Highlights of the Nghe Tinh Derby

1. Reasonable tactics of coach Phan Nhu Thuat

Having to play away at Ha Tinh Stadium, coach Phan Nhu Thuat has made some adjustments in both tactics and personnel. This 39-year-old coach wants toLam River Nghe Anplay with a 5-4-1 formation to ensure solidity on the home field and wait for opportunities to counterattack.

This tactic worked when the Nghe An team had a quick counterattack to score in the 11th minute thanks to young midfielder Nguyen Van Bach. With the early goal, coach Phan Nhu Thuat's team was more confident in implementing their defensive counterattack tactic.

This caused the home team Hong Linh Ha Tinh to face many deadlocks in their attacks. Coach Nguyen Thanh Cong's students could only use long-range shots or early crosses to approach goalkeeper Nguyen Van Viet's goal.

However, when the spectators in the stadium were thinking about a victory for the Nghe An team, a moment of genius from captain Dinh Thanh Trung brought the equalizer for the home team. Although there was some regret for Song Lam Nghe An, the draw result accurately reflected what the two teams had shown on the field.

2. The "first times"

This is the first time Song Lam Nghe An has played in a match with VAR technology. And it was VAR technology that helped the Nghe An team escape a goal at the end of the first half. That was the situation where striker Vu Quang Nam pushed the defender of Song Lam Nghe An from behind before Micheal Gopey headed the ball to score.

Another first appearance in this match was the goal of midfielder Nguyen Van Bach. With the opening goal in this match, this midfielder born in 2003 had his first goal in V.League. However, unfortunately, this goal could not help Song Lam Nghe An have their first victory in V.League this year.

In addition, young players such as Le Nguyen Hoang and Dang Quang Tu also had their first appearances in the V.League arena. These will be memorable milestones for these young players.

3. Olaha is not lucky yet.

With not enough 3 foreign players, the role ofOlahain Nghe An football team is very important. In the last 2 matches, the tireless efforts of this Nigerian striker have helped Song Lam Nghe An get positive results.

Despite contributing greatly to the 2 goals of the Nghe An team, it seems that luck is still turning away from this Nigerian striker. Because, in the past 2 matches, this striker born in 1997 has launched many dangerous shots but the goalkeepers have had miraculous situations to deny the goals of this Nigerian striker. Hopefully, in the next match, Micheal Olaha will fire the first shots to help the Nghe An team get a good result.

3. Human resource concerns

Only the first 2 rounds but personnel worries are surroundingCoach Phan Nhu Thuat. There are quite a few players of Song Lam Nghe An who are suffering from injuries. Among them are key players such as veteran Trong Hoang, midfielder Dang Van Lam or most recently, central defender Ho Khac Luong. It can be said that these injuries are making Song Lam Nghe An's already lacking force even more lacking.

Besides, the physical strength of the players is also a concern of the coaching staff of the Nghe An team. The decline in physical strength of the players makes it impossible for Song Lam Nghe An to maintain a good position in the match againstHong Linh Ha Tinh. In particular, when the fast pressing style of Song Lam Nghe An requires a lot of physical strength from the players. This makes Nam Hai, Van Bach or Ba Quyen only able to operate at full capacity for more than 60 minutes of the match. Hopefully, in the near future, the players will improve their physical strength, thereby helping the Nghe An team to play better and better.

There is information that Hanoi Police Club will sign a contract with striker Jefferson Alias ​​(Viettel Club) and Raphael Success will go to Song Lam Nghe An. Meanwhile, striker Jhon Cley will join Hoang Anh Gia Lai.