B. Binh Duong – the next challenge of Song Lam Nghe An
(Baonghean.vn) – After a series of 3 disappointing losses, Song Lam Nghe An returned to their home field in round 9 to welcome B. Binh Duong. The team from the capital is currently in quite good form and this can be considered a big challenge for Coach Quang Truong's students.
In the past, B. Binh Duong has always been known as “Vietnam’s Chelsea” thanks to its strong financial potential and there was a period when it played football based on this advantage. However, in recent years, B. Binh Duong has begun to change the way it plays football. No longer spending a lot of money on high-profile transfers, the team from the capital prioritizes “homegrown players”, with the motto of rejuvenating the force in each season.
Preparing for the 2021 season, B. Binh Duong also did not buy more domestic players but only promoted players from U21 to the first team to compete and gain experience, preparing for a long-term plan in the future.
The framework with names like goalkeeper Tran Duc Cuong, To Van Vu, Trong Huy, Anh Ty, Thanh Thao, Tien Linh is kept intact. AtV.League 2021, B. Binh Duong only has a few adjustments in the force. The team's leadership terminated the contracts with two strikers Toure and Hedipo after the end of V.League 2020.
Keeping center back Rabo Ali, Binh Duong added 2 foreign players, Pape Omar and Victor Mansaray. In V.League 2020, Omar is a player of Hanoi Club while Mansaray is a player of the rookie team of V.League - Hong Linh Ha Tinh.
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| Tien Linh and To Van Vu are the two most dangerous domestic players on B. Binh Duong's side. Photo: Hoang Tung |
These foreign players are all only average in V.League, Victor Mansaray is the most energetic at 24 years old, only scored 1 goal after 8 matches. The rest are over 34 years old and past their peak. In terms of domestic players, B. Binh Duong only has striker Nguyen Tien Linh who is a national player. However, since veteran coach Phan Thanh Hung arrived at this team, they have shown a new and more stable appearance.
True to their slow but steady style, B. Binh Duong is the team with the most stable playing style in V.League 2021, not changing their position and ranking much after each round. At the opening of the season, the former champion of V.League had 2 consecutive wins against Thanh Hoa and Hanoi Club with scores of 1-0 and 2-1.
After 2 losses against Hanoi and Hai Phong, B. Binh Duong regained balance with a 1-0 victory over Saigon FC and a goalless draw against newcomer Binh Dinh. Only losing 0-1 to Than Quang Ninh in the 7th round, but coach Phan Thanh Hung and his team defeated Nam Dinh 4-3 in the most recent round at home.
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| Coach Phan Thanh Hung is one of the veteran coaches in V.League. Photo: Hoang Tung |
After 8 rounds, B. Binh Duong has 4 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses, earning 13 points and temporarily ranking 5th on the rankings. The performance of the defense and attack is very even when scoring 9 goals and also conceding 9 goals.
There is a reality in B. Binh Duong that this team does not depend much on the quality of foreign players. The proof is that in their 9 goals, striker Tien Linh has contributed 5 goals and is currently the best domestic striker in V.League as well as the Vietnam National Team.
In the past, B. Binh Duong and SLNA were two teams with a lot of fate with a total of 35 confrontations. Of which, SLNA won 12, drew 8 and lost 15 times. At home, the two teams' achievements were also quite balanced when SLNA won 7, drew 4 and lost 8. However, in recent years, no matter how much SLNA struggled,Nghe An football teamstill know how to beat B. Binh Duong.
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| SLNA usually has good results when meeting B. Binh Duong in the last 5 years. Photo: Xuan Thuy |
Specifically, in V.League 2020, SLNA won 1-0 at Vinh Stadium. In the 2019 season, SLNA won both the first and second leg with scores of 2-1 and 5-1. In 2018, SLNA drew 0-0 at home before defeating their opponents with a score of 1-0 away. In general, since the last time SLNA lost to B. Binh Duong in 2015, SLNA has drawn or won every time they met the team from the capital.
Although SLNA is in poor form in V.League, it is clear that B. Binh Duong is a favorite team of the Nghe An team. Maybe because B. Binh Duong's playing style is often countered by SLNA and vice versa, SLNA still shows its experience when facing "Vietnamese Chelsea".
If we look at the form, scores and rankings, the match betweenSLNAand B. Binh Duong on April 12 are not equal. However, with home field advantage and in a desperate situation, Phan Van Duc and his teammates are also a challenge for Tien Linh and the B. Binh Duong players.
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(Baonghean.vn) - Whether it was by chance or coincidence, in two consecutive losses in round 6 and round 7 of V. League GĐ1, SLNA both lost by a narrow margin from a set piece situation and both goals were scored by the away team's central defenders (Tien Dung of Viettel and Anh Quang of D. Nam Dinh).