Song Lam Nghe An: 'Lost money' don't let 'disease' come back to haunt you

(Baonghean.vn) - Coach Nguyen Duc Thang and his team could not defeat B.Binh Duong right at Go Dau stadium because of the harmlessness of the attack. The person who left the biggest disappointment was none other than rookie Kovacevic.

It is not until now that experts and fans of Nghe An have realized the amateur level of the new player Kovacevic. As soon as the Montenegrin striker appeared in training sessions at Vinh Stadium, many people imagined that a "bad" contract would continue to happen at SLNA. It was because of too much trust in Kovacevic's impressive resume and online clips that SLNA's recruiters made the wrong deal.

At the end of the first leg, SLNA has sold striker Henry - who scored the most goals for SLNA (5 goals) and is currently in the TOP list of V.League 2017 top scorers. The decision of the Nghe An team's coaching staff received strong support from home fans. They believe that saying goodbye to foreign player Henry will open up opportunities for young strikers like Ho Tuan Tai, Ho Phuc Tinh... to play more.

Young striker Ho Phuc Tinh deserves to be a main striker in SLNA's attack. Photo: Archive

With SLNA's current situation after 13 rounds, the possibility of relegation and entering the leading group is almost impossible. Therefore, coach Nguyen Duc Thang and his colleagues have no reason not to dare to use a squad of 10 domestic players + 1 foreign player for the remaining matches of this year's season. However, SLNA's leadership did not calculate like that. A foreign player selection still took place normally and Kovacevic was the one "chosen to entrust".

At this point, Nghe An fans had to hope that the experts' assessments were not true, Kovacevic was at least at the same level as his predecessor Henry. But no, the performance of the Montengro foreign player was just a disappointment. Up to now, Kovacevic has played 175 minutes in the V.League for SLNA, 0 goals, 0 assists are what the rookie born in 1991 has achieved.

Rookie Kovacevic only brought disappointment to Nghe An fans. Photo: Tram Uyen

Even in his ability to support his teammates, Kovacevic couldn't do anything. His positioning was not smart, his tackling was not much better than domestic players, and his finishing was terrible. With Kovacevic on the field, it was no different than SLNA playing with a handicap of 1 player. Just looking at the performance of the Montenegrin player in the match between B.Binh Duong and SLNA, everyone could only shake their heads in dismay. In more than 60 minutes on Go Dau field, Kovacevic only created 1 dangerous situation towards goalkeeper Bui Tan Truong's goal.

Every patience has its limits, SLNA's coaching board should not be conservative in using foreign player Kovacevic. Let's push the 26-year-old player to the bench, instead of trying to prove that this is not a "throwing money out the window" deal. The money has already been lost, but don't let it "take the blame" any longer. The obvious consequence is the decline of young talents like Ho Phuc Tinh and Ho Tuan Tai./.

Thanh Hung