SLNA - Quang Nam: 'Loose defense meets blunt attack'?

Thanh Hung July 4, 2020 14:08

(Baonghean.vn) - Entering the match in round 8 of V.League 2020, both Quang Nam's defense and SLNA's attack faced extremely difficult problems.

Before the away match against Quang Nam, coach Ngo Quang Truong and his team suffered two consecutive defeats against Ho Chi Minh City Club (1-3) and Nam Dinh Pharmaceutical (0-3). In addition to the mistakes in defense, the harmlessness of strikers playing in the attack line such as Ho Tuan Tai, Peter Onyekachi and especially Alagie Sosseh, also contributed significantly to SLNA's two recent defeats.

In fact, since the 2020 season until now, SLNA's strikers have been frequently criticized by experts and Nghe An football fans for their ineffectiveness. The only player who meets the requirements is Phan Van Duc, the player who has scored 2 goals for Nghe An team this season. Meanwhile, the remaining players are just disappointments. And Ho Tuan Tai is no exception.

Objectively speaking, the striker wearing the number 10 shirt did not play badly. What the striker born in 1995 could not do was be accurate in his finishing. Ho Tuan Tai could not develop his inherent ability, causing the burden of scoring to fall on Phan Van Duc's shoulders. Of course, opponents will quickly discover the problem and focus on "killing" Duc "tiger".

Hồ Tuấn Tài sẽ ghi bàn vào lưới Quảng Nam? Ảnh tư liệu Xuân Thủy
Will Ho Tuan Tai score against Quang Nam? Photo courtesy of Xuan Thuy
Accordingly, goals have become a luxury for the Vinh home team. The following statistics are clear proof. To get 1 goal, Ho Tuan Tai and his teammates had to go through 158 with 14 shots towards the opponent's goal. A very small efficiency. Therefore, it is not surprising that SLNA is one of the 2 teams with the fewest goals in V.League 2020, besides Hai Phong (4 goals).

On the other hand, Quang Nam is in a more dire situation than what coach Ngo Quang Truong and his team are facing, especially the fragility of the defense. Up to this point, the Quang Nam team has conceded 19 goals, an average of 2.7 goals/match, the most in the tournament. Not only that, in the upcoming matches, Quang Nam will not have the service of foreign center-back Lucas Rocha (injured).

Hàng thủ Quảng Nam (xanh) vừa bị hàng công Viettel xé toang. Ảnh: VPF
Quang Nam's defense (blue) was just torn apart by Viettel's attack. Photo: VPF
It seems that meeting Quang Nam, a team that does not have a solid defense, is a great opportunity for Ho Tuan Tai and his teammates to quench their "goal thirst". Another reason to believe that SLNA's attack will "open fire" in the match with Quang Nam is that in 7 times visiting Tam Ky stadium, only once has the Nghe team failed to score against the home team, that was the match at V.League 2016 (SLNA lost 0 - 2).

The match between Quang Nam and SLNA in round 8 of V.League 2020 will take place at 5:00 p.m. on July 5.

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