Injuries, penalties and driver overtaking

Song Lam Nghe An from the beginning of the 2022 season, through 12 first-leg matches, has witnessed all the undesirable things, namely: the injury in the second round of the center-back Captain Van Khanh, the injury of midfielder Ojong Mark causing this player to rest from round 5, the red card of defender Dinh Hoang for 2 consecutive matches from round 7 and round 8, of striker Olaha from round 11 and 12, the third penalty card means that the center-back Ba Sang must rest from round 13... If only 1 position is missing, it is not difficult for coach Huy Hoang to mix up the force, such as replacing Van Khanh with The Nhat or Khac Luong. Next, if Ojong Mark is missing, then test Xuan Tien, Xuan Binh in turn and finally transfer Xuan Manh from the wing to the center.

SLNA is gradually regaining control of the game after 2 losses and a draw. Photo: Archive

Of course, things did not stop or settle there, because the team just added attacking midfielder Maarrio and immediately put him on the field in the away match at Thien Truong Stadium in round 12, causing Xuan Tien, after 5 consecutive starting matches, to now be "rested" and Xuan Manh to continue to be trusted in the anchor midfielder position. The biggest difficulty that Song Lam Nghe An encountered was the match in round 11 at home against Dong A Thanh Hoa. The home team was missing 3 pillars Van Khanh, Ojong Mark and Olaha at the same time, so all attacks were broken and the result was a boring draw with a score of 0-0.

In that inevitable difficulty, Song Lam Nghe An on one hand could not recover in time to play well like the unfortunate 0-0 draw mentioned above, on the other hand, after an unsatisfactory match, they immediately added more players, arranged a reasonable and surprising lineup to achieve a good result at Thien Truong Stadium against Nam Dinh who was thirsty for points and full of spirit (0-1). Song Lam Nghe An's lineup in the above match was considered surprising because Mario was only on trial for 1 week but was already in the starting lineup as an attacking midfielder; because Dinh Tien, who had been on the bench for a long time, was unexpectedly placed in the starting lineup and scored an excellent goal with an unstoppable long-range shot. The newness and newness from the new personnel helped Song Lam Nghe An overcome difficulties to return to the highest rhythm and excitement, in addition to the depth of the squad, the ability to read the game of the coaching staff...

Another fact from Nam Dinh shows that it is not easy for the team to go in the right direction despite the abundant depth of the squad and the head coach is not an amateur. This team is considered the "Vietnamese PSG" because it has bought many quality domestic and foreign players at the same time. However, coach Duc Thang finally had to admit that this seemingly favorable thing actually made it difficult for him to assemble and arrange the squad because good players who have been used to playing for a long time are now not easy to shape and renew. In addition, the red card of the main goalkeeper, the injuries of a series of good players such as Dinh Trong, Van Thuan, Rafaelson... made Duc Thang sweat when arranging the satisfactory squad.

At home, TopenLand Binh Dinh lost to Viettel, SHB Da Nang, and away lost to Hai Phong... and despite away wins against Song Lam Nghe An, Hong Linh Ha Tinh or Becamex. Binh Duong... the final result still shows a team considered strong, a candidate but playing inconsistently, sometimes winning, sometimes losing, and that only proves that the dream of reaching far and high of the martial arts team is quite far from reality.

At the end of round 12, while temporarily rising to 2nd place with 20 points, Becamex. Binh Dinh only temporarily ranked 5th with 17 points, showing that in the same conditions and circumstances, the results were different. Players received red cards and suffered a series of injuries, forcing the coach to constantly adjust the squad and patch up frequently, but received different results. In particular, it must be affirmed that Huy Hoang, although this was his first time leading a team in the V-League, quickly proved his remarkable skill, and Duc Thang, on the contrary, was going through difficult and confusing rounds.

Of course, there is still more than one round, in the long run of V-League, so the opportunity to correct mistakes, do better, and get better results is still open to Huy Hoang and Duc Thang as well as other coaches. The problem is who is more sensitive, more daring, has greater "overcoming power" like the way Huy Hoang used 19-year-old player Xuan Tien or brought Xuan Manh to play as an anchor midfielder with great success, then of course, will receive more positive results, although everyone must simultaneously learn many lessons from unsuccessful matches that cannot be blamed on the force or anything else.,.