Hopefully, metaphorically speaking, the First Division is now a “resurrection from the ashes” after what happened to some clubs (mainly financial), leading to the risk of not being able to organize as usual. The appearance of the sponsor has put the wheel back on track with 11 teams.
Hope also because not only revived the tournament, the National First Division also appeared potential candidates. In many ways, they brought Cong Phuong back from Japan, national players like Hoang Duc, Van Lam, Thanh Binh, many factors that used to play in V.League and of course some young players carrying the hope of the country's football in the future.
Their presence brings hope for greater interest in the First Division, or looking more broadly, this season could also become an important contribution to creating - or more precisely, renovating - the foundation of Vietnamese football.
There will be anticipation for the confrontation between the stars in the hope that the quality of the tournament will be improved, but because of that, the challenge is not small for them individually as well as the tournament as a whole. The challenge is to have good matches every week. The challenge is that the stars must show themselves early - and often - to bring excitement and enthusiasm to the fans, gradually so that the stands will be cleared of gaps...
Challenges for clubs and tournaments too. For teams with ambition and potential to aim for V.League, the competitive factor will be much greater. For the tournament, when creating financial attraction, moving forward will be professional factors and other activities to start sustainability - which is very important, instead of excitement that is only emotional and short-term...
Of course, the story of the challenging journey will be long, so at the starting point, everyone has the right to hope...
