Song Lam Nghe An and 20 days of hope

New defense system

Good news will come to coach Pham Anh Tuan when the pillars will recover from injuries in time to prepare for the next match. Along with that, foreign player Sebastian Zaracho will also be released from suspension after having to sit out 2 rounds. It can be said that after the V.League break, the defense ofLam River Nghe Anwill have almost the strongest force.

The problem is how the Nghe An team's coaching staff will arrange the personnel so that the Song Lam Nghe An defense can operate most effectively.

Le Van Thanh and Sebastian Zaracho will almost certainly be the two official choices of coach Pham Anh Tuan in the central defender position. The remaining person in the 3 central defender formation is the competition between Ho Khac Luong, Le Nguyen Hoang and veteran Tran Dinh Hoang.

Having 3 "quality" central defenders will help the Nghe An team's defense to ease their worries in the central area, which has led to 2/3 of Song Lam Nghe An's goals conceded this season.

In addition, after the next 20 days, the wings of the Nghe An team will also be significantly upgraded when young defender Ho Van Cuong and veteran Tran Dinh Hoang will be in the best physical condition. The graceful steps of Ho Van Cuong, the experience of Tran Dinh Hoang and the stability of Vuong Van Huy will help the two wings of Song Lam Nghe An attack and defend in harmony.

With the timely return of key players, Nghe An fans hope that Song Lam Nghe An will have a solid playing style against the reigning champions Thep Xanh Nam Dinh in the upcoming round.

Midfield has more depth

Just like the defense, the midfield will welcome the important return of Phan Ba ​​Quyen. This is one of the most important factors in the midfield of the Nghe An team in the 2023/2024 season.

With the absence of Phan Ba ​​Quyen, Song Lam Nghe An's midfield has been at a disadvantage in the first two matches. Therefore, the return of Phan Ba ​​Quyen will help the Nghe An team's midfield have more steel to gain a better position in the game.

Especially when, in the next round, Song Lam Nghe An has to face the skillful midfielder Hendrio Araujo. The presence of Phan Ba ​​Quyen will help limit the danger of this Brazilian midfielder. This is what this midfielder born in 2002 has done in previous matches.

With the return ofPhan Ba ​​Quyenis the improvement that Dinh Xuan Tien brought to the midfield. It has been a long time since Nghe An fans have seen Dinh Xuan Tien play with style. His dribbling, his brilliant passes and his shots have shown that this midfielder born in 2003 is coming back.

The V.League break will be an opportunity for Dinh Xuan Tien to improve his fitness and stretching ability, so he can play the full 90 minutes.

The biggest beneficiary of the return of Dinh Xuan Tien and Phan Ba ​​Quyen is young midfielder Nguyen Quang Vinh. This 19-year-old midfielder will be able to share the burden in midfield, thereby being able to play more freely.

In the last rounds, it feels like Nguyen Quang Vinh is overloaded so he has not been able to show his best qualities. Therefore, the V.League break will be an opportunity for Quang Vinh to recover his physical strength and form to have better performances in the next rounds.

In addition, the return of versatile players Tran Nam Hai and Tran Manh Quynh in the best physical condition will also help Song Lam Nghe An's midfield become "thicker", thereby being able to allocate forces to compete with opponents throughout the 90 minutes.

It can be said that after the V.League break, Song Lam Nghe An's midfield will be supplemented with many quality personnel. This is an opportunity for the Nghe team to change their playing style after the first few bad rounds.

The offense is starting to find each other.

It is clear that Song Lam Nghe An's attack has not met the requirements when it has only scored 1 goal after the first 3 rounds. This partly comes from the lack of coordination between rookie Benjamin Kuku and his teammates.

Fortunately, the striker wearing the number 10 shirt was able to score in the last minute of the match to bring home 1 point for the Nghe An team. This goal will also help Benjamin Kuku be more confident in the upcoming matches.

The V.League break will be an opportunity for Benjamin Kuku to strengthen his bond with his teammates to have better coordination in the final coordination situations.

In the last match, the adjustment of Michael Olaha andBenjamin KukuPlaying closer together has helped this duo support each other easily. This makes the 2 "foreign" central defenders of Hong Linh Ha Tinh very difficult to keep up with the attacking duo of Song Lam Nghe An.

With the physical strength and power of Benjamin Kuku and Michael Olaha, if they have more understanding, they will create a formidable pair in V.League.

Hopefully, the V.League break will help the Nghe An team change their playing style, thereby achieving better results to improve their position on the V.League rankings.