“Winning the first game isn’t all good and losing this one isn’t all bad either. The tournament is still long, the thing to do is to keep your head up and move forward,” said coach Paulo Foiani of the Hanoi Police Club.
The above statement was given by coach Paulo Foiani after the home team’s 0-2 loss to defending champion Hanoi FC, a match in which the Brazilian leader frankly admitted had to face a strong, cohesive opponent. , operate the gameplay and take advantage of better opportunities than the home team.
Mr. Foiani refused to blame the defeat on the lack of two pillars (defender Van Thanh and foreign striker Tsoumou – who scored a hat-trick in the opening match against Binh Dinh 5-0 – unfortunately got injured before the ball rolled. ), and at the same time emphasize and acknowledge the efforts of all the remaining members.
In particular, the Brazilian military leader reminded: “The tournament is still long, the thing to do is to hold your head high and move forward”.
Mr. Foiani’s message of “failure is not discouraged” timely helped the whole team to regain the spirit after the defeat, and at the same time instilled confidence in the students towards the long journey ahead, where opportunities and challenges knit together. inter.
In a group where the majority of members are in the process of integrating and adapting like Hanoi FC, it is difficult to avoid psychological fluctuations from temporary results, especially when the team has just won. jubilant opening battle.
At that time, psychological control, bringing players to a state of balance is especially important. Coach Paulo Foiani was aware and did it very well.
If after the 5-0 victory over Binh Dinh, he humbly said that “it is too early to say that the Hanoi Police are the championship candidate”, indirectly suppressing the excitement that easily leads to complacency and subjectivity of the students. game, then in the next loss against Hanoi FC, he encouraged his students when he thought that a defeat was not too bad, and everything was still ahead.
Coach Foiani pointed out some limitations and determined to overcome with the whole team in the near future
Coach Paulo Foiani in the role of captain has kept the necessary “cold head” before the usual win-lose in football, thereby orienting and stabilizing the psychology of the whole team.
On the professional side, coach Paulo Foiani also frankly pointed out the limitations that need to be revised, which is to try to control the game more, improve coordination in attack, especially the last pass. at the same time prepare the best and fight with the desire to win every match.
The bravery and “cold head” of captain Paulo Foiani is one of the solid fulcrums for the Hanoi Police to move forward strongly in the V-League 2023.