SLNA, when will it be back to the old days?

(Baonghean.vn) - SLNA is in a period of poor performance with the refrain of "draw, lose". Not many spectators came to Vinh stadium to witness the Nghe An team's humiliating defeat to S.Khanh Hoa. But sadness still prevails, Nghe An people are forever nostalgic about that old day.

Far Away Top 5

Until now, few people still remember when SLNA was stuck in 11th place in the V-League 2016 rankings, only that it was quite a while ago. Few people also remember the results of the pre-season training matches, the compliments of “having 2 great foreign players” and “Top 5 target”…

SLNA's pillars like Que Ngoc Hai are playing below their ability.

For those who understand SLNA's bitterness and sarcastic nature, it's difficult to talk about Top 10 now.

Honestly, if not for the 1-2 score, yesterday SLNA's coaching staff was bold in arranging the team's formation when using the central midfielder pair Ngoc Hai - Thanh Phong. The use of the striker pair Tuan Tai - Baba would have been praised if Tuan Tai had only succeeded in 1 of 2 delicious situations, facing goalkeeper Tuan Manh. A more remarkable change than "sinking" at a time when the two "locomotives" Phi Son and Nguyen Manh could not pull the whole team.

Looking more broadly, with the current management model and senior management personnel, the main achievement is the 2011 V-League. With a lucky championship, the luckiest of which was the "strange substitution" of Technical Director Le Thuy Hai on Thanh Hoa field to help SLNA turn the tide. The championship, even the Top 3, is now just a dream for SLNA fans.

With the North Asian sponsor, almost ignoring the professional aspect, SLNA’s leadership is free to buy, sell, renew contracts, train, educate and direct the professional aspect on the field. The good and bad aspects of this model are known best by the Nghe An audience and the professional achievements speak for themselves.

Not only this year's V-League, but this situation will certainly continue. Fans of Nghe An are also not happy when they know that after the loss, instead of being encouraged and comforted by the coaching staff, SLNA players split up and walked back to their base. It shows something very wrong with SLNA's organization.

And stay in the league successfully

If Dong Thap has settled for the bottom of the rankings, many fans believe that 13th place, going to the play-off is just a "three-nation" battle between the three names SLNA-HAGL-Long An. People have sounded the red alert for the declining form of the Nghe An team and see the upcoming matches against HAGL (round 18 - home) and Long An (round 19 - away) as life-or-death matches. But those who understand Vietnamese football do not think so, SLNA will certainly stay in the rankings successfully.

In the “three kingdoms”, Long An is much more isolated, in terms of the Vietnamese football field, after being relegated from the V-League 2011 and returning to the V-League 2013 without any “travel companions”. If SLNA will have some difficulty when meeting Long An away, then right after that, in round 21, coach Ngo Quang Sang and his team will have to meet Pho Nui.

Not to mention, in round 25, Long An will have to face Hai Phong on the way to the finish line. Insiders believe that SLNA and HAGL will know what to do to have a favorable position before the final rounds.

Regarding the force, Tai Em is 35 years old, his physical strength has decreased, and he has been constantly injured and cannot carry the midfield, Huynh Quang Thanh has a torn meniscus in his right knee and cannot contribute much. Long An - an old "former king", with a fairly large number of players, is slowly approaching the end of the season.

Epilogue

Nghe An football will never improve if sponsors do not put pressure on performance and economic sanctions on officials, coaching staff and players when they do not meet targets.

When no one answers why Saigon FC's Lima, with a salary of only 2,000 USD/month, plays so well, while "big foreign players" Baba and Odat (salary of 8,000 USD/month) just "drive around" without any money.

When the bonuses of 300 million VND for a win (especially the win against B.Binh Duong was rewarded with 700 million VND) are no longer attractive to players, Vinh stadium is just a "waiting room" for the long trips of the players' lives, then who knows "when will the old days come back"?

When will the old days come, who will answer the fans?

N@T