Song Lam Nghe An: The end for Osmar?
(Baonghean.vn) - The Nghe An football team is testing two foreign players to strengthen their squad for the second phase of V.League 2018. Most likely, striker Osmar will have his contract terminated.
Coming to Vinh Stadium, Osmar received a lot of expectations from experts and fans of Nghe An. The task of the striker born in 1987 is nothing other than to help SLNA's attack become more formidable. After an unsuccessful debut in the match SLNA - S.Khanh Hoa (0 - 1), the former HAGL player left a strong impression with 1 goal and 1 assist in the match SLNA - Than Quang Ninh (2 - 2).
When everything was going smoothly, Osmar suddenly got injured and had to rest for more than 2 months. The absence of the 31-year-old striker caused SLNA's coaching staff to face many difficulties in arranging personnel and using tactics. The fact that the Nghe An team has not achieved positive results in recent times is partly due to Osmar's absence.
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| Osmar scored against Than Quang Ninh in round 3.Photo: Thang Nguyen |
Returning after a long period of injury, the Brazilian player no longer received the trust of coach Nguyen Duc Thang. The match against Hai Phong was Osmar's first start, after 5 consecutive matches having to come off the bench (Quang Nam, HAGL, Hanoi, SHB Da Nang, Saigon). That is clear evidence.
In the situation of not finding a satisfactory foreign player, SLNA's coaching staff had to keep Osmar. Unfortunately, his lackluster performance in the match against Hai Phong almost ended the 31-year-old foreign player's hope of staying at Vinh Stadium.
The 3 most notable situations that Osmar left in the last match were lying on the field twice (in pain) and a header pass to Olaha facing goalkeeper Van Lam (Hai Phong).
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| Injury prevented Osmar from contributing much to SLNA. Photo: Duc Anh |
Seeing Osmar’s harmlessness, coach Nguyen Duc Thang had to take him off the field to make way for young striker Ho Tuan Tai at the beginning of the second half. The decision of the Nghe An team’s coaching staff implicitly signaled that Osmar’s time with the Vinh team was coming to an end. Especially when this was the time to register players for the second phase of V.League 2018.
According to the information available, in recent days, the Nghe An team has been actively recruiting foreign players. It is very likely that Osmar will have his contract terminated by SLNA. This is completely reasonable, because the Brazilian player has not shown much in recent matches./.