Three problems of Song Lam Nghe An after losing to SHB.Da Nang

After 2 home wins, Song Lam Nghe An suffered their first away loss, which was also their second loss since the beginning of the season. Winning or losing is normal in football, the problem now is that coach Huy Hoang must quickly plug the holes in the defense. Basically, Song Lam Nghe An's playing style is operating quite well, except for the 50/50 ball-playing style of the central defenders that needs to be adjusted.

Starting from the defense

The most important problem of Song Lam Nghe An is to stabilize the mentality and improve the defense. Photo: VPF

For the Song Lam Nghe An team, which is using many young players such as Sy Hoang, Xuan Tien, Van Cuong, they need to be encouraged promptly. Even players who have just made mistakes such as Thai Ba Sang, Hoang Van Khanh also need to be shared and instructed on ball handling techniques to avoid situations where the opponent easily passes them like on Hoa Xuan field.

Thai Ba Sang is one of two names that often make mistakes when competing. Photo: VPF

The Euro 2020 finals have 11 national teams playing with a 3-center-back formation. Teams playing with 3 center-backs tend to attack freely and score quite a lot of goals in the Euro 2020 finals. Specifically, the Netherlands scored 8 goals in the group stage, Belgium scored 7 goals, Denmark scored 5 goals. The weakness of 3-5-2 is that it puts too much pressure on the 2 wingers, who have to meet the intense work intensity on both the offensive and defensive fronts. According to writer Sy Hoang, Van Cuong is doing quite well in attacking but still needs to support the defensive flanks better. The left wing of Song Lam Nghe An was continuously exploited by the home team Da Nang players, and throughout the 90 minutes of play, the coaching staff did not have many effective defensive solutions.

In addition, due to the lack of cover, the ability to read the game and the ball-winning skills of the Song Lam Nghe An central defenders must be better when playing with 4 defenders. Those who know the Nghe An team well believe that Que Ngoc Hai should be returned to the center of the 3-man defense. The Song Lam Nghe An captain's armband should also be given to the former captain of the national team to reduce unnecessary pressure on Van Khanh.

Professional corner

In addition, Coach Huy Hoang's decision to play low and not press high also gave the home team SHB.Da Nang space and time to adjust the ball. The loss to SHB.Da Nang stemmed from individual mistakes, but it was clear that the away team's tactics were not reasonable. Coach Phan Thanh Hung calculated and used moves that brought out the strengths of his players. Obviously, the timing of the decision to attack to score by the Song Lam Nghe An coaching staff was not clear, so the pressure on the opponent's goal was not great enough. When the opponent counterattacked, there were not enough people to cover each other.

The fact that Hai Phong's Rimario has received 3 yellow cards and will have to sit out the next match has really reduced the pressure on the Vinh team. This Jamaican player has scored 8 of the 14 goals of the Hai Phong team, scoring regularly in the last 3 matches in independent combat situations.

This is a period with a fairly tight schedule, physical fitness is a big problem that V.League teams are worried about. The issue of player rotation must also be discussed and discussed in detail by the Coaching Board of Song Lam Nghe An. In the previous match, Van Duc was clearly out of shape.