Song Lam Nghe An and what tactics to counter Dong A Thanh Hoa?
In recent years, facing Dong A Thanh Hoa has always caused Song Lam Nghe An many difficulties. Not only that, the developments on the field have also brought frustration to Nghe An fans.
With better form, better head-to-head record and superior force, Dong A Thanh Hoa is certainly considered the upper hand.Lam River Nghe Anplaying at home. Therefore, although the Nghe An team is very eager to win, they cannot compete openly and fairly with coach Popov's team in this match.
Especially when Song Lam Nghe An does not have a leader to lead the match. The "innocent" in the playing style of the Nghe team will make it easy for the army to fall into the trap of the away team. Saying "innocent" because in the past matches, every time the opponent "temporarily conceded" the game, the Song Lam Nghe An players were absorbed in attacking.

The problem is that the Nghe An team attacks ineffectively while leaving deadly gaps for opponents to exploit and score. The two losses to Hoang Anh Gia Lai and Thep Xanh Nam Dinh have shown that.
Meanwhile, Dong A Thanh Hoa owns a veteran midfielder like Luiz Antônio. The Brazilian midfielder combines very well with Nguyen Thai Son to help Dong A Thanh Hoa control the tempo of the match. Therefore, if Song Lam Nghe An plays fair and goes all-in with the Thanh team, the only one who will suffer is the Nghe team.
The most reasonable strategy to play against Dong A Thanh Hoa at this time is to use a stealthy style of play. Song Lam Nghe An must try to deploy a fast pressing style of play and not be afraid of collisions. In particular, they must regularly assign people to follow Luiz Antônio like a shadow. With this strategy,Nghe An football teamwill limit the danger of Dong A Thanh Hoa's midfield, thereby breaking the opponent's playing style.
However, this tactic will also wear down a lot of the physical strength of Song Lam Nghe An players. Therefore, coach Pham Anh Tuan needs to make calculations to ensure the players' physical strength throughout the 90 minutes on the field.
It could be a backup personnel plan or even a "trick". When we say "trick", many fans will think it is not fair play. But "trick" is also a part of football. Many teams in the world use "trick" to achieve their goals.
Remember, in the second leg match between Song Lam Nghe An and Dong A Thanh Hoa last season. After taking the lead, Dong A Thanh Hoa players continuously lay on the field to waste time, frustrating both the players and the fans of Nghe An. This contributed to their eventual 1-0 victory.

Therefore, if necessary, Song Lam Nghe An can completely use this "trick" to counter Dong A Thanh Hoa. It will help Song Lam Nghe An players have time to recover their physical strength after continuously approaching their opponents on the field. It will also help reduce the excitement of the players.East Asia Thanh Hoaand at the same time cause frustration for the opponent, thereby revealing loopholes for the Nghe An team to exploit.
Of course, in football, not everyone likes to use tricks to achieve what their team wants. But in this difficult time, Song Lam Nghe An needs to have reasonable calculations.
The match between Song Lam Nghe An and Dong A Thanh Hoa will take place at 6:00 p.m. on November 10 at Vinh Stadium.