SLNA before the final round of AFC Cup - another practice match?

(Baonghean) -Already certain to be in the next round, so before the match against the weakest team in the VB Sports group in the AFC Cup 2011, SLNA is not too concerned, probably will field the team of... 3 in tomorrow's match!

Never before has the atmosphere at SLNA been so joyful and confident. Perfect, that's what people say about the Nghe An team in the past journey. They finished the first leg of the V.League as champions with a gap of 4 points compared to the second-placed team. Not only in the V.League but also in the season with 3 fierce fronts, SLNA still left an impression. They were present in the semi-finals of the National Cup, while despite playing and playing at the same time, thanks to the perfect sprint, SLNA officially registered their name in the AFC Cup knockout round 1 round early.

Coach Nguyen Huu Thang and player Nhu Thuat at the press conference
before the match.

For many other giants such as SHB.Da Nang, HN.T&T or B.Binh Duong, winning the first leg may be a normal thing, but for SLNA and even the V.League, it is quite special. SLNA is not financially well-off and has not yet escaped the so-called subsidized football. There are many shortcomings in development, but SLNA is still successful. The first thing that needs to be noted is the dedication of Nghe An football players today. Instead of being divided into factions like in the past, now SLNA, under the management of General Director Nguyen Hong Thanh, is truly a united bloc. Next, SLNA is a collective with many quality players, over 90% of whom are locals, so in almost all matches, they play with a spirit of dedication and high determination.

Not long ago, when hosting the top team Sriwijaya with reserve players, SLNA won convincingly and that afternoon was no different from the training session of the Nghe An players. Now that they have definitely passed the group stage, while VB Sports is the weakest team in the group, it is likely that SLNA will turn the team from Maldives into a blue team.

Before the match, Coach Nguyen Huu Thang expressed optimism when he said that, having completed the task in the group stage of AFC Cup 2011, their current target is the second leg of V.League 2011. In the match against VB Sports, SLNA will field reserve players so that they have the opportunity to compete and best serve SLNA in the upcoming period. Thus, faces such as Thanh Hai, Son Ha, Ngoc Luan, Cong Manh, Hong Viet... will continue to "play" the main role as in the past matches. That means that the pillars such as Trong Hoang, K.Bryan, Diego, Trong Hoang will be "reserved". As for player Phan Nhu Thuat, who was trusted by Coach Nguyen Huu Thang to be the captain in this match, he said: Although the nature of the match is not tense, just wearing the captain's armband once is also an honor. Therefore, the whole team will try to have a beautiful match to give to the home audience.

Song Hoang - Le Giap