Captain Nguyen Manh: 'SLNA has a strategy against Hanoi'

After a long break, V.League 2019 will return and the confrontation between Hanoi Club and SLNA at Hang Day Stadium is the most anticipated match in round 4. Although the performance is not really good at the beginning of the season, the strength of the capital team still shows the difference compared to the rest of V.League.

Hanoi FC is currently in 2nd place with 7 points after 3 matches. The away team SLNA is also showing no inferiority with the same number of points but a lower goal difference than Hanoi FC.

Goalkeeper Nguyen Manh. Photo: Documentary photo

Captain Tran Nguyen Manh revealed that the Nghe An team has carefully prepared tactics to achieve good results right at Hang Day Stadium. Nguyen Manh said: “Hanoi Club is the strongest team in V.League at the moment. Facing Hanoi, SLNA has carefully prepared the tactics and tactics set out by the coaching board. My teammates and I are determined to play our best, contributing a good match to create more confidence for Nghe An fans.”

“Hanoi has a very good ball control and attack style of play. All three lines of Hanoi are equal, but personally, I think their style of play focuses mainly on attacking. Although they are missing key players due to injury, I believe that the players that coach Duc Thang trusts will do their job well.

“In recent seasons, SLNA’s matches against Hanoi have not had the expected results. The goal of the district coaching board is to get points, but we are very united and trying to win. Personally, I and the defense will play tightly, determined not to let the opponent score,” the SLNA captain expressed his determination.

SLNA determined to change its performance at Hang Day. Photo: Minh Hoang

Meanwhile, defender Tran Dinh Hoang shared: “With the spirit of SLNA, every team we meet is a final. We go out on the field and fight with all our might. Currently, the team is really confident after what we have done since the beginning of the season. It is not necessarily because the current ranking is Top 3, the important thing is that the team is showing a more solid and effective playing style compared to the 2018 season.”

However, with the defending champion being the host of Hang Day Stadium, the former SLNA player still has words of respect for them. “They are the defending champion, they have many core players of the national team, the foreign players are very high quality compared to the rest of the V.League. Therefore, meeting Hanoi always creates a high level of excitement for us. This year, SLNA has added good personnel, so in this confrontation, I think Hanoi will not easily win like last year,” Dinh Hoang continued.

Besides, the SLNA defender did not forget to talk about the wonderful fans, talking about the exciting atmosphere of Nghe An fans before this highly anticipated match: “Every time we play at Hang Day is a beautiful memory, the image of SLNA fans wearing the same yellow color throughout the stands always makes us touched. It is truly a festival for Nghe An players and fans. Therefore, we will be determined to play at our best to show our gratitude to Nghe An fans for their love for their homeland./.

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