Coach Duc Thang (SLNA) talks about the extremism of Nam Dinh fans

Although trailing 3-0 to the visiting team SLNA, Nam Dinh played resiliently and scored 2 goals. However, Nam Dinh fans thought that referee Tran Dinh Thinh blew the whistle and some fans rushed onto the field to attack the referee team.

Speaking about the match, Coach Duc Thang said: “Today the whole team played well from the beginning but the bad mentality at the end of the match allowed the opponent to score 2 goals. Anyway, this is a worthy victory for SLNA. I would like to thank the players and fans for always standing by the team.”

“Phan Van Duc has created good motivation for the whole team. The most commendable thing about Van Duc is that when he goes out to play football, he only knows how to focus on the game, he hardly cares about other issues.

At first, Van Duc also faced some pressure. I told him to never put pressure on himself to score or have a certain number of assists. And he has almost completely gotten rid of the heavy mentality when he is on the field, and plays more freely and effectively. Of course, Van Duc plays well and SLNA plays well thanks to the whole team," coach Duc Thang said about Phan Van Duc.

Coach Duc Thang feels sorry for Nam Dinh fans. Photo: PV

Despite winning 6 consecutive matches and temporarily climbing to 4th place on the rankings with 26 points, SLNA's head coach still expressed modesty about the Nghe An team's goals for this season.

Coach Duc Thang said: “We are determined to play well in each match because we can win today, but we don’t know what will happen tomorrow. SLNA’s goal is to maintain the best performance to bring joy to the fans.”

Coach Duc Thang also spoke up about the unsightly actions of Nam Dinh fans on the field at the end of the match: “I think it was because Nam Dinh fans were too eager and expected a win. When losing a match, fans often find reasons to have extreme actions. I just hope that fans will cheer in the spirit of Fairplay, let's work together for the development of Vietnamese football. And it is the audience who contributes to promoting Vietnamese football, not just the players on the field.”

By allowing the fans to cause trouble after the match, Nam Dinh Club and Thien Truong Stadium's Organizing Committee will certainly receive heavy penalties from VPF. Although coach Duc Thang and his team were not harassed by Nam Dinh fans, they still had to rely on the police to return to the hotel.

Previously, two reporters were assaulted by strangers while working, right after the match ended.

Yesterday at Thien Truong, match supervisors Mr. Cao Dinh Khoi, Mr. Doan Phu Tan and VPF Chairman Mr. Tran Anh Tu witnessed the entire incident.

After this loss, Nam Dinh FC only has 16 points, temporarily ranked above Ho Chi Minh City but has played 1 more match. Losing to SLNA makes the chance of the Southern team staying in the league more fragile than ever because V.League 2018 only has 8 more rounds to end./.

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