Phase 2 of V.League 2020: What opportunities are there for Ho Sy Sam?

The reason I say that is because I have in my hands.Coach Ngo Quang TruongAt this point, there are only four players whose forte is playing in the central midfield position. Besides Ho Sy Sam, there are Bui Dinh Chau, Nguyen Quang Tinh, and Vuong Quoc Trung.

Based on the matches played so far this season, one of the two midfield positions for the Nghe An team is almost certainly going to Bui Dinh Chau, a player making his first season with the first team.SLNAand is frequently used by coach Ngo Quang Truong.

Dang Van Lam will be out for the rest of the season. (Photo courtesy of Xuan Thuy)

Accordingly, the second place will be a competition between the remaining three players. While Nguyen Quang Tinh no longer has the physical fitness to play the full 90 minutes, Vuong Quoc Trung has not received the trust of the team.coaching staff of the home team in Vinh.

In fact, Ho Sy Sam didn't wait until Dang Van Lam was injured to have a chance to start. Proof of this is that in the match against HAGL in round 12, Ho Sy Sam was included in the starting lineup by the SLNA coaching staff, playing alongside Dang Van Lam. Therefore, the absence of the player from Do Luong only makes Ho Sy Sam's chances of starting even clearer.

Objectively speaking, the performance of the player wearing number 6 in the two matches against HAGL and Hai Phong was only average. Besides his ball recovery and one-on-one tackling abilities, Ho Sy Sam still hasn't done well in his role of supporting the attack. Therefore, SLNA's attacking moves still have to go through Phan Van Duc and Peter Onyekachi.

Ho Sy Sam has started in two consecutive recent matches. Photo: Ba Tuan

Witnessing SLNA's attacking players constantly starved of the ball and forced to drop deep to receive passes and then create scoring opportunities themselves, it's clear that the central midfield pair failed to perform their assigned duties effectively. In the 4-4-2 or 4-4-1 formations that the SLNA coaching staff often uses, the role of the central midfielders is not solely defensive.

The flag is in their hands; whether they can wave it or not depends on their own ability and effort.Ho Sy SamIf the midfielder born in 1993 doesn't perform well, coach Ngo Quang Truong will have to give opportunities to other players, even those who don't specialize in playing in the central midfield position.