Song Lam Nghe An should not try to buy more foreign players!

(Baonghean.vn) - The return leg of V.League 2017 is near, most of the teams have stabilized their personnel and are just waiting for the day of competition to return, however SLNA is facing confusion in the matter of selecting foreign players.

On June 24, SLNA will start the second leg with a home match against Than Quang Ninh in round 14 of the V.League. In order to have another foreign player in time to register for this match, along with Olaha Micheal, SLNA is actively trying out new foreign players.

SLNA is still considered to have good domestic quality - Photo: QT

It is worth mentioning that despite having tried out nearly ten foreign players over the past period, SLNA still has not found a satisfactory player. With SLNA's current strength, with the people and factors it has, a good position at the end of the season is entirely possible if it has good quality foreign players.

Currently, SLNA really needs foreign players to share the burden for domestic players, which is completely reasonable. Because domestic players still have limitations in terms of physique, physical strength and competition. While other teams prioritize using 2 foreign strikers.

Unfortunately, SLNA does not have the financial resources to buy quality strikers. Even Olaha, who was retained until the end of the season, is still a young player and plays very 'naively' in a fierce environment like V.League.

Time is running out, finances are not strong enough for SLNA to find a foreign player with both quality and affordable price. Second, even if they are lucky enough to find another player, the time is too short for them to integrate, get used to the weather conditions, living environment and the team's playing style. Third, the quality of foreign players needs to be consistent, Olaha is not a high-class player, so even if there is another good foreign player, it will be difficult to succeed.

For SLNA, relegation is not a concern, so fans want domestic strikers to be given more opportunities, helping them to mature. In the match against Hanoi, a very strong opponent in the recent National Cup, SLNA took the field with only foreign player Olaha, and on a day when Olaha continued to play unluckily, SLNA's domestic players still showed determination and stood firm against the reigning V.League champions, then defeated this opponent on a penalty shootout. Therefore, mentality and spirit are the main problems of the Nghe An team at this time.

According to Mr. Tran Huu Thuat, Chairman of SLNA Fan Club: "Now that the second round is almost here, we still haven't recruited any more foreign players. Why not decide to only use one foreign player, play as many as we have, and prioritize using domestic strikers.

More importantly, the money spent on recruiting foreign players is used to increase the salaries of young players who are playing for the club on trial, their salaries are very low, not enough to cover expenses... Then how can they focus on playing football and improving their performance? Not to mention the psychological pressure of not being able to play regularly."

Striker Ho Tuan Tai in V.League 2017 only had 8 appearances from the bench and scored only 1 goal - Photo: QT

Mr. Tran Huu Thuat's voice is also the wish of many Nghe An fans, perhaps SLNA needs to boldly do something different. After all, the story of foreign players has been unfinished for several years now, not just V.League 2017.

At the end of the season, SLNA still inspired the fans, which is a success. And that success does not necessarily have to be thanks to foreign players. Except, they are really classy players...

QT