What will SLNA do after a series of unforgettable days?

AT DNUM_CJZAHZCABJ 15:36

(Baonghean.vn) - After round 6 at Hoa Xuan Stadium (Da Nang), SLNA had a series of "sad days" with 12 consecutive matches, drawing 7, losing 4 and only having 1 victory against HAGL. With this form, 9th place is also difficult to maintain when HAGL and Hai Phong are only 1 point behind.

Many Nghe An fans are disappointed with their home team, even though they know the possibility of relegation is very low. Before the two matches against Viettel and Hai Phong, let's calmly look back at our team.

Days to forget

After the 2-0 victory at Hoa Xuan Stadium, Song Lam seemed to have “stopped flowing” with 5 goalless draws (Nam Dinh, Viettel, Hai Phong, S.Khanh Hoa, SHB.Da Nang), 2 draws with a score of 2-2 (with Saigon). 4 away losses against Ho Chi Minh City (2-1), Thanh Hoa (2-0), HAGL (3-2), Nam Dinh (2-0).

Nhìn ngoại binh Nam Định thi đấu, khá nhiều CĐV xứ Nghệ thèm thuồng (ảnh VPF).
Seeing Nam Dinh foreign players play, many Nghe An fans are envious. Photo: VPF
The “stopped” time series of the Nghe An team only scored 7 goals, conceded 11 goals, it took 154 minutes for SLNA players to score 1 goal. Earning only 10 points out of a maximum of 26 points has caused SLNA to fall to the bottom of the rankings.

If only counting the return leg, the two Nghe An coaches Thanh Cong (Sai ​​Gon) and Duc Thang (SLNA) earned the least points, they had 3 losses, 2 draws, worse than the bottom team S.Khanh Hoa.

The irony is that the results are going against the budget. When an additional 20 billion VND is added to the coffers, the results of the Nghe An team are going downhill, even though they have done all sorts of Rubik's Cube moves in their lineup. SLNA is paying the price for a season of rather sloppy preparation, buying poor foreign players, and playing too monotonously.

What is happening?

One thing that few people dare to say is that the level of SLNA's coaching staff is considered "average" by experts. They are ranked on par with coaches Hai Bien (Viettel), Thanh Cong (Saigon), Vu Hong Viet (Quang Nam), so when entering the match, in the "life and death" minutes, there are no decisions that bear the mark of individuality.

According to coach Duc Thang, SLNA lost because they lost too many key players. Photo courtesy of Xuan Thuy
Except for the matches against Quang Nam (2-0), the 2 matches against HAGL (3-0 and 3-2) left the coach's tactical mark, the matches losing to Hanoi (4-0), drawing with Nam Dinh, S.Khanh Hoa or losing to Thanh Hoa, Nam Dinh did not see any signs of the Nghe An team's playing style.

It is time for coach Duc Thang to review the training program of SLNA and other V.League teams to find out why his team's crosses from the sidelines are so bad. Just counting the accurate cross rate of SLNA players in a training session will make many fans surprised.

Club bosses have often talked about not having enough money to buy good foreign players. But looking back at the bad contracts, many people will be surprised by the amount of money thrown out the window in the past few seasons. Olaha, considered the best contract in the past 3 years, is only a defensive midfielder, not a striker.

Vinicius is likely to be a failed contract, despite having only played 5 matches for SLNA. The clumsy technical ability of this "penalty specialist" makes his teammates reluctant to pass the ball. That said, even with money to buy a satisfactory foreign player, it is not easy. Center back D. Memovic is a quality player, if he does not quickly re-sign, the possibility of being dragged out of Vinh stadium is very high.

And what to do?

The Nghe An team has 5 home matches against Viettel, Hai Phong, Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Quang Ninh, and 3 away matches against S.Khanh Hoa, B.Binh Duong, Quang Nam. Many people think that looking at this schedule, playing away is easier than playing at home. To avoid the play-off, SLNA only needs 5-6 more points in the remaining 8 matches, which is not too difficult.

Basically, if it is still the same faces and the same way of doing things, SLNA's achievements will hardly have any breakthroughs. This year, there is an additional 20 billion from the co-sponsor and next year, if this amount increases to 50 billion, everything will be the same.

Foreign player Joel Vinicius is SLNA's only foreign player in this match. Photo courtesy of Xuan Thuy
Knowing that SLNA's coaching board is stuck in a situation, if they don't use foreign players, they will be reminded by the sponsor to spend money wastefully, "exploiting" Vinicius, but if they don't score on the field, the pressure from the stands will increase.

But clearly, any team that uses a player as a starting goal or striker should not let him play if he doesn't score, no matter how good he is.

SLNA spent money to bring Vinicius back not to "put pressure on the opponent's defense" because in Thien Truong stadium, Nam Dinh players actually don't need to assign someone to mark number 94. Let Tuan Tai and the domestic players practice for next season.

Although at the beginning of the season, Coach Chu Dinh Nghiem (Hanoi) said: "SLNA is the biggest rival for the championship with the capital team", those who know the Nghe An team know that for SLNA - the football season has ended!

Flow, river (Lam River)!

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