Mr. Nguyen Hong Thanh - General Director of SLNA publicly apologized to fans
(Baonghean.vn) - Due to poor performance in recent seasons and especially in V.League 2021 with the risk of relegation, the leadership of Song Lam Nghe An football team has taken responsibility and apologized to the fans.
Song Lam Nghe An Club is currently one of the most successful football teams in Vietnam with a long history of formation and development. However, after 12 matches in V.League 2021 with many difficulties, the team's performance is very poor with the bottom position in the rankings, losing 8 matches and only having 10 points.
This position has made the SLNA fan community and Nghe An football fans feel sad and have certain reactions. In that situation, Mr. Nguyen Hong Thanh asked to resign as the team's President and Head Coach Ngo Quang Truong had to leave the Head Coach position.
Also to help fans understand, sympathize and continue to accompany, Mr. Nguyen Hong Thanh - General Director of SLNA Joint Stock Company officially spoke up about some questions from audiences and fans. Among them, there are many objective reasons leading to the decline in performance.
Before sharing, Mr. Nguyen Hong Thanh affirmed the role and dedication of the main sponsor.North Asia Bankover the past 12 years. This is the unit that has supported and accompanied SLNA Club to maintain its continuity and tradition, and to achieve many achievements in V.League, National Cup, National Super Cup, and youth championship titles. At the same time, SLNA is the team that has kept its name and logo, expressing its identity. Without this financial source, it would be difficult for SLNA to stay in the V.League as it is today.
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SLNA is falling into crisis and difficulty. Photo: Duc Anh |
Mr. Nguyen Hong Thanh said: “To prepare for the 2021 season, the club has successfully renewed the contracts of captain Hoang Van Khanh and many other players such as Igor Jelic, Dang Van Lam..., but the club has encountered many difficulties in preparing foreign players due to the prolonged Covid-19 pandemic. Foreign players from abroad are almost impossible to find. Therefore, the club only chooses foreign players whose contracts have been terminated by other clubs, so the quality is not guaranteed.
With those difficulties, SLNA Club also tried to compete but the results were not as expected. On the other hand, the Club was unlucky during the competition, many players were injured, the team was no longer 100% strong in the rounds. The members of the Board of Directors, the coaching staff and the players themselves also felt very sad and sorry towards the Sponsor, the provincial leaders and especially sorry towards the expectations and wishes of the fans, the supporters who loved the team.
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Mr. Nguyen Hong Thanh - General Director of SLNA Joint Stock Company took responsibility for the team's poor results. Photo: Xuan Thuy |
TowardCoach Ngo Quang Truong, who led the team from the 2020 season to round 11 of V.League this year, confided: “For me, the results were not good because the foreign players were not of good quality, not as expected, many players were injured, and had not regained their form. The next generation of players was not really even.
Maybe because the football philosophy is not suitable, some problems in the training work are not effective. The team's performance has not been good recently, I am responsible for the expertise because I am the head coach."
As Technical Director and former Head Coach, Mr. Nguyen Duc Thang hopes that fans will understand and sympathize with the story of achievements because in football there are many factors that depend on it. There are many difficulties and causes, but there is still a long way to go, the important thing now is to find solutions, gradually completing the goals of the season.
Some passionate fans of SLNA also spoke up. In which the issue of solidarity and joining hands to overcome this difficult period was emphasized. And especially, the club needs to pay more attention to the role and voice of the fans. Specifically, establishing an official SLNA Fan Club operating in accordance with state regulations to increase the strength, image and spirit of the team.
Mr. Nguyen Hong Thanh shares about SLNA. Video: TK |
Finally, Mr. Nguyen Hong Thanh acknowledged the opinions and appreciated the affection that fans had for SLNA Club: "The journey for the club to stay in the leagueV.LeagueThe journey is still long, the company's leaders also received sympathy from the main sponsor, and together with the coaching staff and players, adjusted and added foreign players to improve the team's performance. This is the effort and hard work of the whole team.
For all that reason, we hope that fans will accompany the team and encourage the coaching staff and players to overcome this difficult period. At the same time, we respectfully ask that fans do not use harsh words to criticize the coaching staff and players, etc., in order to help the whole team overcome the pressure and regain confidence in the upcoming matches and the remaining period.

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