SLNA - B.Binh Duong: The away team will hardly get any points.

Promoted from the youth team to replace veteran coach Tran Binh Su, former national team player Tran Minh Chien is no stranger to B.Binh Duong. The team has said goodbye to a series of players such as Michal Nguyen, Xuan Thanh, Van Ha, Hoai Nam, Van Vu... Two foreign players, Dugary Ndabashinze (who used to play in Europe), Diogo Pereira Junior (Brazil), despite their best efforts, were still released before their deadline.

Both teams share the same philosophy of trusting young players they have trained, but it seems the away team is having more difficulties. In addition to the 3 red cards, Romario's ability to play is still uncertain, and center-back Tanidis has not yet adapted to the team's playing style.

Trust young players

Coach Tran Minh Chien did not hide that B.Binh Duong's formula this season will be based on "homegrown" products that he personally trained such as Tien Linh, Duy Khanh, Anh Ty, Trong Huy, Du Dat... who have been called up to the U19 Vietnam team.

Three starting positions that his team could not guarantee were quickly brought to Go Dau Stadium by him, namely midfielder Nguyen Anh Tai (former U23 Vietnam player), defender Ho Tan Tai (on loan from Binh Dinh) and center back Que Ngoc Manh (transferred from XSKT Can Tho).

Anh Duc's ability to score with his head is something SLNA defenders must pay special attention to. Photo: Thanh Cuong

With the viewpoint of “young domestic, strong foreign”, Coach Minh Chien determined to choose 2 quality foreign players for the center back and striker positions along with the naturalized player playing as winger Dinh Hoang Max. After BTV Cup 2018, B.Binh Duong signed a contract with Romario Kortzorg.

The Dutch striker, born in 1989, played for several German clubs such as Erzgebirge Aue in Bundesliga 2 and won the Romanian National Super Cup in 2015. According to the international transfer website Transfermarkt, this player was valued at up to 1 million euros in 2013 when he played for Erzgebirge Aue.

Greek center back Alexandros Tanidis is the second name chosen by Tran Minh Chien. The player born in 1991 has an ideal body shape (1m85 tall), is quite good in the air, and has played for several small German clubs. In Thu Dau Mot, he is expected to contribute to strengthening the B.Binh Duong defense, which was quite loose and lacked quality personnel in the 2017 season.

What was quite disappointing was that until round 5, after scoring 2 goals, Romario still could not be named in the squad due to injury after the match against Hanoi FC, and center back Tanidis still had to sit on the bench.

The attacking duo is still Sy Giap and veteran Anh Duc, the "young general" Ho Sy Giap is the top scorer of the 2016 First Division of Binh Phuoc. And replacing foreign player Tanidis is defender Thanh Thao born in 1995.

Use only 1 foreign player?

Thus, like the home team SLNA, it is very likely that in the match at Vinh Stadium this weekend, each team will have only 1 foreign player. Nigerian player Dinh Hoang Max (number 29) has played football in Vietnam for more than a decade (since 2005 for Dong Thap team), has been called up to the Vietnam national team, can play both striker and midfielder positions, but coach Minh Chien often uses him in the left midfielder position. In terms of attacking ability, Dinh Hoang Max is better, but in return, Olaha is a striker with very good defensive skills.

Que Ngoc Hai will have the opportunity to face his brother at Vinh Stadium. Photo: Duong Thu

In terms of strength, the home team SLNA has more balanced and quality players. Meanwhile, the away team B.Binh Duong has "air killer" Anh Duc with the best running and heading ability in V-League.

With the role of the leader, Anh Duc also drops back to support the defense and plays a constructive role with Trong Huy. In terms of the game, the home team SLNA will certainly do better, but in terms of the ability to seize opportunities, the top scorer of V-League 2017 is a name that the defender of the Nghe An team cannot ignore.

Vinh Stadium spectators will witness a rather interesting confrontation between the brothers Que Ngoc Hai and Que Ngoc Manh. Since leaving Vinh Stadium, after a short time being highly valued at Tay Do football team, Que Ngoc Manh has been sitting on the bench. When coming to B.Binh Duong, this number 6 defender has been highly valued, certainly full of emotions when confronting SLNA players./.