Hanoi Football Club - SLNA: The battle between old friends...
(Baonghean) - At 4:00 p.m. tomorrow (March 16), SLNA will travel to Hang Day Stadium to meet the home team Hanoi Football Club. It is predicted to be a very difficult trip as the Hanoi Football Club squad has many players who have grown up from the SLNA training center, along with coach Nguyen Thanh Vinh - who has been associated with Nghe An football for many years.
(Baonghean) - At 4:00 p.m. tomorrow (March 16), SLNA will travel to Hang Day Stadium to meet the home team Hanoi Football Club. It is predicted to be a very difficult trip as the Hanoi Football Club squad has many players who have grown up from the SLNA training center, along with coach Nguyen Thanh Vinh - who has been associated with Nghe An football for many years.
In round 9, both SLNA and Hanoi FC did not have favorable results. While SLNA was stripped of points by N.Sai Gon at home, Hanoi FC also lost 2 goals at Thong Nhat Stadium to Saigon FC. Although SLNA is ranked 3 points above its opponent, in the current situation, in terms of force, SLNA is not superior to the representative of the Capital. What the audience is waiting for is the mind-boggling battle between the former teacher and student pair Nguyen Thanh Vinh - Nguyen Huu Thang, between Cong Vinh - Huy Hoang and many other fierce confrontations between players who were once teammates.
The confrontation between the "old guys" is expected to be very attractive and dramatic.
In the recent matches, the strength of Hanoi Football Club is the striker pair Cong Vinh - Timothy Anjembe - who have contributed to 11/18 goals that Hanoi Football Club has. Locking down this duo seems to be a difficult problem for Coach Huu Thang, when SLNA's defense this season is too thin and only consists of domestic players. This duo often plays wide, so if SLNA wants to score points, they cannot play 1 on 1 but need good coordination and cover between the full-backs and the center-back pair.
Despite the difficulties, SLNA is not without opportunities. If the attack of Hanoi Football Club is considered strong, the defense is the "Achilles heel" of the capital team when it has conceded 19 goals. And if it can promote its current scoring efficiency, SLNA's chances of scoring are completely reasonable.
With Cong Vinh, Van Vinh, Dai Dong, Hai Nam, Cong Minh, and especially coach Nguyen Thanh Vinh - former SLNA players who understand Nghe An football very well - is an advantage for Hanoi Football Club. There will be no room for probing in tomorrow afternoon's match. Nghe An fans are looking forward to an open match with many goals.
Tung Lam
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