Coach Lu Dinh Tuan: 'I will leave if it is good for Binh Duong'

After four rounds, Binh Duong drew two and lost two, standing penultimate. Even when playing at home and receiving the bottom team in Ho Chi Minh City yesterday, coach Lu Dinh Tuan's army also lost 1-2. "If you work well, you will survive, but if you don't do good, it's normal to leave," Mr. Tuan said after the match on Go Dau Stadium. "If leaving is good for the team, I will do it. But for now, I still respect the decision of the leadership. I remain loyal to the team and want to continue to help the team improve. Leaving in difficult times. towel is a no-no."

Defining the HCM City match as a "six-point match" but Binh Duong lost the opportunity when the opponent led two goals and only managed to remove a goal from the penalty spot at the end of the first half. "We can't be satisfied with any defeat at home. We have set a goal to win Ho Chi Minh City to improve our rankings and rise to the top group, but we couldn't do it despite the players' best efforts," he said. Tuan continued.

This season, Binh Duong brought in the foreign duo Moses and Rimario, who helped Hai Phong to win the runner-up position last season. Besides, the number one striker of the Nguyen Tien Linh team, along with many talented young players, were promoted. Therefore, from the beginning of the season, coach Lu Dinh Tuan determined to reach the top 8 after phase one to compete for a medal. However, after four rounds, they drew Hai Phong and HAGL, lost to Binh Dinh and Ho Chi Minh City.

Last season's top scorer Rimario still scored regularly with four goals, but striker Nguyen Tien Linh was lackluster. "Tien Linh is very hungry to score, but the gameplay is not cohesive, affecting the scoring performance of the strikers," added Mr. Tuan. "We are looking for more quality players in the midfield to provide the ball for the attack, but we have to wait until the end of the first phase. Therefore, the team must be positive and try harder in the coming time to set the title target. out initially".

After the 4th round, the V-League took a break to let the Vietnam U20 team attend the final round of the Asian tournament.