Will Song Lam Nghe An have a 'mutation' at Hang Day Stadium?

Considering the history of confrontation, recent achievements, current forces on the coaching bench and on the field, it is clear that the team from Vinh Stadium has "no chance" against the team of the Public Security sector. But football sometimes does not follow a pre-existing rule, "the strong win, the weak lose" as usual and who knows, in an afternoon of luck, everything can "turn around" beyond the imagination of experts and fans?

The reason for asking such a question is because Song Lam Nghe An has always caused interesting surprises in matches where it seemed like they were at a disadvantage, certain to lose before the ball rolled.

Remember the Dong Tam Long An era in 2005/2006 with the Minh Phuong - Tai Em duo and coach Calisto winning every battle in V-League, winning the championship a few rounds in advance and hoping for a home win to celebrate but unfortunately met Song Lam Nghe An with young talents Van Quyen - Nhu Thuat. It was this talented duo who scored the decisive goal to bring victory to the away team Song Lam Nghe An, making the "party" of the national championship team less magnificent than expected.

It is also worth remembering that when Song Lam Nghe An plays at stadiums like Hang Day, Thong Nhat or Thu Dau Mot, they are often strongly cheered by a large number of fans who are Nghe An people far from home, so they are often "good at everything". At that time, the away stadiums are no different from "Vinh's fire pan", making the players play more sublimely and effectively than ever. At Hang Day Stadium in the 2020 season, Hanoi FC, when they still had the talented Quang Hai-Van Hau-Hung Dung, continuously won the V-League... also lost 0-1 to Song Lam Nghe An with an unrepeatable goal from midfielder Van Lam, the rise of Dinh Tien, Dinh Dong and many other young factors...

Currently, Song Lam Nghe An is also in a similar situation as in previous seasons, drowning at the bottom of the rankings, being underestimated by ambitious opponents with superior forces. While Hanoi Police is temporarily ranked 3rd after 14 rounds with 25 points, Song Lam Nghe An is ranked 3rd from the bottom with 14 points and 5 consecutive matches without knowing the taste of victory.

Regarding the force, if the Public Security team has the return of Van Duc after a long period of injury, only missing midfielder Thanh Long (suspended), then Song Lam Nghe An will be missing the defender duo Van Huy and Sy Hoang, while information about the return of Xuan Tien and Nam Hai is still "some say yes, some say no".

On the coaching bench, coach Kiatisuk was very successful with the Thai National Team both as a player and a coach, of course, cannot be placed next to coach Phan Nhu Thuat, who is in his first season in charge of the V-League... That means the "scale" is tilted towards the home team and if the ambition to defend the championship is flowing through their veins, then winning 3 points against a young team like Song Lam Nghe An is "within reach".

Before the match,Coach Phan Nhu Thuatexpressed the struggle to get points in this difficult match, equivalent to a draw. Normally, everyone has to "wind up" the spirit of the whole team, especially in difficult matches, but whether or not they can achieve it, they have to wait for the referee to blow the whistle to end the match.

Song Lam Nghe An fans, similar to many previous seasons, are trying their best to call on fans from near and far to cover Hang Day Stadium in yellow, creating a united strength from the "13th player" in the stands.

Those who have made spectacular overthrows in the past such as Nhu Thuat, Van Quyen or Van Lam are still present in the team's lineup, meaning that from the difficulty, in a cornered situation, Song Lam Nghe An can still make an interesting surprise like they have done before against the top teams? Because if they lose this match, Song Lam Nghe An will fall into a real spiral of 1.5 relegation places and it will be very difficult to regain confidence in the decisive rounds at the end of the season.

Therefore, what is necessary now for the Song Lam Nghe An team is to uphold the will and bravery inherent in tradition, stay calm and confident in every phase of the match to overcome the first 15 minutes of the match, stabilize each step to find gaps and spaces to suddenly launch a mind-boggling attack that leaves the opponent unable to react.

Hopefully this afternoon will be a lucky afternoon, without any disadvantage from the referee, no one will be clumsy or awkward. And of course, hope for a few moments of brilliance that will make the stands explode, the TV will broadcast and replay endlessly and the press and media will have the opportunity to cheer and applaud...

The hope for a favorable result for Song Lam Nghe An is more or less well-founded, as mentioned above. But don't be too disappointed and collapse if things don't go as expected. After all, Song Lam Nghe An's army actually only has 2 players called up to U23 Vietnam, so how can they make it difficult, fight and reverse the situation against the star-studded squad of the Vietnam National Team and U23 Vietnam wearing the Hanoi Police uniform? Except for something different, sudden, unexpected that has never been seen in V-League this season, from Song Lam Nghe An when they are groping at the end of the tunnel./.

Hoa Bui