Who will score for SLNA in the match against T.Binh Dinh?

With 14 new contracts, T.Binh Dinh emerged as a candidate for the 2022 V.League championship along with Viettel and HAGL. If SLNA's goal is only to enter the top 3, the away team T.Binh Dinh wants to do better because all the lines of coach Duc Thang have quality players in hand.

Although Nghiem Xuan Tu has not played due to testing positive, T.Binh Dinh's right wing is still very strong thanks to the mobility of the national player. Vinh Stadium spectators will witness the battle between national players Xuan Manh,Que Ngoc Hai, Ho Tuan Tai. In particular, Que Ngoc Hai's role is extremely important because J.Lynch used to be a SLNA player with an extremely annoying playing style.

Center back Que Ngoc Hai will have a difficult match with T.Binh Dinh. Photo: SLFC

This Jamaican player plays very strangely, has many tricks and moves very widely. Although not having the advantage in terms of physique, J.Lynch often has very unexpected moves, often twisting the opponent's flank. Obviously, to win, Coach Huy Hoang must organize a good defense on this wing, not letting the opponent cross the ball to Ha Duc Chinh and Rafaelson. In addition, SLNA must limit fouls, receiving 5 yellow cards on Go Dau field needs to be corrected because Coach Duc Thang's students are very good at free kicks.

T.Binh Dinh's attacking duo, Ha Duc Chinh and Rafaelson, both played aggressively, often pressing the opponent to get the ball past. Therefore, SLNA's central midfield pair must be players with good fighting ability, Jong Mark needs to move and press from Binh Dinh's field. The two midfielders Van Lam and Dinh Chau have not shown us any peace of mind, Dinh Chau came in as a substitute and almost tore apart SLNA's defense. Abdul Basit scored but Olaha was the best player of the match because of his mobility and good reading of situations.

Xuan Manh will face off directly with national player Ho Tan Tai. Photo: SLFC

This is a match where Olaha will have to retreat deep to defend because Mac Hong Quan and J.Lynch are players who cannot be underestimated. Coach Huy Hoang will also find it difficult to press all over the field because playing against T.Binh Dinh like that is suicidal, because the away team has players who can fight independently and score goals. Thus, the burden of scoring will fall on the shoulders of Van Duc and Jong Mark, the players who play highest up the attack line.

Song Lam Nghe An is in very good spirits before the match against T. Binh Dinh. Photo courtesy of Hai Hoang

The central defender pair Tien Duy and A.Schmidt of Binh Dinh are considered strong in confrontation but do not have good speed in racing situations. This is a weakness that coach Huy Hoang can exploit because Van Duc plays energetically and dribbles quickly. Letting Van Duc go along the sideline to control Ho Tan Tai or letting this midfielder move inside and play close to Jong Mark is a problem that SLNA's coaching staff needs to calculate. With many other coaches, they will change the 3-5-2 formation to 3-4-1-2, in which Olaha plays freely behind the striker pair Van Duc and Jong Mark.

After losing to Viettel, coach Duc Thang and his students will focus on getting points at Vinh Stadium before the break for round 3. This is the condition for coach Huy Hoang and his students to play defensive counterattack to earn 3 points, the key is not to concede the first goal. With home field advantage and the players' physical strength guaranteed during the pandemic, Nghe An people have the right to hope to celebrate victory at Vinh Stadium.