Song Lam Nghe An: Will changing generals change fortunes?

Last season, before entering the North Central derby with Song Lam Nghe An in round 4 of the 2020 V.League, the Thanh team decided to appoint coach Nguyen Thanh Cong as "captain". And coincidentally, Song Lam Nghe An also said goodbye to coach Ngo Quang Truong right before the away match against Thanh Hoa in round 12 of the first phase.V.League 2021.

Can "big brother" Huy Hoang help SLNA escape the bottom position? Photo: Document

The match between the two teams took place nearly a year ago (June 12, 2020), ending in a 0-0 draw. That was also Thanh Hoa's first point under coach Nguyen Thanh Cong, creating a "springboard" for Hoang Dinh Tung and his teammates to achieve positive results in the following matches. It can be said that the "change of general" helped Thanh Hoa "change its fortunes". A timely and reasonable decision by the Board of Directors of the Thanh team.

The match between the two teams in phase 1 of V.League 2020. Photo: Trung Kien

The situation of Song Lam Nghe An is now even more tragic than Thanh Hoa. After a series of poor matches and causing the team to fall to the last position on the rankings of phase 1 of V.League 2021, coach Ngo Quang Truong submitted his resignation to the SLNA Board of Directors and immediately received approval. Taking over the "hot seat" left by coach Ngo Quang Truong is assistantNguyen Huy Hoang.

Thus, the first match of Song Lam Nghe An under the leadership of coach Nguyen Huy Hoang is the match against Thanh Hoa, which will take place at 5:00 p.m. today, May 2. Similar to Thanh football fans nearly a year ago, Nghe football fans also hope that the saying "change generals, change fortunes" will come true for coach Nguyen Huy Hoang and his team and they will win at least 1 point in the North Central derby with Thanh Hoa.

Coach Ngo Quang Truong (in white shirt) is no longer leading Song Lam Nghe An. Photo: Trung Kien

However, in many ways,Lam River Nghe Anare somewhat inferior to coach Petrovic's team. In addition to the home field advantage, the Thanh team also has a fairly complete force, while the Nghe team does not have the services of captain Hoang Van Khanh, Nguyen Sy Nam, Dang Van Lam... Furthermore, Thanh Hoa's form is also quite high, even though they have just lost 2 consecutive matches against Dak Lak (0-3) and HAGL (1-2).

Therefore, one of the reasons why Phan Van Duc and his teammates believe in a favorable result against Thanh Hoa is the fulfillment of the saying "change generals, change fortunes", which often happens in football. Who knows, in a more disadvantageous position, Song Lam Nghe An will be the ones to win the North Central derby this afternoon./.