What did coaches Duc Thang and Huynh Duc say about the 'bland' draw at Vinh Stadium?

According to the coach of Da Nang, objective factors have greatly affected the professional quality of this match.

“Many of my colleagues have complained about playing at Vinh Stadium. I am no exception. In fact, the poor pitch surface has greatly affected the performance of this match. Many of our players have complained about this issue. In addition, the weather in Vinh is too hot, which leads to the players quickly losing strength. That is really the main reason why both SLNA and Da Nang did not play well in this match,” Coach Huynh Duc shared.

SLNA and Da Nang held each other to a draw in a boring match - Photo: Quoc Dan

“The players played without enthusiasm, they started the game sluggishly. There were few clear chances created throughout the match. The draw was a reasonable result, this was really a boring match.”

In fact, Da Nang had a match that was not bad compared to what they showed against SLNA in the first leg. That was a match where the home team lacked concentration and lost 0-2 to the away team SLNA. In this match, Da Nang seemed to have overcome the mistakes they made in the first leg and played on par with the home team SLNA in this second leg.

Coach Huynh Duc said that the bad field was the main reason why the match took place with low professional quality - Photo: VPF

A notable detail is that despite being in Vinh for less than a week, new player Vinicius was allowed to play from the start by the Nghe An team's coaching staff.

Explaining this, coach Duc Thang shared: “Vinicius is inherently a quality striker, which was shown during his previous time playing for Ho Chi Minh City. When he came to SLNA, Vinicius integrated very quickly. In recent training sessions, Vinicius has shown his ability very well and that is the reason why I believe in letting Vinicius start this match.”

In addition, the absence of two stars Khac Ngoc and Van Khanh also makes many fans feel confused. Van Khanh is a pillar in the defense, while Khac Ngoc is always a midfielder who makes SLNA's playing style more varied.

“Khac Ngoc was injured in the friendly match against Hong Linh Ha Tinh so he cannot play. As for Van Khanh, he received 3 yellow cards so he cannot register to play in today's match,” coach Duc Thang explained.