Three reasons why SLNA 'broke down'
(Baonghean.vn) - Last year, when Ho Chi Minh City was considered weaker, they were still able to win at Vinh Stadium, so it was normal for Cong Phuong and his teammates to bring home 3 points. What was unusual was the events on the field, not the 1-3 result.
Hide the face
Firstly, while Coach Quang Truong and his players were enjoying the 1-0 victory over Hanoi FC, Coach Chung Hae-seong and Club President Huu Thang had already made careful calculations for the match against SLNA. The proof is that he kept Van Thuan and Phi Son to test Van Thanh and Huy Toan in the 3-0 victory over Viettel.
So when SLNA brought the entire lineup from Hang Day Stadium to play at Vinh Stadium, the opponent had already "guessed" the way they substituted players and had a plan to counter it. This was a match where the opponent understood the home team's playing style very well, while SLNA had no information about the opponent.
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| This was a match in which Cong Phuong played extremely well. Photo: Duc Anh |
It can be seen that the HCM City coaching board calculated very carefully when leaving Hoang Thinh, Phi Son, Xuan Nam out. They directed Sam Ngoc Duc, Van Thuan, Huy Toan to actively play hard, making the young players of the host SLNA falter. Striker Amido Balde also moved wide and actively provoked defender Gustavo in order to suppress his mentality. Very skillful!
Next, it must be said that the quality of Ho Chi Minh City players is much better than the home team. Seeing Cong Phuong "doing circus" in front of Dinh Chau and Van Lam, the home team SLNA losing the match has nothing to feel guilty about. The Ho Chi Minh City central defender duo Huu Tuan and Diakite only need to lock down Van Duc, and the home team's attack is considered harmless.
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| Mr. Chung has shown himself to be too clever. Photo AT |
Finally, the psychological preparation for the match by Coach Quang Truong and the SLNA coaching staff was not good. It seemed that the peak of performance was in the previous match, so when returning to Vinh Stadium for the match, the players played quite enthusiastically, but when facing an experienced opponent, many players suddenly became tense. Even in terms of physical strength, looking at the running steps of the midfield, the audience understood that the match against Hanoi had exhausted the young men's strength.
What remains
The most typical example is Ho Tuan Tai, there were many delicious situations that could have been finished but this striker passed the ball to his teammate (?!!). This answered why this striker's path to the national team was so long. Young midfielder Ba Sang had a memorable match when his partner Gustavo had psychological problems, the defense sometimes lost direction. The 3rd goal was the most specific example, when there were many players in the home field but Amido Balde was left free.
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| Header scored the equalizer for SLNA. Photo: Thanh Cuong |
