Cong Phuong’s coach: 'I also saw the power of SLNA through television'

Both SLNA and Ho Chi Minh City are in good shape, which is evidenced by the position in the top of the rankings. In the interview before the match, coach Chung Hae Seong highly appreciated the opponent in the next match.

"Every team has a problem. Earlier this year I heard that SLNA had a new coach and broke up with many pillars. At that time they had many difficulties. But they were still a united team. They just won Ha Noi on their home soil.

I just watched it on TV but I felt the strength and the solidarity of this team. The match will be very difficult, but football is like that, we will prepare well to have a good match."

This trip to Ho Chi Minh City is the ‘home-return’ of many players such as Phi Son, Ngoc Duc and Cong Phuong. Talking about the psychological pressure when playing in the hometown of many players, coach Chung Hae Seong said that this is normal in football.

His assistants have advised on using the Nghe An-born player, but Chung cited when Ho Chi Minh City won the first leg and the second leg last season.

"At the moment, my Nghe An-born players want to play. There is pressure, everyone must be more happy. Although I do not know the list of players going to play tomorrow, those players will play their best to give a good game to the fans.”

If defeating SLNA in the next match, Ho Chi Minh City will have many opportunities to return to the top. They are 1 point behind their opponents when SLNA has 10 points after 4 matches.