Former coach Nguyen Thanh Vinh gives advice to Song Lam Nghe An

(Baonghean.vn) - Many people are concerned about SLNA's future in V.League with a squad of players that are still too young. However, from the perspective of someone who has led SLNA and the national teams for many years, Coach Nguyen Thanh Vinh believes that SLNA will return if they can promote their fiery playing style.

Young SLNA players still lack experience in the V League arena. Photo: Duc Chuyen

Regarding SLNA's quick defeat to Hai Phong right at Vinh Stadium on the opening day, the former head coach of the Vietnam National Team gave his opinion:

“The home team is always more psychologically prepared to play the opening match at home, especially when 13,000 Nghe An spectators are present to witness the debut match. The players are still young, so it is understandable that they lack confidence or have not been able to execute the coaching staff’s tactical plans.

I think the more they play and compete, the better they will get. Their strength will gradually develop, become more complete and they will become more confident mentally. From there, their skills and handling of situations will improve,” said expert Nguyen Thanh Vinh.

Expert Nguyen Thanh Vinh believes that if SLNA plays with passion, they will succeed.

Continuing, the coach who has led SLNA for 24 years added: “The first match was not good, but I believe many fans understand the cause and nature of the problem. The most important thing is that the players and fans must not lose their spirit. Especially the fans, we need to encourage them more.

The main reason for the failure, I think partly because the children played like that was quite reserved and did not promote the traditional style of playing with passion and determination. Playing fiercely, not afraid of collision and playing maliciously, intentionally causing injury are completely different.

SLNA’s playing style needs to be more traditional. The most important thing is the spirit, I saw that in the last match, the players seemed a bit reserved. Maybe it was due to the application of the rule that they must compensate if they intentionally play to injure. As a result, the players abandoned the traditional playing style, which will be difficult to succeed. We need to do a good job of educating the players…

I still believe that the team will play better in the following matches, SLNA's current squad is enough to complete the task in V.League. A bad first match is not scary, don't worry too much. Nghe people have a saying, angry is angry, love is love. SLNA fans are mostly very loyal, the coaching board certainly understands the technical problems the team is facing. In a few good matches, Vinh Stadium will be full again like the last match!", football expert Nguyen Thanh Vinh concluded.

In the away match against XSKT Can Tho in the second round, SLNA will face a real problem in the central defense when Manh Hung is suspended due to receiving a red card in the last match, while Que Ngoc Hai has not yet finished his suspension. It is likely that central defenders The Nhat and Minh Duc will be considered for use. However, besides the weakness in the midfield, the defense that seems to be the mainstay of SLNA is a difficult problem to solve for the coaching staff of the Nghe An team and coach Ngo Quang Truong.

Trung Kien