Who will have to give up his position to Xuan Manh at SLNA?
(Baonghean.vn) - Before entering the match with Viettel in round 8, SLNA will welcome the return of Alves and Xuan Manh.
Let's assume Xuan Manh has regained 100% of his form, which means 2 players will be removed from the official squad. If so, who will have to give up their position?
The case of the Brazilian foreign player is quite simple. Phuc Tinh will almost certainly have to return to the bench after his unconvincing performances in recent times. The player who will replace the striker born in 1994 is Alves.
However, Xuan Manh's case is different. Because at present, it is unknown which position this player will be arranged to play by the SLNA Coaching Board in the upcoming match.
Observing SLNA's playing style since the beginning of the season until now, the right winger and left winger positions are the two weakest "links" of the Nghe An team.
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| Although Pham Xuan Manh has recovered from his injury, he still cannot play in the match against Nam Dinh tomorrow. Photo: Trung Kien |
With the current situation in the Nghe An team, the two most likely positions for Manh “Kalou” to play are left winger and right winger. In the past, when he was in the youth teams and when he first joined the SLNA first team, Xuan Manh was often arranged to play in those two positions. Now, if the SLNA coaching board assigns him to one of the two positions mentioned above, Xuan Manh will certainly play successfully.
With Van Duc also about to return from injury, coach Nguyen Duc Thang will likely use Xuan Manh as a right winger. In SLNA’s recent matches in V.League 2019, the right winger position was taken by Quang Tinh. Occasionally, it was alternated between Xuan Thang, The Cuong and Sy Nam.
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| Tien Ve Quang Tinh is still training hard when he returns to compete for SLNA this season. Photo: Duc Anh |
The reason why Quang Tinh is often used by the SLNA coaching staff is because the Nghe An team is hit by a storm of injuries with a series of players having to "sit and watch" such as Xuan Manh, Van Duc, Xuan Thang, Tuan Tai...
At this point, things are moving in a positive direction. It is time for Quang Tinh to return to his role as “super reserve”.
In short, if Xuan Manh returns and is "more dangerous than before" and is immediately trusted by coach Duc Thang, then perhaps Quang Tinh will be the one to give up the right wing midfielder position.
