Should Duc Thang leave the coach's chair?

Those who understand the Nghe An football team know that in order for SLNA to return to its golden age, it must fundamentally reform both its organizational model and senior personnel.

But the “first” problem is the eternal obstacle that makes SLNA only have a mediocre performance like now. However, up to now, SLNA’s performance is very bad and of course, as a coach, Duc Thang must take responsibility.

Not just because of poverty

SLNA’s budget is not the lowest among the teams participating in the V-League. Compared to the current champion Quang Nam or XSKT.Can Tho, SLNA is much more “abundant”. However, the management style of Bac A is unlike anyone else, making it quite difficult for the club to be proactive in recruiting foreign players and spending throughout the season.

Faced with this challenge, either Duc Thang should land before the match at Hoa Xuan Stadium or steer past the match at Thong Nhat Stadium. Photo: To Minh

Not making money, the club officials could only silently accept the situation and "choose your rice and fish sauce". As head coach, Duc Thang solved this problem much better than his predecessors Huu Thang and Quang Truong.

In fact, Coach Duc Thang is doing quite well in non-professional work such as community relations, media, and sponsors. With players, Duc Thang is a person who is "hard and soft" at the right time and with the right people, so for the past 2 years, SLNA has no more turmoil in the locker room.

To be precise, as a “steward” no one in SLNA does better than Duc Thang, but the professional issue is not that simple. Duc Thang’s decision to invite Thinh “den” and Huy Hoang to the coaching board is considered a “knowing superiors and subordinates” decision, but that does not deny the importance of the role of the leader.

So it can be said that funding is only part of the problem of the team's poor performance. To fundamentally solve the problem of SLNA, it must be at a higher level, not simply the current personnel of the club.

Should Duc Thang leave his seat?

Quite ironically, the “first leg match” of this team with a glorious past was against Saigon, escaping the play-off spot. Without even talking about winning or losing, just having to be present in this battle, the pride of the coaching staff, players and audiences of Nghe An was greatly damaged. But that was the truth, even more cruel than before, they had to face the host SHB.Da Nang, an opponent with equally difficult circumstances.

Faced with this challenge, either Duc Thang should land before the match at Hoa Xuan Stadium or steer through the match at Thong Nhat Stadium. SLNA’s biggest problem at the moment is the confidence of the coaching staff and players. Goalkeepers Vu Hai and Manh Hung made such amateurish mistakes because they were “frozen” in front of the opponent rather than because of poor skills.

Stand up, don't just see "big waves, and fall down rowing"! Photo: To Minh

Losing 5, drawing 4 and not knowing the taste of victory in V-League for nearly 2 months has seriously reduced the spirit of SLNA players and coaches. Objectively speaking, this season the Vinh team's ball control has improved a lot. Perhaps, the final pass and finishing of the attack need to be improved. When the pressure on the right wing is not big enough, Van Duc is easily marked by the opponent, so it is necessary to push Xuan Manh to play as a right midfielder.

In principle, when Olaha, Khac Ngoc and Ngoc Toan play as central midfielders, SLNA's ability to defend from afar is better. But with such a formation, the attack line will be much thinner, so perhaps SLNA's coaching staff must calculate when Olaha plays higher up, mainly doing the attacking task.

The most difficult problem is still the goalkeeper problem, Vu Hai is unstable and Van Hung, at 26 years old, is still just a "reserve for the reserve goalkeeper", showing that SLNA's way of using players is problematic. As a coach with a goalkeeper background, Duc Thang, more than anyone else, needs to do a good job of mental work for the person who will stand in the goal.

Don't let the waves make you give up rowing!