SLNA's Serbian foreign player: 'I am impressed with Van Khanh and Van Duc'

In the 2021 season, striker Bruno Henrique and center back Igor Jelic are two new recruits of SLNA. However, because the team gathered quite quickly and could not ensure the necessary number of training sessions after the quarantine period, Igor Jelic was not registered for the first match.

In the match against HAGL, when central defender Thai Ba Sang received his second yellow card and left the field,SLNA Coaching Boardforced to send the Serbian foreign player on from the bench. Playing with one less player, the Nghe An team lost 1-2 before continuing to lose 0-1 to Saigon.

SLNA's streak of 1 draw and 2 losses was directly due to Hoang Van Khanh's red card in the opening match and his 2-match suspension. However, with the eyes of an insider, center back Igor Jel still highly appreciates the level of SLNA's captain, and is optimistic about the future.

Center back Igor Jelic had to sit in the stands in the first match. Photo: Xuan Thuy

Sharing with PV of Nghe An Newspaper, Igor Jelic said: “I am very happy to come to SLNA. Having played for Da Nang, I know SLNA is a good team with high fighting spirit. Peter Samuel also told me the same. And now I feel everything is very good.

The team was unlucky with red cards, yellow cards, only 1 point after 3 matches is a sad result and I hope the team will have the first victories in the coming time. I could not play the first match and I sat in the stands to watch. The team has many good young players but what is lacking is experience.

I am very impressed and look forward to it.Hoang Van Khanhand Phan Van Duc. Our captain has the ability to command the defense well, while Van Duc is very young, fast, intelligent, has good finishing skills and always creates many opportunities for Bruno and Peter. To get good results in matches, their roles are very important."

Phan Van Duc is a very important player for SLNA. Photo: VPF

Center backIgor JelicBorn in 1989 in Serbia, 1m93 tall, played for SHB Da Nang Club in 18 matches last season. He scored 2 goals for the Han River team despite playing in defense. In the next match of V.League 2021, Jelic and his new teammates at SLNA will visit Hoa Xuan Stadium to face SHB Da Nang.

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