On the evening of November 11, Nam Dinh club won 3-0 against Ho Chi Minh City in round 7 of LPBank V.League 2024-2025. The three points helped the team from Thanh Nam climb to 2nd place on the rankings with 13 points, 1 point behind the leading team Thanh Hoa.
In this match, Nam Dinh did not register all three pillars on the attack line: Nguyen Xuan Son, Nguyen Van Toan and Hendrio. Of these, Xuan Son and Van Toan were injured, while Hendrio sat out due to tactical factors.
Regarding the injury status of the two strikers, coach Vu Hong Viet said: "Son may not be able to return yet, his ankle injury is a bit complicated. Van Toan has returned to training. Hopefully Van Toan will be able to play in the next match."
Facing Ho Chi Minh City on the evening of November 11, Nam Dinh club had a rather slow start. It was not until the extra minutes of the first half that coach Vu Hong Viet's students were able to score against a team that was rated much lower.
"This match was very weak. In the first half, when playing, I realized that the team had a lot of inertia. In the midfield area, when competing, the players let the opponent pass easily. The physical condition of Nam Dinh players today was not smooth, the players moved little. Partly because of the influence of the match schedule", coach Vu Hong Viet shared.
"Before the match, I watched Ho Chi Minh City and assessed their strengths and weaknesses. We exploited their two flanks very well," Mr. Viet added.
On the other side of the battle line, coach Phung Thanh Phuong of Ho Chi Minh City also admitted that he is under a lot of pressure after the team's series of poor results.
"In today's match, we tried to defend to get 1 point. This loss was the fault of the coaching staff, we take responsibility for this result. However, the players executed the tactical plan well.
At this time, I am under a lot of pressure. Not only the next opponent, Hanoi Police, but all the matches during this period are very stressful for me," coach Phung Thanh Phuong shared.
