SLNA, how to get points at Tam Ky stadium?

(Baonghean.vn) - It was thought that SLNA would use the 3 National Cup matches as a warm-up for the return leg of V-League 2017, but the draw with Than Quang Ninh at Vinh Stadium brought the Nghe An team back down to earth..

This week, SLNA will be visiting Tam Ky, signaling a difficult match after dropping 2 points in the last minute of the match with Than Quang Ninh. Usually, the Nghe An team will have a rather slow start after the holidays, but the match at Vinh Stadium is considered okay, except for the score.

Not getting 3 points was simply a personal mistake rather than a team mistake. Unfortunately, the equalizer was tied to the team's veteran names such as Nguyen Manh and Minh Duc. If they had won the 4th match against Than Quang Ninh, it would be clear that Quang Nam and Ho Chi Minh City Club would not be too big an obstacle for SLNA. But in this specific situation, the home team being the superior team is an objective reality that SLNA's coaching staff must accept.

Physical fitness

Phi Son is a player that Quang Nam will have to take good care of.

All 4 matches were tied in the last minutes at Vinh Stadium and the 1-0 loss in round 13 at Hang Day Stadium had one thing in common, the players' physical strength was reduced. To be fair, in the match against Than QN, the home team only had the ball 48% of the time but played completely better. The trio of Khac Ngoc, Thanh Phong, Olaha controlled the midfield area very well without Nguyen Sa organizing the attack.

Only when Thanh Phong was substituted, Olaha continuously played badly, and suffered minor injuries did SLNA lose control of the game. Previously, in the match against Hanoi FC, it was only when The Nhat, the right-back, left the field that Coach Chu Dinh Nghiem's ​​students were able to exploit this wing. In a rare situation where Sy Nam, the substitute player, was in the wrong position, the away team scored a goal at the end of the match.

Thus, in the "Western handicap" situation, regulating the match so that Khac Ngoc and Phi Son have enough physical strength to play until the last minute is extremely important. Coach Hoang Van Phuc has a complete advantage when he has two foreign players Thiago and Claudecir, the naturalized player Dai Duong who has good physical strength and is not afraid of collision. If the Nghe players keep rushing into disputes and do not play 1-touch, it will be at a disadvantage against the home team Quang Nam, which is predicted.

In a tight match, substitutions are also an issue that SLNA's coaching staff really need to pay attention to, to avoid "running out of battery" in a match where domestic players constantly have to face off against the physically large foreign players of the home team Tam Ky.

The away team's style of playing high balls and making too many long passes will be harmless because Quang Nam's foreign players are all very good at heading. Not to mention Van Hoc and Huy Hung are also good aerial players.

Detonator

In the match against Than Quang Ninh, when both midfielder Van Duc and defender Xuan Manh did not play well on the left wing, Phi Son was "lonely". The triangle of Van Duc - Phi Son - Phuc Tinh encountered the pressing style of the team from the Mining land, so the coordination was no longer as smooth as in the previous match. This time, on the Tam Ky field, the midfield player Claudecir, naturalized player Dai Duong played even more uncomfortably than naturalized player Trung Hieu of Than Quang Ninh.

Goalkeeper Nguyen Manh needs to be bolder in commanding the defense. Photo: Internet.

To get points, SLNA's attacking triangle must get closer together, limiting high and long balls like in the previous match. SLNA's coaching staff needs to have a backup plan when Quang players try to isolate and block Phi Son. Midfielder Olaha also needs to distribute his strength, avoiding frequent collisions with the opposing midfielder, leading to exhaustion at the end of the match.

SLNA's two wingers also have to participate in defense because the explosive Thanh Trung, Van Phong, Thanh Hung are mobile all over the field. Captain Thanh Trung will also be the attacking midfielder who is allowed to move widely to play the ball and directly break in, shoot the ball to score. Compared to Phi Son, midfielder Thanh Trung is more comprehensive, especially with powerful free kicks with high spin. Midfielder Thanh Hung is a home player who plays cunningly, with a playing style full of tricks that can easily make the opponent angry and get a card.

Earning 3 points at Tam Ky Stadium in the context of Quang Nam being excited after a big win over S.Khanh Hoa is difficult. But to get 1 point, in the context of Van Khanh, Van Vinh, Sy Nam just being allowed to return to the field is something that the players can do, as long as they have faith!

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