SLNA: What 'breakthrough' from the coaching staff?

Reinforcing the defense and defensive system is the first thing that the coaching board must do, which means continuing to use the central defender pair Jelic - The Nhat or Jelic - Dinh Dong, boldly putting Sy Nam or young player Sy Hoang on the wing from the start?

And in the defensive line from afar, will there be any changes to support Dinh Chau in the center, blocking the front line to limit the opponent's direct attacks? Will the coaching staff dare to reinforce the midfield by pulling defender Xuan Manh up to play parallel with Van Duc on the opposite wing, pulling Peter back, meaning ensuring a solid defensive formation, before thinking about attacking and "eating" the opponent from any direction.

SLNA's defenders need to be more alert when facing fouls in front of the penalty area. Photo: VPF

Also after the first 2 matches, it is not clear whether the coaching board has not put Van Lam on the field because this young player has not fully recovered from the injury from last season or because Sy Sam is in more stable form? The coaching board has not dared to break the mold by suddenly putting Xuan Binh, Van Viet, and other eager U21 players on the field to test themselves?

Certainly, defender Dinh Dong, due to his old age, will not play the full 90 minutes, so having more than one defensive option is always considered. This is related to Xuan Manh if it is necessary to push the formation higher or block the opponent's sharp attack as in the match againstHAGL. The fact that Dinh Tien was continuously put on the field at two different times was a reasonable calculation because if this young player plays confidently, he will cause many breakthroughs from the right wing, and will be the one to make the ball from the wing, not from the center as usual.

More than ever, all calculations ofSLNAAt this time, it is all based on the stable and sublime performance of the pillars Van Hoang, Van Duc, Xuan Manh and waiting for a certain Phu Nguyen to be really "golden" in the situations of finishing and scoring goals?

Hoang Van Khanh's first red card caused SLNA to face difficulties in the match against HAGL. Photo: VPF

Similarly, the team needs some "luck" from bringing in foreign players, for example, the old but new player Martin is not really good but at least scored after 2 matches on the field, luckily he scored 2 goals? Or like Jelic, except for the situation of being busy marking Cong Phuong on the sidelines and then leaving space behind for the opponent to break through and score the equalizer in the match against HAGL, hopefully he will be more confident when integrating with new teammates? And the strong Peter will need a bit of finesse, more of a killer, if he does not have to constantly "run empty" on the attack line that is hungry for the ball and lacks good coordination. Not to mention the foreign player from the neighboring team Ha Tinh, Bruno is injured, should he "eat porridge" if he is signed?

Adapting as quickly as possible is the only way before Van Khanh and Ba Sang’s suspensions end and they return to the necessary alertness after the practical lesson in the difficult first stage. But if the unfortunate “curse” of yellow cards, red cards due to rough play, reaction errors... and countless other uncertainties are not reduced, the team will still encounter one difficulty after another, even though someone can be satisfied that “wow” is not as bad as someone with a lot of money but continuously losing…

Chau Phu