Golden opportunity for Song Lam Nghe An to find first victory

Problems that need to be overcome

After the draw of the match between SHB Da Nang and Hai Phong,Lam River Nghe Anback to the familiar position at the bottom of the rankings. If they do not find 3 points soon, coach Pham Anh Tuan's team will fall into an alarming situation. What is more worrying is that Song Lam Nghe An still has problems that are not easy to overcome.

Besides seeing bright signs in the attacking ability, the weakness in defense is an issue that Song Lam Nghe An needs to quickly improve, if they do not want to be stuck at the bottom of the rankings.

However, this is not an easy problem to solve. It can be seen that Song Lam Nghe An is going through a series of "nightmarish" days when losing many important faces due to injury. After round 5, the defense of the Vinh home team is even more "devastated" when center back Ho Khac Luong has just added his name to the list of players who must rest for at least 1 month.

Previously, names like Tran Nam Hai, Tran Dinh Hoang, Phan Ba ​​Quyen, Nguyen Mai Hoang... were also among the ranks of "sick soldiers".

Fortunately for coach Pham Anh Tuan, center back Le Nguyen Hoang recovered in time to be able to play.

However, in the 3-center-back formation that Song Lam Nghe An is applying, who will be capable enough to be "chosen to entrust the gold"? It is affirmed that, currently in the hands of coach Pham Anh Tuan, there are not many options to be partners with Nguyen Hoang and Zaracho. Center-backs like Le Van Thanh or Phan Van Thanh, although having quite good skills, still lack the experience and courage required of a center-back playing in a fierce arena like V-League.

On the wing, while "bad luck" continues to haunt Ho Van Cuong, Song Lam Nghe An has yet to find a suitable replacement. In addition, the defensive midfielder position is probably the biggest concern of coach Pham Anh Tuan. Frankly speaking, when Phan Ba ​​Quyen is injured, Quang Tu or Xuan Binh cannot meet the requirements for the anchor midfielder position.

In addition to the problem of the force crisis, the way the defensive system of Song Lam Nghe An is operated still has many concerns and is worth discussing. If the Nghe coaching staff does not have a plan to "cover the two arms" between the full-back and the center-back, the goal of Song Lam Nghe An will still have to face constant dangers.

Not only that, Song Lam Nghe An's ability to handle situation 2 is also showing many limitations. The goals conceded in the matches between Nam Dinh and Binh Dinh are the basis for seeing this. The Nghe An coaching staff needs to develop a plan for the players to catch people and stand in the right position when they don't have the ball.

If the above shortcomings can be overcome, it is not an impossible task for Song Lam Nghe An to get 3 points in round 6.

Golden opportunity to win

Song Lam Nghe An's opponent in round 6, Ho Chi Minh City Club, is also in a not-so-bright situation. Two consecutive defeats, along with a draw in a near-loss situation, in the V-League arena have ended the short honeymoon of Ho Chi Minh City Club. Because before that, coach Phung Thanh Phuong's team had a bright start, when they drew with Viettel in the opening match and won against Binh Dinh in the second match.

However, not unlike the limitations that Song Lam Nghe An is facing, Ho Chi Minh City Club also shows weakness in defense.

Last year, the team from the South finished 4th thanks to the best defense in the league. However, this season, the "red battleship" has conceded 5 goals after only 5 rounds. The consequence is that they have to say goodbye to a series of good defenders such as Van Kien, Ngoc Duc, Tung Quoc, Minh Tung... It can be seen that the defense of Ho Chi Minh City Club is currently quite fragile, although they still have a talented goalkeeper Patrik Le Giang in the goal.

Therefore, this will be an opportunity for the duo Olaha, Kuku and the surrounding satellites of Song Lam Nghe An to penetrate. There is even more basis when in the last 3 rounds, Kuku has shown a quite high performance and played very well with his compatriot Olaha.

In addition, the history of confrontation is also one of the mental supports for coach Pham Anh Tuan and his team to be confident when welcoming the "red battleship". Specifically, in the last 6 encounters, Song Lam Nghe An won 3 and only had to leave empty-handed once.

Looking at the above observations, it can be affirmed that meeting Ho Chi Minh City Club is a golden opportunity for Song Lam Nghe An to find the first victory in the new season.

The match between Song Lam Nghe An and Ho Chi Minh City Club will take place at Vinh Stadium at 18:00 on November 2.