Coach Bandovic will have his first match in Vietnam, which is a competition with his colleague Chu Dinh Nghiem in the 2022 National Super Cup match.
As usual, the match that kicks off the new spin of Vietnamese football is the 2022 National Super Cup. This year, the Hanoi club will face rival Hai Phong. This is also the debut of coach Bozidar Bandovic with Vietnamese football.
Thai League champion meets V.League champion
In any case, the force of the Hanoi club is always of a higher standard than that of the Hai Phong club. But on the coaching bench, the prestige and talent of coach Chu Dinh Nghiem is undisputed. Even Mr. Nghiem is the biggest difference of the Port team.
On the other side of the front line, coach Bozidar Bandovic is the big contract of the Hanoi club before the new 2023 season. This leader has many years of fighting in Europe and Asia.
Closing his career as a player, Mr. Bandovic quickly created a reputation with Olympiakos (Greece) through the group stage of the UEFA Champions League. When he came to Thailand, the Montenegrin strategist was like a “Midas king” when he won the Thai League twice with Buriram Untied.
That monumental resume is like a guarantee of the talent of coach Bandovic. At least, this coach has a good enough starting point to be able to start with a challenging team like the Hanoi club.
The opening match, also the first test for coach Bandovic, was the confrontation with a talented Vietnamese colleague. As a predestined relationship, Mr. Chu Dinh Nghiem is also the most successful coach in the history of Hanoi club – the new home of coach Bandovic.
Unpredictable duel
Perhaps, coach Chu Dinh Nghiem has more work to do than Mr. Bandovic. Hai Phong club has many disturbances in terms of force. They bid farewell to nearly 20 players, including both internal and external players. Many of these people are the mainstays of the Port team’s success in the V.League 2022.
Coach Chu Dinh Nghiem will have to rearrange the cards he has in hand to best serve the system that he has programmed and operated for many years. Hai Phong club will not change its way of playing football. The way to play is similar to the Hanoi club itself.
Many people are waiting for what a Hai Phong considered “bleeding” of heavy forces will show. The new 2023 season is the real gamble of Mr. Chu Dinh Nghiem. Hai Phong does not need to maintain 2nd place, but if it still plays beautifully, boldly and creates its own highlight, it is already a success for coach Chu Dinh Nghiem.
Meanwhile, coach Bandovic certainly has a thorough understanding of the new students. Surely the Hanoi club has remained loyal to its charming football for many years. The Capital team has enough material to maintain its creed.
However, the success or failure in a particular match can bear many tactical imprints of the individual “captain”. Hanoi Club also has its own difficulties. The foreign soldiers of this team only Lucao gathered early. Many other pillars were busy playing for the Vietnamese team at the AFF Cup 2022 and joined the army quite late.
Therefore, coach Bandovic needs to calculate more carefully and apply to individual pieces. It can be a method to defend and block the opponent’s explosive points. Even the way Mr. Bandovic delivers the finishing blow may be different from his predecessors.
The above factors will make an unpredictable match between coach Bandovic and Mr. Chu Dinh Nghiem. Winners and losers will both solve the first math problems for a new season that begins only after the 2022 National Super Cup.
The 2022 National Super Cup match between Hanoi and Hai Phong clubs will take place at 4:45 pm on January 29 at Hang Day Stadium.