Goalkeeper Nguyen Manh will recover well thanks to surgery in Singapore!

In the match between Tampines Rover and Song Lam Nghe An in the group stage of the 2018 AFC Cup, goalkeeper Nguyen Manh suffered a serious injury in the 17th minute from a jump. The unintentional landing caused the SLNA captain's right arm to break and he immediately requested medical attention.

Goalkeeper Nguyen Manh suffered a serious injury.

Nguyen Manh was immediately taken to a sports hospital in Singapore for emergency treatment and currently, the SLNA goalkeeper's health and spirit have somewhat stabilized. However, doctors have decided to postpone the injury surgery for the player born in 1991 to tomorrow (February 12).

Talking about his junior player’s injury, Duong Hong Son confided: “I watched that play and didn’t dare watch it again. Nguyen Manh was injured by a kick, and the artificial turf was hard, so it was so serious. If the grass was natural, things wouldn’t have been so bad.”

Nguyen Manh's injury makes his teammates and fans extremely worried because he has always been the number 1 choice of the Nghe An team and the team's spiritual leader over the years.

Nguyen Manh was treated immediately in Singapore. Photo: SLNA FC

“Nguyen Manh is unlucky but we should not worry too much. Technology and sports medicine in Singapore are very advanced, modern, on par with Europe. If this injury is not operated on like in the past, it will be very difficult to come back. If the injury is in the leg, it will be much more complicated, but the arm injury is easier to come back. In my opinion, Nguyen Manh will have to sit out the entire first leg of V.League 2018.

The important thing is recovery and after recovery, whether he can overcome it or not. Injuries in football are inevitable, hopefully Nguyen Manh will return soon," the former national team and SLNA goalkeeper shared.

Speaking more about Nguyen Manh's accident, Vietnam Golden Ball 2008 Duong Hong Son said: "Nguyen Manh has not been called up to the national team in recent years but is still a goalkeeper with stable performance. A few mistakes in matches is not a problem and the same goes for any player. Over the long haul, Nguyen Manh is truly a good goalkeeper and creates a sense of trust for his teammates. It's just a pity that the gap in skill level between SLNA goalkeepers is quite large, so surely coach Nguyen Duc Thang and SLNA's coaching staff will face difficulties."

Currently, SLNA still has 3 goalkeepers: Le Van Hung, Le Quang Dai and Tran Van Tien. However, the gap in skill and battle prowess between these 3 goalkeepers and the SLNA captain is too great.

In the 2017 season, Nguyen Manh only missed 2 matches due to injury and the chosen one was Le Van Hung. The goalkeeper is 1m80 tall and also played well in the recent match against Tampines Rover.

In the past, Song Lam Nghe An also had goalkeepers who suffered serious injuries like the case of goalkeeper Duc Anh. This player broke both legs after a collision with Samson (Dong Thap) in 2009 and his career went downhill miserably because at that time medical conditions were quite backward. As for Nguyen Manh's case, fans can completely trust the technology, qualifications and treatment methods in Singapore./.

Nguyen Manh and his amazing saves

(Baonghean.vn) - As a goalkeeper who was absolutely trusted by coaches Toshiya Miura and Nguyen Huu Thang, however, recently, the SLNA goalkeeper has no longer had luck with the national team. That is truly a regret for those who saw the ability and class of the captain of the Nghe An team.

Trung Kien