Visiting Thanh Hoa, SLNA is in danger if they don't win!

Before the away match at Thanh Hoa Stadium, the Nghe An team continuously lost points in the matches against S. Khanh Hoa BVN and Than Quang Ninh at home. At the same time, they sank deep to the bottom of the rankings with only 1 point. However, at the AFC Cup 2018, SLNA is still maintaining the top position in Group H and has the right to decide in the race to play in the knockout round.

FLC Thanh Hoa is facing a lot of "confusion", with technical and tactical inconsistencies, but this team possesses many very dangerous stars, especially players like Van Binh, Hoang Thinh... if coach Mihail Marian understands their abilities.

Luckily for SLNA, in this match, the Nghe An team had the return of midfielder Vo Ngoc Toan, a very important player in the defensive scheme and a "supply" for Ho Khac Ngoc in the midfield. In the full-back position, coach Duc Thang had 4 best choices: Xuan Manh, Dinh Hoang, Manh Hung and Ngoc Duc.

SLNA players will face a busy match schedule in April. Photo: Trung Kien

Players like Ngoc Hai, Khac Ngoc, Van Duc, Xuan Manh have just returned from the match against Jordan in the 2019 Asian Cup qualifiers. They will certainly have difficulty recovering their physical strength when having to travel a long distance in a short time.

Talking about the upcoming match, Coach Duc Thang said: “We are also a bit concerned about the physical recovery ability of the 4 players who have just returned from the Vietnam National Team. They have just gone through a rather tiring journey, and can only practice with the team for 2 sessions, so it will certainly be difficult to demand the best form. We were not lucky in the last two opening matches. However, the whole team is still very confident going into the away match against Thanh Hoa. This season, Thanh Hoa has invested a lot and they have also made changes on the coaching bench. However, it seems that they are still not in the rhythm and that will be an opportunity for SLNA to achieve good results even though they have to play away.”

Both are competing in the AFC Cup 2018, but SLNA seems to be getting into the groove earlier in terms of playing style. However, the weakness of the Nghe An team is finishing and the "goalkeeper". If they do not win this match, SLNA will be in an extremely difficult situation.

SLNA needs points in V.League more than ever. Photo: Trung Kien

Remember that in April, coach Nguyen Duc Thang's team will play a total of 7 matches in all 3 arenas: V.League, National Cup and AFC Cup. Of which 5 matches are in the domestic league and 2 matches are in the AFC Cup arena.

After a 4-day away trip to Thanh Hoa, SLNA will fly to Ho Chi Minh City to play the make-up match of round 1 with Ho Chi Minh City Club on April 5. After that, coach Nguyen Duc Thang and his team will return to Vinh Stadium to play in the AFC Cup against Tampines Rovers (Singapore) on April 10. After this match, SLNA will continue to fly to Ho Chi Minh City to move to Can Tho to face the home team on April 15.

Not stopping there, the Nghe An team continued to return to Vinh to welcome B. Binh Duong at Vinh Stadium on April 20 and also only had 1 day off to continue their journey to Malaysia to compete in the AFC Cup arena with the home team Johor Darul Ta'zim on April 24. SLNA's last match in April is the match in the 1/8 round of the National Cup at Vinh Stadium on April 29.

Therefore, SLNA only has one way left to win against FLC Thanh Hoa to start a difficult journey in the 3 arenas that await them. Otherwise, coach Duc Thang will have to make calculations when the position on the rankings cannot be improved and the burden of the AFC Cup is still present./.

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