Which SLNA players have not played in V.League 2019?

Those 4 faces include: goalkeeper Le Van Hung, young central defender pair Nguyen Ba Duc - Le Thanh Lam and national player Pham Xuan Manh. This is completely understandable, because Manh "Kalou" has just gone through a long period of injury, Le Van Hung cannot compete with his senior Tran Nguyen Manh for a position, while the duo Nguyen Ba Duc - Le Thanh Lam are only the 3rd and 4th choices for the central defender position of coach Nguyen Duc Thang.

With the current situation, it is almost certain that Pham Xuan Manh will be used by the SLNA coaching staff in the away match against Viettel in round 8. At this time, the player from Yen Thanh has completely recovered from his injury. Thus, the list of players not yet used by coach Nguyen Duc Thang will be reduced to 3 faces.

Surely Le Van Hung, Nguyen Ba Duc and Le Thanh Lam will have to wait a while longer, maybe in the 1/8 round of the 2019 National Cup (against Quang Nam Club) to have their first match for SLNA.

Le Van Hung has yet to play a single minute for the Nghe An team. Photo courtesy

In contrast to the 4 players mentioned above, Tran Dinh Hoang, Memovic, Hoang Van Khanh, Tran Dinh Dong and Olaha are the ones who have played the most minutes for SLNA (630 minutes/7 matches). The achievement of ranking 3rd on the rankings of the Nghe An team after 7 rounds is thanks to the great contribution of the 5 faces mentioned above. The fact that SLNA's defense is playing solidly and stably (conceding 5 goals) and Olaha has won the title of "best player of the match" 3 times is clear evidence.

It can be affirmed that Tran Nguyen Manh, Tran Dinh Hoang, Hoang Van Khanh, Memovic, Tran Dinh Dong, Hoang Van Binh, Ho Khac Ngoc, Phan Van Duc, Pham Xuan Manh, Olaha, Alves are the core of the Vinh home team in the first leg of V.League 2019. Once coach Nguyen Duc Thang has all his best players, SLNA will be an even more formidable opponent. It is known that in the near future, besides the return of Pham Xuan Manh, there will be Cao Xuan Thang, Ho Tuan Tai and Phan Van Duc.

Olaha is one of the players with the most playing minutes in SLNA. Photo: Document

However, left-back Vo Ngoc Duc was not as lucky with a torn knee ligament injury. After completing the surgery, it is expected that the player from Quynh Luu will take about half a year to fully recover. The 2019 season is considered over for the defender born in 1994. Before the injury, the 25-year-old defender had only been on the field as a substitute twice.

It is worth mentioning that this year is the last year of the contract between Vo Ngoc Duc and his hometown team./.