Song Lam Nghe An and the stormy trip to Thanh Nam

The defense is the point that surprised Nghe An fans the most in the last match ofLam River Nghe An. Although playing with a 5-3-2 formation, it seemed that coach Huy Hoang's team only played with 2 real central defenders. Those were young central defenders Thai Ba Sang and Vytas Gaspuitis. However, this duo played very well and locked down two excellent strikers, Rimario Gordon and Nguyen Tien Linh. Vytas Gaspuitis even scored the equalizer for the Nghe An players.

Que Ngoc Hai had a good but unlucky match against Becamex Binh Duong. Photo: Xuan Thuy

Captain Que Ngoc Hai had a “different” match, not only participating well in defensive situations, the central defender from Dien Chau also had a great influence in the attacks of Song Lam Nghe An. If luckier, the former captain of the Vietnamese team could have had a goal for himself after very dangerous shots in the second half. PerhapsCoach Huy Hoangdiscovered a new “box to box” midfielder for Song Lam Nghe An. It is very likely that in the upcoming match against Thep Xanh Nam Dinh, Que Ngoc Hai will be able to play freely like in the match in round 5 of V.League.

With the support of Que Ngoc Hai, the midfield of Song Lam Nghe An almost completely overwhelmed the visiting team Becamex Binh Duong. Pham Xuan Manh shared the burden of recovering the ball, Dinh Xuan Tien only had to focus on developing attacking passes. And the person who benefited the most was veteran Trong Hoang. This midfielder born in 1989 was pushed up as a winger to comfortably coordinate with the duo Olaha and Soladio. Many opportunities were created, but the lack of luck of the Nghe players made Song Lam Nghe An only have a regrettable draw.

And this is the point that coach Huy Hoang's students need to overcome immediately when their opponent, Nam Dinh Steel Blue, is the one with the second best defense in V.League 2023. After 5 matches, coach Vu Hong Viet's team has only conceded 3 goals.

To achieve such an excellent result, we cannot fail to mention the contribution of the former Song Lam Nghe An player, goalkeeper Tran Nguyen Manh. The goalkeeper of the Vietnam National Team has proven his worth by keeping 3 clean sheets in 5 matches. If Olaha and Soladio do not show more sharpness, it will be very difficult for this duo to defeat this goalkeeper from Do Luong.

Hendrio is the most dangerous explosive device on the home team Nam Dinh Steel. Photo: VPF

The home team's midfield is the place that brings the most peace of mind to the audience in Thanh Nam. Where Ho Khac Ngoc, Pham Duc Huy, Ngo Hoang Thinh have more or less affirmed their qualities in V.League. Especially the explosive Hendrio Araujo Dasilva, who has scored 2 goals this season. The former midfielder of Topenland Binh Dinh is one of the players with the best technique in V.League. The ability to dribble and take set pieces of the midfielder wearing the number 10 shirt is very remarkable. Therefore, Pham Xuan Manh and his teammates in the midfield of Song Lam Nghe An will have to work at 100% to avoid being outclassed by the midfield of the home team Thien Truong.

The home team's attack will still be the striker duo Uzoukwu and Onyedikachukwu Samuel. This is a striker duo with physical strength, power and speed. However, the ability to take advantage of opportunities of this foreign striker pair is a big question mark because after 5 rounds, Uzoukwu and Onyedikachukwu Samuel have only scored a total of 1 goal. If Song Lam Nghe An's defense continues to play well like the match against Becamex Binh Duong, Thai Ba Sang and Vytas Gaspuitis can completely lock down this duo.

Hopefully Tran Dinh Tien will continue to promote his luck against Nam Dinh Green Steel. Photo: Xuan Thuy

In the 2022 V.League season,Lam River Nghe Anwas the winner in both matches. The person who contributed greatly to these two victories was midfielder Tran Dinh Tien. Hopefully, Dinh Tien and his teammates will continue to have good luck against the team from Thanh Nam to bring home the first victory for Song Lam Nghe An in this year's season.

Spring Quy