SLNA won 2 consecutive matches: The heart is happy again

(Baonghean.vn) - The second consecutive victory helped the Nghe An team make a strong breakthrough to climb to the top of the overall rankings. Importantly, the victories against defending champions B.Binh Duong and Saigon helped coach Ngo Quang Truong's players feel more confident even though their playing style has not brought much encouragement to the home audience.

However, coach Ngo Quang Truong thinks differently when he believes that SLNA's recent victory was due to spirit and luck, but also to the team's changing playing style to allow foreign players to integrate best.

“In football, winning or losing often depends on many factors. There is luck, there is a determined fighting spirit, but there must be people to carry it out. I think in the recent victories, the return of Que Ngoc Hai has brought joy to the players, making them play more confidently. More importantly, the foreign players have integrated well with the domestic force,” Ngo Quang Truong shared.

SLNA foreign players are showing their abilities. Photo: Thanh Tung/VNA in Nghe An

That's right, during the preparation process, SLNA broke the rules and spent a lot of money on the transfer market to sign high-quality foreign players. The amount of money to pay the salaries of these two foreign players was almost enough to pay for the remaining domestic players of the team. However, in the first 3 matches, the foreign players did not perform as expected and did not score any goals.

The foreign players could not score partly due to the 4-4-2 tactic applied by coach Ngo Quang Truong, which made Baba and Odah always feel "hungry for the ball". After adjusting the playing formation to 4-4-1-1, the Nghe team's strength was brought into play with more tactics to approach the opponent's goal. Therefore, Odah's consecutive scoring in 3 consecutive matches is a proof.

Confidence has returned to the Nghe An team. That is true if you watch their performance live on the field. The young players who have played in the V-League for the first time have played more maturely, such as Ngoc Toan, Van Khanh, Van Duc, Viet Nguyen... (even though this is a generation of players who have just been promoted from the U19-U20 team) with the guidance of their seniors Minh Duc, Van Vinh. ... This makes the SLNA team not inferior even when the opponents have more battle experience, such as the match against B.Binh Duong.

Explaining this, Coach Ngo Quang Truong said: “It is true that the importance of older players is very great. The experience of Van Vinh and Minh Duc in regulating the match, along with the excellent performance of goalkeeper Nguyen Manh and Ngoc Hai, has made the other players feel secure and confident in playing. Therefore, I am not surprised with the results achieved today.”

With consecutive victories, SLNA players received a large bonus, enough to encourage their competitive spirit. If the victory over Saigon, coach Ngo Quang Truong and his team received 300 million VND, then with the victory over B.Binh Duong right at Go Dau stadium, they received a bonus exceeding the limit with 700 million VND from the sponsor.

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