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Despite poor results this season, Hồ Chí Minh’s star Lee Nguyễn still describes his team’s performance as “the best in V.League”. Photo Laodong.vn

HÀ NỘI HCM City FC star Lee Nguyễn reckons his team is playing well and puts their poor results down to bad luck.

Despite big spending in the offseason, City have struggled this season and most recently lost 3-2 to Nam Định at Thiên Trường Stadium.

After the first 10 matches of the V.League season, HCM City are 12th in the table on 10 points, just one point away from the relegation zone.

But despite the poor form, Vietnamese American midfielder Lee Nguyễn thinks his team are playing some silky stuff.

“HCM City has the best gameplay in the V.League," Lee said.

“Our team has played well but lack luck as my teammates and I wasted too many opportunities.

“Everything will have to be improved to help the team become stronger, more balanced and more confident. We have to keep this gameplay and move on," said the 34-year-old, adding that expectations are high for the side.

“The new players (HCM City have signed several new foreign players in recent days) will train with us and hopefully things will get better. We still have three more games left before the first phase of the league is over,” Nguyễn added.

On Tuesday, City will face defending champions Viettel at home without Nguyễn, who is suspended due to receiving a red card late in the match against Nam Định.

After returning to the V.League 1 to great fanfare, Nguyễn has struggled to find the form that made him a top Major League Soccer player and a US national team player. VNS