Vincent Nguyen: "Things are very difficult but we will not give up!"

Facing many difficulties in terms of personnel, Ho Chi Minh City Wings has just experienced the third consecutive defeat at VBA 2023. They were unable to overcome Cantho Catfish on the day the Western team introduced a new foreign player, Joshua Keyes. .

Despite trying to go upstream from a 13-point gap with many times narrowing the match gap to 3 or even 2 points, the "two eagles" still lacked a bit of bravery at the crucial moment to win. get victory.

Sharing about the difficult match as well as the recent series of slack matches, captain Vincent Nguyen said that changes in personnel are causing City Wings to face many challenges.

Besides replacing Amir Williams in the middle of the season with foreigner Yegven Sakhniuk, Ho Chi Minh City Wings is without the service of Pham Hien Tai, one of the two best scoring internals in the team.

“We are having a difficult season, 3 wins and 8 losses from the beginning of the season. Things are not going well, especially when we have set a goal to step up to a new level and play in the Playoffs this season,” Vincent Nguyen said.

“Something unfortunate happened when the team had a number of injuries, switched to using more young players. This internal team has always played very passionately and passionately, but the story revolves around the young players is that sometimes they flourish and sometimes they fall."

“This season we've had more lows than highs, but it won't discourage us. Every player entering the field is fighting hard, playing football with a spirit of fire.

All are very interested in each match, in the outcome of each match. There were games where we played well but luck was not on our side. That's a little bit sad.

No matter what happens, the coaching staff, the two foreign players and I always have great faith in the young players. Their confidence sometimes goes up and down, but towards the end of the season, things will become more stable.

Mistakes are something that can happen to anyone, it is important that these young players always try to limit them, try to correct them when they have the opportunity, "Vincent shared.

Two of the three recent defeats of Ho Chi Minh City Wings come with a 1-digit difference. At times, coach Erik Olson's army seemed to have control of the game.

Unfortunately, the lack of stability of the whole team makes them unable to find the feeling of victory. It's hard to blame an individual for these tough losses, but Vincent Nguyen as captain has admitted the blame himself.

“Of course I still hope the team will play better and have a better record than what we have. Part of the responsibility lies with me, feeling that I am not playing up to my expectations.

Maybe this is the worst season I've played in VBA so I also need to look in the mirror, see my weaknesses and things to improve in order to change. As the leader of this team, I need to perform even better to lead my teammates and lead them towards the end of the Regular Season with the hope of achieving the best results."

This is the season when Vincent Nguyen's condition is having a bit of a difficult time. He could not plow at the level of 100-150% as before, even having to come on from the bench in the last 2 matches.

Revealing to the Webthethao reporter, Vincent thinks that this is a way for him and the coaching staff to limit the number of minutes on the field at a time when the schedule is tight.

But the Vietnamese-born player with Dutch blood will not let this affect his efforts for the rest of the Regular Season.

“The fans come to the pitch here, they pay to watch us play. There's certainly no way we'll give up, there's no way we'll give up hope in the Playoffs. That's not what we do, it's against the philosophy of the whole team."

“Through each match, the team always aims to play better than the previous one. Individuals also work to correct their flaws to improve themselves. Whether the result of the match is win or lose, we still have to fight until the last second.

Hopefully we will win more matches in the near future to revive the team spirit and thank the audience," added the City Wings captain.

In the next outing, Ho Chi Minh City Wings will welcome Nha Trang Dolphins at Ho Xuan Huong Stadium at 19:30 on August 2.