Coach Huy Hoang: 'I give compliments to all my students, they had a good match'

Coach Huy Hoang expressed regret after his students missed the opportunity. Photo: Xuan Thuy

The match between host Dong A Thanh Hoa andLam River Nghe AnIn round 2 of V.League 2022, taking place in heavy rain, the Thanh Hoa field became very bad. This greatly affected the professional quality of the North Central Derby match.

Speaking at the post-match press conference,The captain of Song Lam Nghe An said: “The intensity of this match was very high, the players on the field moved continuously. However, the pitch was too bad, greatly affecting the quality of the match. Small coordination moves could not be performed. Therefore, we had to use many high balls to approach the opponent's goal.”

The slippery field greatly affected the quality of the match. Photo: Xuan Thuy

In this match, Song Lam Nghe An used a 3-5-2 formation to apply a defensive counter-attacking style of play. This is a quite reasonable tactic, as the home team is in high spirits after the victory over Khanh Hoa at 19/8 Stadium. With this style of play, not only did they limit Thanh Hoa's attacking power, but coach Huy Hoang's students also created quite clear opportunities in front of Thanh Diep's goal. The final result was that Song Lam Nghe An returned home with 1 point. This is an acceptable result against a team that has invested quite heavily this season.

Coach Huy Hoang shared: “Thanh Hoa, after winning away, got 3 points, so they were very excited. Besides, they played at home, and were encouraged by Thanh Hoa fans. Therefore, we chose a 5-3-2 formation to play defensive counter-attack. I would like to compliment all the players, they had a good match. Especially, at the beginning of the second half, we had many opportunities to convert goals.”

In this match, the young players of Song Lam Nghe An left many good impressions in the eyes of the audience. They played with determination, not afraid of collision, and gave their all to fight until the last minutes of the match. Among them, midfielder Tran Nam Hai received many compliments from coach Huy Hoang. "I highly appreciate midfielder Tran Nam Hai, this player played well, but at the end of the match I wanted to replace Dinh Xuan Tien to control the ball better" - Coach Huy Hoang said after the match.

Midfielder Tran Nam Hai received many compliments from coach Huy Hoang. Photo: Xuan Thuy

He also added: “I think the young players need to be stable for a long time. After only two matches, we have to control them so that the young players can mature more.”

The whole Song Lam Nghe An team played with determination, butCoach Huy Hoang is still somewhat dissatisfied with some situations. He said: “Our squad has both older players and very young players, so sometimes it is not stable. Therefore, there are times when we cannot control the formation distance, so sometimes we are confused in some situations. Especially when the opponent launches an attack, the formation is confused in some small points on the field.”

With this draw, Song Lam Nghe An will have 2 points after 2 matches. In the next round, the Nghe team will return home to welcome the runner-up of the 2022 season - Hai Phong. This will continue to be another difficult match for coach Huy Hoang's students. However, if the Vinh home team maintains the determination as in this match, fans can completely believe that Song Lam Nghe An will win the first victory in V.League 2023./.