Quang Nam - SLNA: With Virtue and Talent, we will surely win!
(Baonghean.vn) - Having lost 0-1 to Quang Nam and lost the National Super Cup since the beginning of the season, SLNA is very eager to reclaim the old debt when visiting Tam Ky Stadium this weekend.
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SLNA is in good form after 2 wins against SHB.Da Nang, with a 5-1 aggregate victory, will have a trip to the reigning champion Quang Nam. The champion is also not in good form as it is only ranked 10th, with 8 points after 7 matches and only 2 points more than SLNA.
No team has taken 3 points when coming to Tam Ky
In recent seasons, Quang Nam has a tradition of playing well at home. This season, out of the three away teams Saigon, FLC Thanh Hoa, S.Khanh Hoa, only Tai Em's team scored 1 goal against the home team, FLC Thanh Hoa lost 1-0, and the Coastal City team drew 0-0.
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| Foreign player Claudecir of Quang Nam is losing form. Photo: To Minh |
Claudecir’s fall for a V-League opponent’s “disunity” scheme caused turmoil within Quang Nam and this foreign player lost his form, causing coach Hoang Van Phuc’s attack to play ineffectively. Although having 5 points after 3 home matches, Quang Nam FC has only scored 2 goals.
SLNA came to Tam Ky as the 4th away team, and are currently second to last in the standings. Their only win came away from home against coach Miura’s team. SLNA is playing better away than at home. This is a match where, except for goalkeeper Nguyen Manh, coach Duc Thang has his strongest squad.
This is extremely important because the matches between Quang Nam and SLNA are always open and have many goals. With enough players, SLNA's coaching staff will have an easier time handling things, hoping to be the first away team to pocket 3 points when leaving Tam Ky Stadium.
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Up to now, the 2017 Golden Ball winner Dinh Thanh Trung has not regained his form from last season, 35 matches with 13 goals, 13 assists. In many matches, people do not see the trio Thanh Trung, Huy Hung and Thanh Hung coordinate well in the midfield area like last year.
While naturalized player Nguyen Trung Dai Duong gained weight and played more heavily, Thiago still maintained his stable performance. But that was not enough for Quang Nam, who were in the middle of the V-League 2018 rankings. They just lost 3-1 to B.Binh Duong at Go Dau Stadium due to the dynamism of "veteran" Tan Tai.
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| Tuan Tai is in good form at the National Cup. Photo: Duc Anh |
The away team just had 2 wins against SHB.Da Nang with a total score of 5-1. But SLNA players will not be too complacent and drunk with victory because they know that half of coach Minh Phuong's main squad will sit out the match at Vinh Stadium. But the return of Osmar, Ngoc Toan and Phuc Tinh is a good sign, especially when Tuan Tai and Van Duc scored consecutive goals.
It is not difficult to guess that most of the SLNA starting lineup in the second leg of the National Cup quarter-finals will continue to be trusted when facing Quang Nam.
Foreign player Osmar still needs time to adapt after his injury and will find it difficult to claim a position if Tuan Tai continues to play impressively like this. On the right wing, it seems that Cao Xuan Thang has adapted to the Nghe team's playing style with simple but effective crosses.
When the team is having difficulties in V-League 2018, SLNA fans will appear and stand by the team. Hundreds of fans from Da Nang will travel to Tam Ky to cheer for Van Duc and his teammates. Nghe An fans believe that "having Duc, now with Tai" they will surely win.