SLNA's poor attack at V.League 2021

On the V.League rankings at this time,SLNAis currently in 10th place, with 2 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses, earning 7 points. And this position is really not safe in the context of only half of phase I remaining. It is worth mentioning that although SLNA's defense has only conceded 6 goals, an average of 1 goal/match, the offense has shown a not-so-bright appearance with only 5 goals.

Of the 5 goals that SLNA scored, 3 were scored by Phan Van Duc, 2 of which came from the victory over SHB Da Nang in round 5. In the past 6 matches, coach Ngo Quang Truong has used a total of 20 players in different positions. Including 1 goalkeeper, 6 defenders. And the rest, only foreign player Bruno Henrique has scored 1 goal and the other one, Filipe Martins, has left the Nghe An team.

That means, during the 540 minutes of play, only 2 SLNA players knew how to score goals, Phan Van Duc and Bruno Henrique. This is really a worrying sign for SLNA's coaching staff at this time.

SLNA's foreign strikers do not have stable performance. Photo: Duc Anh

Specifically, in the opening match against Binh Dinh, SLNA, despite playing with one less player, still had 9 shots, 4 on target but only scored 1 goal from the penalty spot. In the second round against HAGL, SLNA continued to play with one less player, had 6 shots, 4 on target, and 1 goal. In the third round against Saigon FC, statistics showed that the Nghe An team only had 1/6 shots on target. That was the only shot by Bruno Henrique.

Round 4,SLNA won 1-0 against Than Quang NinhThe number of shots has reached 13, but 5 were on target, 1 goal was scored. In round 5, the quality of the attacks was reflected at 5/9 accurate shots, 2 goals. And when meeting Viettel in round 6 at home, Phan Van Duc and his teammates only had 6 shots, 2 on target, and did not score any goals.

Thus, halfway through the first leg of V.League 2021, SLNA has launched a total of 49 shots. And the number of goals is 5. The success rate is only 10%. This performance is even worse than in the 2020 season.

SLNA lacks creative midfielders. Photo: Duc Anh

If we look at HAGL under the guidance of Coach Kiatisuk, the mountain town team leads the rankings not only thanks to the solidity of their defense (3 goals conceded, 0.5 goals/match) but they also scored 10 goals, an efficiency of 1.6 goals/match. This scoring record is on par with Hanoi FC and Nam Dinh FC.

In 2020, SLNA still had another striker, Ho Tuan Tai, playing on the wing, opposite Phan Van Duc. This year, the frequently chosen face, Tran Dinh Tien, seems to be showing signs of slowing down. The quality of the 1998-born player's crosses, penetration into the penalty area, and running to finish cannot make people forget Ho Tuan Tai.

Meanwhile, Peter Samuel is not the ideal striker to shoulder the responsibility of scoring goals, only has physical strength, enthusiastic playing style and creates space for teammates. The most expected foreign player isBruno HenriqueLast season he scored 10 goals for HL Ha Tinh, but now he has failed to score in 3/4 of the matches he has played.

The lack of goals in SLNA does not only come from the quality of foreign strikers but also from the quality of the central midfielders. The central midfielders and wingers have not had the best free kicks, creating good opportunities for the strikers to finish. At this point, SLNA no longer has the opportunity to add to their squad, and difficulties still await the Nghe An team ahead.

Identifying SLNA's opponent Nam Dinh in round 7 of V.League 2021

(Baonghean.vn) - After the first home loss in V.League 2021 against Viettel, SLNA will have a predicted difficult away trip against Nam Dinh Club in round 7. In the past confrontations, this has always been a place "easy to go, hard to return" for the Nghe An team.

Hoai Hoan