Former coach Nguyen Thanh Vinh impressed with SLNA's foreign players

Sharing with Nghe An Newspaper after the first match of V.League 2019 of Song Lam Nghe An, former coach Nguyen Thanh Vinh said that the 3 foreign players of the Nghe team had an impressive match, contributing greatly to the victory of the home team. Olaha still maintained his stability and importance with the opening goal. It is easy to see that the Nigerian striker was more daring and effective in ball handling situations.

"In addition, the rookie duo Memovic - Alves also partly demonstrated their professional level. Center-back Memovic helped SLNA's defense play solidly, especially in aerial battles. However, this player's ability to participate in attacks is not very stable. At SLNA before, Que Ngoc Hai often had high-precision and extremely dangerous cross-line passes," said Mr. Vinh.

Center back Memovic (middle) had a successful debut in SLNA's shirt. Photo: Thang Nguyen

According to this football expert, Alves' case is different. Although he did not score any goals, the Brazilian striker did a good job of stretching the opponent's defense, creating space for his teammates to take advantage of. Thanks to the active movement of the player wearing the number 19 shirt, Olaha, Phan Van Duc, Cao Xuan Thang... had more opportunities to approach the goal of the away team Quang Nam. "Overall, I was impressed with the performance of SLNA's 3 foreign players in the last match," he said.

At the end of the match between SLNA and Quang Nam, Olaha was awarded the “Best Player of the Match” award. Witnessing the impressive performance of coach Nguyen Duc Thang and his team, especially the 3 foreign players in the opening match of V.League 2019, Nghe An fans have the right to believe in a successful season for SLNA.

Of course, with only 1 match, nothing can be confirmed. Except for Olaha, the rookie duo Memovic - Alves still have to wait a while longer to be able to verify their true level. The match with Quang Nam is just the first test./.