SLNA visits Thien Truong: Waiting for domestic performance

Sy Hieu• DNUM_CIZAHZCABJ 13:28

(Baonghean.vn) - Without the services of 2 foreign players before visiting Thien Truong Stadium, SLNA can only rely on the replacements and performances from the domestic players besides Vinicius.

Due to receiving enough penalty cards, in round 18 of V.League 2019, SLNA will visit Nam Dinh without the services of two key foreign players on both sides of the front line: Olaha in attack and Memovic in defense.

These are 2 of the 4 players who played almost all 17 matches of the season for SLNA, becoming difficult to replace positions in coach Nguyen Duc Thang's tactical scheme.

The simultaneous absence of both Olaha and Memovic makes predictions about SLNA's ability to win against the home team seem to gradually decrease, because Nam Dinh is also having an extremely successful streak when playing at home.

Ho Tuan Tai will be given more opportunities when playing in his new position. Photo courtesy of Xuan Thuy

With 7 goals in the last 7 matches, Ho Tuan Tai will almost certainly be chosen to replace Olaha to lead the attack with Vinicius. This is a well-deserved reward for Tuan Tai personally for his efforts and sacrifices in changing positions to play in recent rounds. Hopefully, when he is returned to a position closer to the goal, the number 10 striker will maintain his form and complete the goal-scoring mission with Vinicius.

In defense, The Nhat will most likely be named for the position left by Memovic next to Hoang Van Khanh.

In this season's V.League, The Nhat has been in the starting lineup twice in the match against SHB Da Nang and the away match against Hai Phong, and the 1991-born midfielder has been on the bench three times. And no matter where he started, since Pham The Nhat entered the field, SLNA has never suffered a defeat. He is the one who contributed to the achievements of the Nghe An team (3 wins and 2 draws).

Hopefully, The Nhat's luck in entering the field in this afternoon's match will help SLNA get a favorable result against a Nam Dinh team that is full of enthusiasm at home.

Pham The Nhat is the lucky card that coach Duc Thang owns. Photo courtesy of Duc Anh

In the 17th round of the away match against HAGL, Dinh Hoang had to sit out to watch his teammates play for the same reason as Olaha and Memovic in this round. Although Pham Xuan Manh is a good replacement for Dinh Hoang's absence on the right wing, it indirectly caused the attack to be somewhat weakened. Dinh Hoang's return in this round will help the right wing become more flexible and more offensive.

With experienced players like Nguyen Manh, Dinh Dong, Khac Ngoc, Van Binh and powerful young warriors Ngoc Toan, Xuan Manh, Cao Xuan Thang, hopefully SLNA will have a fair match, successfully overcome difficulties and get a good result against the home team Nam Dinh, who is almost using the strongest force.