What position for SLNA's Tran Nam Hai in the new season?
Injury has prevented Tran Nam Hai from playing in the new season. When he returns, coach Pham Anh Tuan will ask what position he will use this player in the context that Song Lam Nghe An is facing concerns in the center of midfield.
Waiting for the day of battle
InV-League2022, when I was 18 years old,Tran Nam Haiwas soon promoted to play for the first team of Song Lam Nghe An. Although he was new to the highest football league in Vietnam, Nam Hai has constantly learned to complete all tasks well. In this season, Nam Hai has played 6 times and mainly played as an anchor midfielder.
After 1 year of getting acquainted, entering the 2023 season, Nam Hai has shown a quite mature and confident playing style. He has played 11 times, in which the midfielder wearing shirt number 17 left his mark with the opening goal for Song Lam Nghe An when hosting SHB Da Nang. Also from this season, Nam Hai was given a chance by the Nghe coaching staff to try his hand at the position of central defender. The player born in 2004 played quite convincingly and won the trust of the Song Lam Nghe An coaching staff.
With the advantage of physique, stability, and certainty in competition, in the 2023/24 season, Nam Hai officially nailed the center-back position.
Outstanding performance in the V-League helped Tran Nam Hai to be included in the Vietnam U23 team. In the role of center back, Nam Hai contributed to helping the Golden Star team win the 2023 Southeast Asian U23 Championship.
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However, entering the 2024/25 season, Nam Hai was unlucky when he suffered a broken finger injury. After more than 1 month of intensive treatment, Nam Hai's little finger has gradually recovered. It is likely that the player born in 2004 will be given the opportunity to play in round 4 by coach Pham Anh Tuan.
"I can now return to normal training. If given the opportunity by the coaching staff, I think I will complete all tasks well. I am eagerly awaiting the day of battle" - Tran Nam Hai shared.
What position for Tran Nam Hai?
The first 3 rounds of this year's season,Lam River Nghe Anhad to face a serious force crisis. In particular, the defense suffered heavy losses when a series of key players were injured and suspended. However, entering this 4th round, it seems that coach Pham Anh Tuan no longer has to worry too much about the defense line. Because in the hands of the Nghe An coach, there are foreign players Zaracho, Tran Dinh Hoang, Tran Nam Hai. In addition, Le Van Thanh, Nguyen Xuan Binh, Phan Van Thanh are also starting to integrate into the V-League.
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Perhaps the only position that is the most worrying weakness of Song Lam Nghe An at the moment is the position of anchor midfielder. Because midfielder Phan Ba Quyen is still in the process of rehabilitation and has no return date yet. As for Dang Quang Tu, although given many opportunities, he still cannot take on the role of anchor midfielder.
In the past 3 matches, Song Lam Nghe An's midfield has had many difficulties in blocking from afar and launching attacks. It can be said that Quang Tu's ability to escape pressing and change state is still limited. This is one of the reasons why Song Lam Nghe An does not have many sudden attacks.
To improve the quality of this position, the solution of pushing Nam Hai to play as a midfielder is one of the options that needs to be considered. Because before, when he was at the youth team level, Nam Hai's forte was as an anchor midfielder. Especially at the 2020 National U17 Tournament, Nam Hai had an excellent performance in this position, thereby bringing the championship to U17 Song Lam Nghe An.
With an ideal physique, the ability to recover the ball and launch attacks quite well, Nam Hai can completely take on the role of a defensive midfielder, if the coaching staff trusts him.
In round 4, Song Lam Nghe An will have a very difficult match when they have to play away against the reigning champion Nam Dinh Green Steel. However, if they can increase the quality of steel in the midfield, change the state smoothly, with a faster tempo, Song Lam Nghe An still has a chance against Nam Dinh Green Steel.
The match between home team Nam Dinh Steel and Song Lam Nghe An will take place at 6:00 p.m. on October 19 at Thien Truong Stadium./.