SLNA, how to make 'necessity is the mother of invention'?
(Baonghean.vn) - With a new face, from the coaching bench to more than half of the playing squad, SLNA is facing a big challenge before the season. Many fans have asked: Will SLNA be relegated?
To answer this question, we will look at the problems that SLNA is facing. The first problem is funding. After a decade of association, it seems that Bac A is still the only "companion" of Nghe An football. Many thanks to this sponsor, but with such funding and methods, such people, Nghe An football team can hardly make a leap forward.
Looking at V.League 2020
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| It is likely that Van Duc will have to "carry the team" of SLNA's attack next season. Photo: FBNV. |
But in V.League, not only SLNA but also Nam Dinh, Hong Linh Ha Tinh, Hai Phong and to some extent HAGL are facing such difficulties. Vinh stadium, although known as "the worst in the Gulf of Tonkin", is still "considerate" compared to Lach Tray stadium and of course has better playing conditions than Ha Tinh stadium.
The 51 billion VND budget for the first phase of upgrading Ha Tinh Stadium is “like a drop in the ocean”, with no lighting system and a series of minimum items, Hong Linh - Ha Tinh has not yet been granted a stadium license. The prospect of “borrowing troops” and then “borrowing the stadium” of the Lam River men’s football team is real.
In the “poor” V.League, people also see Nam Dinh, Hai Phong and HAGL. For Nam Dinh, except for the departure of Van Quy, retaining players whose contracts have expired is considered a success, let alone bringing to Thien Truong stadium “blockbusters”.
For Hai Phong, the departure of coach Viet Hoang and 12 players, the fate is not much different from the Vinh team. Meanwhile, HAGL, when the owner Doan Nguyen Duc had to reduce the scale of business, sell all shares of real estate and hydropower companies, the club also had to tighten its purse strings, which is natural. Even good players will be sold, because Mr. Duc still believes that V.League is just "playing for fun".
The problem
Thus, the difficulty is not only coming to SLNA but about 1/3 of the V.League teams are also facing the same situation. After all, in the past decade, when has the Nghe An team ever had a "full" wallet (?!!) to worry about? Having sponsorship money on time is already very lucky.
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| The order to “stay in the league” was given right from the first training session. Photo: TTT |
In terms of expertise, SLNA still has the core of Van Khanh, Xuan Manh, Van Duc, and more or less the "veterans" Quang Tinh, Van Binh, Dinh Dong can still carry 10-12 matches in the next season. The big problem of SLNA's coaching staff, especially coach Quang Truong personally, is choosing to buy foreign players.
If we still wait for foreigners to come to Vinh Stadium for a trial, the selection of foreign players will be very risky. Meanwhile, "buying back" foreign players who have played in V.League is too late, the remaining players have just recovered from injuries like Oseni (Hanoi), the risk is high. This is a difficult problem, decisive to SLNA's achievements next season in the process of rejuvenating the squad.
If the formula of “1 good foreigner with 2 bad foreigners” like in previous seasons is still followed, and SLNA cannot get into the rhythm in the first 7-8 rounds, they will face many problems. SLNA is known as a “diesel machine”, the start of the season is often slow, losing points unluckily.
Most surprisingly, last season, buying foreign players late, not participating in training as usual, SLNA had a smooth start with 2 wins and 1 draw. If we consider the first 6 matches of the season, 4 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss is the best start for SLNA in many years. This spirit needs to continue to be promoted this season, experience shows that with a squad of many young players, if they "fail early", it will be very difficult to play.
According to the plan, the Super Cup match will take place on February 5, 2020 as a warm-up for the new season. The first round of the National Cup will take place on February 9; V-League officially kicks off on February 22 and exactly 1 week later, the 2020 First Division will kick off.
Nghe An audiences may have somewhat felt the difficulties of “us” and “the enemy”, the question: Will SLNA be relegated or not? suddenly had an answer. It seems that in the hearts of many Nghe An fans, SLNA will forever be the team that will never be relegated.
