Coach Ngo Quang Truong: 'I really love SLNA players'
(Baonghean.vn) - Round 11 of V.League 2021, Song Lam Nghe An received their 7th defeat of the season at Hai Phong's Lach Tray Stadium. Coach Ngo Quang Truong once again took responsibility for himself and acknowledged the efforts of his players.
At Lach Tray Stadium, being behind and trying to find an equalizer, but SLNA could not turn the situation around and accepted a 0-2 loss to Hai Phong Club. This loss causedSLNAdropped to last place after round 11, falling into the peak of the crisis.
After the match, Coach Ngo Quang Truong said: “SLNA, after losing 0-2, was left far behind by other teams and we were pushed to the bottom of the rankings. When we lost, of course we were sad, but our strength and ability remained the same. In football, the better or luckier team will win. I also take full responsibility for this result and the team's performance.
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Young SLNA players "powerless". Photo: Ky Luat |
Looking at Hai Phong's bonus, the joy of players and fans after changing the Chairman,Coach Ngo Quang Truongadmitted feeling very sad: "That is a source of encouragement because after all, football is still a profession. Looking at Hai Phong's performance, you know that. Actually, each locality is different, what can you do? I really love my players, they have also tried very hard."
This year, many SLNA players will have their contracts expire, but everything is still not under the control of the Nghe An team. The head coach of SLNA confided: "As a coach, I always want to keep the best players. But that problem also depends on the leadership of the club. The situation of foreign players this year is really a problem for us, because of the epidemic, the source of players from outside is very difficult. The teams have all stabilized their forces, and the players who are free in the country are no better than the foreign players of SLNA."
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SLNA is facing numerous difficulties. Photo: Ky Luat |
With the current score, SLNA no longer has any hope of being in the group of 6 teams competing for the championship, meaning they have lost the chance to stay in the V.League early. The Nghe An team will have to try their best in the remaining 9 matches if they want to protect their tradition of staying in the V.League./.