SLNA and things to do immediately for the 2021 season
(Baonghean.vn) - Starting from November 12, coach Ngo Quang Truong and his team have gathered again to prepare for the 2021 season. What do the Nghe An team need to do in the near future?
Building gameplay
Like many recent seasons, SLNA's playing style in the 2020 season was quite monotonous and ineffective. The Nghe An team relied too much on the talent and enthusiasm of key midfielder Phan Van Duc. SLNA's attacks often had to go through a "transit station" named Duc "tiger" and partly foreign player Peter Onyekachi.
Early in the season, when opponents have not yet discovered the problem,SLNAhas achieved very positive results. Specifically, a series of 5 unbeaten matches (from round 1 to round 5) atV.League 2020However, over time, the shortcomings in SLNA's playing style were noticed and thoroughly exploited by opponents. Phan Van Duc was tightly blocked, SLNA's quick attacks and counter-attacks became harmless.
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| SLNA's playing style is too dependent on midfielder Phan Van Duc (yellow shirt). Photo courtesy of Xuan Thuy |
To avoid "repeating the same mistakes" in the 2020 season, the SLNA Coaching Board must build a diverse and effective playing style for the team, with different backup plans. To do so,Coach Ngo Quang Truongand colleagues must have quality players in the squad, because "no flour, no mortar". Only mePhan Van Ducis not enough for a "revolution" in SLNA's playing style in the near future.
Strengthening forces
Up to now, the Nghe An team has only successfully retained goalkeeper Nguyen Van Hoang and central defender, captain Hoang Van Khanh. However, they have also just lost two key strikers:Ho Tuan Tai, Felipe Martins went to Ho Chi Minh City Club and DNH Nam Dinh. Thus, the difference between the arrivals and departures of SLNA is a negative number.
According to the plan, SLNA's Board of Directors will work with some players whose contracts have just expired, such as goalkeeper Le Van Hung, defender Tran Dinh Dong, midfielder Nguyen Phu Nguyen and especially the foreign duo Gustavo Santos - Peter Onyekachi. In addition, the Vinh team will also have to quickly find a foreign striker to replace the position that Felipe Martins has just left.
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| Nghe An football team said goodbye to Felipe Martins (left) and Ho Tuan Tai (right). Photo: Xuan Thuy |
Certainly, Thanh Hoa, DNH Nam Dinh and Hai Phong will spend heavily in the transfer market, after the "near-death" season. At this time, Thanh Hoa has extended the contracts of Hoang Vu Samson, Louis Epassi and welcomed the return of "old man" Le Quoc Phuong; DNH Nam Dinh has also just added striker Felipe Martins from SLNA; Hai Phong has also recalled Jeremie Lynch from Than Quang Ninh...
Therefore, if they do not add more quality faces and a reasonable playing style, SLNA will face countless difficulties in the 2021 season. It is known that the Nghe An team is considering the option of recruitingstriker Michael Olaha, a player who played very successfully for SLNA in the period 2017 - 2019.
