SLNA still plays according to the head coach's intentions

(Baonghean.vn) - Although coach Ngo Quang Truong received disciplinary action and was not allowed to direct two matches due to his reaction to the referee, SLNA's coaching staff said the team will still play according to the captain's arrangements.

Before the match against Dong Thap at Vinh Stadium in round 11 of V.League 2016, assistant coach Nguyen Duc Thang said: "Meeting Dong Thap at home is an opportunity for us to break through. Tomorrow, goalkeeper Nguyen Manh cannot play, but we have replacements like Le Van Hung and Le Quang Dai and we have great confidence in them.

Assistant coach Nguyen Duc Thang will continue to replace head coach Ngo Quang Truong on the coaching bench.

Regarding coach Ngo Quang Truong, he was disciplined by being banned from coaching on the field for 90 minutes, but all of our tactical ideas were subject to the head coach's arrangements. Like the recent match against SHB Da Nang, even though we played away without coach Ngo Quang Truong on the coaching bench, SLNA was still not affected too much."

The story of a coach being banned from the field but still sitting in the stands to direct the team is not rare in the world. And former Chelsea coach Jose Mourinho is a very typical example. Due to his frequent reactions to the referee, the Portuguese coach was often dismissed from many matches in the Premier League and the team still played according to his wishes over the phone.

On the away team side, coach Tran Cong Minh affirmed that his team will not give up even though Dong Thap is the weaker team in tomorrow's match. "Tomorrow is a difficult match for us, at this time we have to encourage each other and each player has to try harder. After the match with Thanh Hoa, Truong Khang, the left-back, was injured and we have a replacement. In addition, we have not suffered any loss in terms of force."

Coach Tran Cong Minh answered the press interview during Dong Thap team's training session at Vinh Stadium on the afternoon of May 21.

"We also know that our strength is not as good as our opponents. But we always encourage the players to play their best for the country. SLNA is a very potential team. I watched the team play in the match against Thanh Hoa and they played very well. The home team also has many quality players such as Ngoc Hai, Phi Son, Dinh Hoang... Therefore, we must give more than 100% of our strength," coach Tran Cong Minh affirmed.

Trung Kien