Looking back at Song Lam Nghe An's opening match in V.League 2023

1.Young talent Tran Nam Hai opens an account

Fans of Nghe An were surprised to see the number 17 of Song Lam Nghe An on the field from the start. And not letting down coach Huy Hoang, Tran Nam Hai scored the opening goal for Song Lam Nghe An in the 44th minute of the match, this was also the first goal of this midfielder born in 2004 in the V.League. Unfortunately, the Nghe An team could not maintain the result and acceptedsplit pointsright on home turf

Midfielder Tran Nam Hai scored his first goal in V.League. Photo: Chung Le

After the match, coach Huy Hoang had words of praise for midfielder number 17, this will be the motivation for Nam Hai to progress further in the future.

2.Trong Hoang's experience

The former midfielder of the national team showed his worth in the last match. Playing enthusiastically in midfield, Trong Hoang continuously appeared in many hot spots. He was the one who skillfully created the situation for Nam Hai to score. In addition to that situation, the midfielder wearing the number 9 shirt also created at least three other dangerous situations towards goalkeeper Van Bieu's goal. Unfortunately, he and his teammates could not score more goals. However, with what he has shown, Trong Hoang's role will still be very important in coach Huy Hoang's tactical scheme at V.League 2023.

Midfielder Trong Hoang's experience is still very important for the Nghe An team. Photo: Chung Le

3.Missing "Song Tien"

In the Song Lam Nghe An squad in the opening match, Nghe An fans were surprised to see the absence of Van Hoang, Dinh Tien and Xuan Tien. The absence of the "Tien duo" made Song Lam Nghe An's attacks somewhat lack sharpness.

In the second leg of V.League 2022, Tran Dinh Tien was one of the best players of the Nghe An team. The quality crosses or long shots of this midfielder wearing the number 15 shirt were what Song Lam Nghe An lacked in the last match.

Without Dinh Tien, Song Lam Nghe An lacks an important factor in attack. Photo: VPF

Along with Dinh Tien, Xuan Tien's absence also left many fans with regrets. Especially in the match against SHB Da Nang, Song Lam Nghe An enjoyed many corner kicks and set pieces. With his good free kick ability, if Dinh Xuan Tien was in the squad, those set pieces would be much more dangerous.

Hopefully the duo Tien will soon return to increase the quality of Song Lam Nghe An's squad in the upcoming rounds.

4.More time is needed for the rookie duo.

In the last match, coach Huy Hoang used both2 new foreign playersFrom the start, both Jordy Soladio and Vytas Gaspuitis played very hard in their new colors. Center-back Vytas Gaspuitis played quite well when he had many situations of intercepting the ball to prevent the penetration of the opposing team's attacking players. However, the situation of the opposing team scoring was partly the fault of this defender born in 1994. Besides, the Nghe An team still could not take full advantage of the 1m97 height of this Lithuanian player in set pieces.

Meanwhile, striker Jordy Soladio was quite active to coordinate with his teammates, but did not create any dangerous situations towards the opponent's goal. The only mark left by the Belgian striker was an inaccurate shot in the first half after a very well-placed pass from Trong Hoang.

Rookie Solaido needs more time to adapt to the V.League environment. Photo: Chung Le

Hopefully in the near future, this duo will soon integrate with their teammates and the V.League environment to shine in the Song Lam Nghe An shirt.

5.Coach Huy Hoang has not been able to beat SHB Da Nang yet.

After 3 matches against the Han River team, coach Huy Hoang only had 2 draws and 1 loss.
In the opening match of V.League 2023, althoughLam River Nghe Anwere the ones who dominated the game, had more dangerous attacks, and scored to take the lead. However, a minute of lapse in concentration from the defense made the Nghe team only get a draw. With this draw, the strategist from Nghia Dan still could not win against veteran coach Phan Thanh Hung.

Coach Huy Hoang still cannot win against SHB Da Nang. Photo: Chung Le

Although they could not win the opening match, the efforts of the coaching staff and the players of Song Lam Nghe An are very encouraging. Besides, this draw will help the coaching staff of Song Lam Nghe An see the strengths and weaknesses in the playing style of the Nghe team. Thereby, they will come up with reasonable tactics in the upcoming matches./.