SLNA foreign player sets 'sad record' after first leg of V.League 2020
(Baonghean.vn) – Closing the first 13 rounds of V.League 2020, Cong Phuong and a series of other foreign players are among the top scorers. Meanwhile, SLNA foreign players have only scored a total of 2 goals.
ForwardNguyen Cong Phuongwearing the Ho Chi Minh City Club shirt on loan from HAGL, contributed 6 goals out of the total 23 goals scored by the home team. Coach Chung Hae-seong's team was also the team that scored the most goals after phase I.
National players like Van Duc, Tien Linh, Duc Chinh or Van Toan have not made much of an impression. Even Van Quyet, a domestic player with a very stable scoring form over many seasons, has only scored 2 goals.
In the list of top scorers in V.League 2020, the top three are foreign players Pedro Paulo (Saigon), Bruno de Sousa (Ha Tinh) and R. Gordon (Hanoi). All scored 7 goals. Foreign players who scored 6 goals include C. Walsh (HAGL), Geovane Magno (Saigon), Hedipo (Binh Duong).
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| Striker Nguyen Cong Phuong is thriving in the HCM City Club shirt. Photo: VPF |
Foreign strikers who scored 5 goals include Fagan (Hai Phong), Do Merlo (Nam Dinh). Scoring 4 goals are I. Akinade (Da Nang), Rafaelson (Nam Dinh), Bruno Catanhede (Viettel), P. Kebe (Quang Nam), J. Lynch (Quang Ninh), Samson (Thanh Hoa), Van Long and G. Tanda of Da Nang.
The 2020 season is witnessing great disappointment from the foreign players ofSLNA.Since the tournament started, the Nghe An team has used 4 foreign players, including 3 strikers and 1 midfielder. Of the 10 goals that SLNA scored after 13 matches, only midfielder Gustavo Santos and Filipe Martins each scored 2 goals (20%).
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| Foreign player Peter Samuel has not scored any goals for SLNA after the first leg. Photo: Nhu Nguyen |
Striker Peter Samuel played 12 games and did not score a goal. However, he did have two assists. However, this is still a sad result for a team with many young players, depending on the ability of foreign players to play on the wing.
Coming to V.League 2020, HL Ha Tinh is a rookie but this team shows a strong vitality. At the end of phase I, coach Pham Minh Duc and his team left behind SHB Da Nang, SLNA and Quang Nam, all former champions of the tournament with 4 wins, 6 draws and 3 losses, scoring 14 goals/12 goals conceded and having 18 points.
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| Ha Tinh's foreign players contributed more than half of the goals for this team. Photo: VPF |
Along with SHB Da Nang, this is the team that has received the fewest yellow cards after 13 matches with only 14. The team that has received the most yellow cards is Hai Phong FC with 30 cards + 1 red card. HL Ha Tinh's playing style is somewhat similar to the defending champion Hanoi and the team's foreign players have also contributed to 9/14 goals (64%).
The team with the worst defense in V.League 2020 after phase I is Quang Nam Club with 32 goals conceded. The best defense is Saigon Club with only 7 goals conceded. Of course, the leading team in V.League 2020 also lost the least with only 1 loss to Viettel Club, the rest were 6 wins and 6 draws.
Losing heavily to Hai Phong, Song Lam Nghe An officially dropped out of the top 8 of V.League 2020
(Baonghean.vn) - Despite the equalizer from foreign player Filipe Martins, Song Lam Nghe An could not turn the situation around and suffered a heavy defeat at Lach Tray Stadium in the final round of Phase I. This result knocked SLNA out of the group of 8 strong teams.