SLNA's formidable attack with new player Bruno Henrique
(Baonghean.vn) – SLNA is often only highly appreciated for its quality in defense. However, with the presence of striker Bruno Henrique, the Nghe An team possesses attacking players who are considered quite strong in V.League 2021.
In previous seasons, SLNA failed to find foreign players capable of replacing Michael Olaha and stars like Phan Van Duc and Pham Xuan Manh were injured. Therefore, in V.League 2019, SLNA only scored 32 goals with an efficiency of 1.2 goals/match.
In V.League 2020, the burden on the attack line rests solely on Phan Van Duc's shoulders. The Nghe An team only scored 17 goals in 18 matches, a scoring efficiency so low that coach Ngo Quang Truong and his team only ranked 10th overall. Of which, the number of goals scored by foreign players only accounted for 35%.
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| Bruno's presence helps SLNA have a strong attack. Photo: Duc Anh |
At this time, with the presence of Bruno Henrique, the Brazilian player alongside Peter Samuel is expected to improve the performance of the Nghe team. Last year, Brunro played for the rookie HL Ha Tinh but this player still had 10 goals.
Supporting him is striker Peter Samuel, one of the players with the ability to compete, create walls and stir up trouble at the top of V.League. Not only that, this is the season when Phan Van Duc and Pham Xuan Manh are both in the best physical condition. The two players born in 1996 will most likely play in the winger positions.
Last season, Phan Van Duc only scored 2 goals but this player contributed greatly to SLNA's playing style with sharp assists. Meanwhile, Pham Xuan Manh also matured and returned strongly on the right wing with acceleration and accurate crosses.
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| Expected lineup of SLNA in 2021 season. Graphics: TK |
In defense, SLNA still has goalkeeper Van Hoang, center back Van Khanh playing with a foreign player. The midfield is where strength needs to be strengthened, so SLNA's coaching staff has promoted a series of young players from the SLNA U19 and SLNA U21 teams. However, among the series of names, Sy Sam (Van Lam) and Dinh Chau are still the 3 most promising names.
One of the unfortunate things withSLNA before the 2021 seasonis that they do not have many opportunities to select a satisfactory center back position and cannot participate in friendly tournaments before the new season. Recently, coach Quang Truong has continuously let the players compete internally and had a friendly match winning 1-0 against HL Ha Tinh.
SLNA's match schedule at V.League 2021 is considered quite favorable when in the first match, Phan Van Duc and his teammates will welcome rookie Binh Dinh at Vinh Stadium on January 16 before visiting HAGL in the next round.
Official match schedule of Song Lam Nghe An in the first leg of V.League 2021
(Baonghean.vn) - The 2021 V.League National Championship, taking place from January 16, includes 14 teams. The competition format is divided into 2 phases. In phase 1, 14 clubs will play a round robin to determine the 6 leading teams in phase 1 (group A) to compete for the championship, while the 8 bottom teams (group B) will compete for relegation in phase II.
