Ho Chi Minh City FC's attack is a 'high-dose test' for SLNA's defense
(Baonghean.vn) - After the first 5 rounds, goalkeeper Nguyen Van Hoang has not had to pick the ball out of the net even once. The next challenge for SLNA's defense is the very strong attack of Ho Chi Minh City Club, with Nguyen Cong Phuong, Tran Phi Son, Vo Huy Toan, Amio Balde...
Up to this point, in V.League 2020, the Thong Nhat Stadium team has only scored 7 goals, 2 goals less than Hanoi Club. It is worth mentioning that 3/7 of those goals came from the finishing moves of "super sub" Nguyen Xuan Nam. It can be affirmed that Nguyen Cong Phuong, Amio Balde, Tran Phi Son, Vo Huy Toan... have not completed their tasks well.
However, do not underestimate the danger of the Ho Chi Minh City Club's attack. Just look at what the Thong Nhat Stadium team did against the visiting team Viettel in round 5 to understand. Facing a defense with a series of famous names such as Tran Nguyen Manh, Que Ngoc Hai, Bui Tien Dung, Nguyen Duc Chien and foreign player Luizao, the Ho Chi Minh City Club's strikers still easily scored 3 goals.
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Ho Chi Minh City FC players celebrate their goal. Photo: Ho Chi Minh City FC |
Once Nguyen Cong Phuong and Vo Huy Toan have regained their "killer instinct" and inspiration to play football, the Ho Chi Minh City Club's attack will become extremely dangerous. Don't forget, besides the two faces mentioned above, coach Chung Hae-seong also has Tran Phi Son, Pham Cong Hien and Amio Balde, strikers of U20 Portugal and Guinea-Bissau.
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Goalkeeper Nguyen Van Hoang is in excellent form. Photo: Minh Tran |
Therefore, in the upcoming match with SLNA, coach Chung Hae-seong and his team have reason to believe that they will "subdue" SLNA's defense, something that the strikers of Hanoi FC, Saigon FC, B.Binh Duong, SHB Da Nang and Thanh Hoa could not do. It is true that the Nghe An team's defense system is operating very well, but the opportunity for Nguyen Cong Phuong and his teammates is not small.
It seems that on the afternoon of June 23, SLNA's defense will have a very hard day at work, because the Ho Chi Minh City Club's offense is very strong in both personnel and playing style./.