the end of last season. A similar story with Rimario Gordon and Lucas Ribamar.
Thanks to the early preparation of the shopping plan, coach Velizar Popov's team has more time for long-term preparation, aiming to re-conquer the V.League championship this season.
Meanwhile, Ho Chi Minh City Police are also operating rampantly in the "summer market", although not as proactively on a long-term basis as The Cong Viettel or Hanoi Police.
The generous investment budget and participation in the regional championship help the police sector team easily attract talents. The group of U23 Vietnam players such as Nguyen Nhat Minh, Nguyen Phi Hoang... agreed to join the Thong Nhat Stadium team. A former U23 player, Vo Minh Trong, continued to be attached to Ho Chi Minh City Police for another season.
In addition, the personnel strategy of Ho Chi Minh City Police is very special. They completed the naturalization of Le Giang Patrik, Ngo Dang Khoa, Williams Minh Hoang and Olaha Manh Duc. Thanks to that, coach Arthur Diles easily brought in more foreign players and overseas Vietnamese. The case of Lenn Minh Tran - a overseas Vietnamese playing in the 2nd division of the Netherlands to join is a testament.
Worrying about Hanoi, Thanh Hoa
In another development, the two teams competing for the V.League championship, Ninh Binh and Nam Dinh, have quite interesting shopping strategies. With Nam Dinh, after an unsuccessful season, they decided to rejuvenate the force and create more conditions for overseas Vietnamese at the development age.
Some young "mixed-race" talents can be mentioned such as Tyler Crawford, Reece Gaylor (who went to Bac Ninh on loan), Van Alessandro Nguyen. Besides, coach Vu Hong Viet parted ways with many foreign players or veteran faces who have stepped onto the other side of their careers including Duong Thanh Hao, Lucas Alves, Brenner, Percy Tau...
Meanwhile, Ninh Binh with new coach Chu Dinh Nghiem does not participate in transfers as much as in the previous 2 seasons. He decided to bring in Lucao, Marciel Silva and Lucas Turci to replace the foreign players who do not suit his philosophy. Ninh Binh's addition of domestic players is quite quiet. In addition to player Ho Tan Tai from Becamex TPHCM, they only welcomed young talents Nguyen Quoc Khanh or Pham Huy Hoang from PVF.
Anyway, Ninh Binh or Nam Dinh still maintain a stable internal strength. That is Thanh Hoa's dream. After a season of miraculous relegation, the representative of Thanh land went through 3 months of many storms. It was not until recently that they temporarily reassured themselves about the top story when they had a new boss.
In the same period, Thanh Hoa parted ways with a series of faces. In addition to Doan Ngoc Tan, the team also said goodbye to Y Eli Nie, Trinh Xuan Hoang, Rimario. In the opposite direction, newcomers only stopped at the average level such as Tran Manh Cuong, Nguyen Huu Tuan, Vu Tuyen Quang... Based on a modest force, Thanh Hoa is not easy to ensure relegation like last season.
The greater the pressure on coach Mai Xuan Hop, the heavier the difficulties for his colleague Harry Kewell at Hanoi FC. This is not a successful transfer window for Hanoi, even though they are the most active team in the "late afternoon" period.
Hanoi FC announced that it has reached an agreement with Cyrus Christhe (from Bolton), Adam Taggart (Perth Glory) when V.League is only a few days away from starting. Domestic players coming to the capital team do not have to wear "blockbusters". Mai Sy Hoang is not yet a famous star, Pham Duc Huy reappears at Hang Day after a few years of peak season. Similarly, Bui Ngoc Long is also not a very outstanding name in V.League.
It is very difficult for Hanoi FC to have ambitions to win the V.Leaue championship this season, as opponents all possess a force with good expertise and high level.
