Discussing foreign players of Song Lam Nghe An
(Baonghean.vn) - Surely the coaching staff of Nghe An football team has learned many lessons after 6 losses since the beginning of the tournament. The question of recruiting and arranging foreign players of Song Lam Nghe An is being put on the scale by Nghe An fans.
Foreign player of Nghe An football team
When Olaha was banned for 2 matches due to a red card, the attacking style of the Vinh team did not change much, simply Olaha was just an "effective defensive striker" rather than a goal scorer. By round 15, the striker who had been highly praised since the beginning of the season only had 2 goals, which was really disappointing.
Number of goals scored by 2 foreign strikersLam River Nghe An(1039 +985 minutes of play) is only equal to Tien Linh (819 minutes of play) of Binh Duong, so the ranking of the Nghe An team is not high.
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Highly anticipated but so far Olaha has only scored 2 goals. Photo VPF |
Compared to before, the recruitment of foreign players of the Nghe An team has changed in a positive direction, the head coach has the right to choose the players he likes. But clearly, after many changes, all 3 foreign players of Song Lam Nghe An have not contributed much to the team like other clubs, even though Oseni was once the top scorer of V.League. Without a good conductor like when Quang Tinh was still around, Song Lam Nghe An still tries to bring in foreign players who cannot create their own opportunities, causing coach Huy Hoang a headache.
Professional mark
In addition, the arrangement of foreign players of the Nghe An team also has many things to discuss. The arrangement of Oseni and Olaha to play highest in the 3-1-4-2 tactical formation makes them "step on each other's feet", the distance between the two foreign players is not good, so the central defender Gustavo Santos of Dong A Thanh Hoa did not have difficulty in defending. Compared to the Brazilian foreign player Zé Paulo of Dong A Thanh Hoa, Olaha's playing style is considered simpler and less effective.
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| SLNA is waiting for Spanish rookie Mario to shine. Photo: VPF |
If playing with 3 foreign players, arranging Olaha and Van Duc to play as a pair of midfielders right in front of Xuan Manh will help both Van Duc and Xuan Manh to lose less energy in the competition. Currently, Olaha actually plays deep, so Oseni is quite alone, the formation becomes 3-1-5-1, always in a state of having fewer people than the opponent when attacking.
Many experts believe that if Oseni were to play alongside a smart, technical striker like Van Quyet (Hanoi FC) or Jermie Lynch (Binh Dinh), they would complement each other a lot. The current striker pair Olaha and Oseni of Song Lam Nghe An have plenty of strength but lack the necessary cunning, and cannot operate independently. Meanwhile, the signing of the new Spanish player Mario will lack strength for the Vinh team's midfield.
Both the recruitment and arrangement of foreign players of Song Lam Nghe An now need to change. Currently, the Nghe An team finds it very difficult to find a satisfactory contract if the coaching staff does not have a discerning eye. Even "stingy" teams like Nam Dinh have started to spend money to invite foreign players (and domestic players) to prepare for the next season, so it is time for Tan Long to look back at themselves.
