Echoes of Song Lam Nghe An's draw against Hai Phong
(Baonghean.vn) - The goalless draw helped the Nghe An team end a 3-match losing streak, but it could not help coach Phan Nhu Thuat's team improve their position on the V.League rankings.
An acceptable draw
With a cautious playing style, coach Phan Nhu Thuat advocated ensuring the stability of the home field before thinking about victory. And the Nghe An team did a very good job of defending, keeping a clean sheet after 90 minutes. The highlight was goalkeeper Nguyen Van Viet, who had excellent reflexes and reasonable moves, frustrating the away team's strikers.
However, the attack did not have many breakthroughs, causing Song Lam Nghe An to only get 1 point at home. With this draw, the Nghe team ended a series of 3 consecutive losses. However, with only 1 point, coach Phan Nhu Thuat's team could not improve their ranking on the table when they only had 14 points after 14 matches, temporarily 4 points more than the bottom team Khanh Hoa.
However, 1 point is probably a satisfactory result for both teams after what they showed at Vinh Stadium. Hopefully, in the upcoming match, the Nghe team will play better to get a favorable result against Hanoi Police.
Changes of coach Phan Nhu Thuat
There have been changes in the lineup and playing style of Song Lam Nghe An. The return of veteran Tran Dinh Hoang and fullback Mai Sy Hoang has helped coach Phan Nhu Thuat reduce the headache in the defense.
Along with that is the change of the playing diagram from 5-3-2 to 4-4-2 with a pair of strong, fast wingers named Nguyen Van Viet and Raphael Success. This tactical adjustment has somewhat limited the danger of the attacking situations on the side of the away team. When the pair of wingers often retreat to support the full-backs, it helps to block the two wing corridors of the Nghe team.
A notable highlight is foreign player Raphael Success. The Nigerian player has been working tirelessly on the left wing, often having disputes with opponents. It can be said that Raphael Success is trying to contribute a part of his strength to the overall achievements of the Nghe An team.
However, on the attacking front, the player wearing number 70 still needs to improve a lot, especially the lack of finesse in his final touches, causing regrettable missed opportunities.
There is still concern about the force.
Despite the return of veteran Tran Dinh Hoang and defender Mai Sy Hoang to the squad, there are still many concerns for the Nghe An team. That is the absence of promising young players such as Tran Nam Hai, Dinh Xuan Tien and Nguyen Quang Vinh.
Along with that are the new injuries suffered by Phan Xuan Dai, Le Van Thanh and Phan Ba Quyen in the last match. It can be said that coach Phan Nhu Thuat does not have many options in the squad. This is the reason why the Nghe An team will have to play carefully to get valuable points.
Hopefully, in the near future, the players will quickly recover so that Song Lam Nghe An can have the strongest squad.
Le Dinh Long Vu debuts in V.League
At the age of 18, Le Dinh Long Vu had his first match in V.League in the Nghe An team shirt. After being put on the field in the 71st minute, this young midfielder played quite energetically on the right wing. The notable highlight that Long Vu left was 2 threats to goalkeeper Dinh Trieu's goal.
However, this player from Ha Tinh still had many situations of losing the ball or dribbling unsuccessfully in the last match. Therefore, Le Dinh Long Vu will need to learn and accumulate a lot of playing experience in the coming time to be able to become an excellent player of Vietnamese football./.
