Song Lam Nghe An and the 'must win' mission against Ho Chi Minh City Club
(Baonghean.vn) - A series of 8 consecutive winless matches has left the Nghe An team far behind on the rankings. Song Lam Nghe An will have to win this match if they don't want to continue to widen the gap.
It can be said that difficulties are surrounding the Nghe An football team. These are financial difficulties, personnel difficulties and even competition results. However, with a glorious 45-year tradition, Song Lam Nghe An cannot give up. They will have to fight to the end for the honor, for the pride of Nghe An football. Therefore, the match against Ho Chi Minh City Club will be the "final" match for coach Pham Anh Tuan and his team.
However, coach Pham Anh Tuan's team cannot rush into the upcoming match. The 0-1 loss to LPBank Hoang Anh Gia Lai is a big lesson for the Nghe An team. If they concede the first goal, Song Lam Nghe An will find it difficult to impose their style of play and defeat is inevitable.
Therefore, the Nghe An team will still have to play pragmatically and cunningly. The 5-defender formation is probably the formation that should be prioritized in this match. This formation will help Song Lam Nghe An play more solidly and limit the strength of the striker duo Santiago Pitano and Timite Cheick. Especially when this duo is the one who scored all 5 recent goals of Ho Chi Minh City Club.
Up front, Phan Ba Quyen and Nguyen Quang Vinh will be the midfielders who ensure the solidity of the Nghe An team's midfield. Fans hope that the youth and enthusiasm of this duo will help Song Lam Nghe An have a good match against coach Phung Thanh Phuong's team.
Another young player that Nghe An fans are expecting in this match is Dinh Xuan Tien. Although he has not been able to regain his best form, this player wearing the number 10 shirt is one of the most promising faces of Song Lam Nghe An at the moment. Therefore, fans hope that Dinh Xuan Tien's talent will shine at the right time to help the home team overcome this difficult period.
The top players in attack will still be Michael Olaha and Phan Xuan Dai. This duo has tried very hard in the past matches but has not had the necessary sharpness. In the upcoming match, Olaha and Phan Xuan Dai will have to make the most of every opportunity to help their team win. Because they will have to face goalkeeper Patrik Le Giang, who has played very well this season.
The fact that the Vinh stadium stands will be open to the public will create conditions for fans to come to the stadium and cheer for their hometown team. The large presence of fans will be a great source of encouragement for the players on the field.
Besides, in the last 3 times traveling to Vinh Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City Club had to accept defeat. And the performance in the last 5 matches of the team from the city named after Uncle Ho was not very good. Coach Phung Thanh Phuong's team only won 1 match, drew 1 match and lost 3 matches.
Therefore, if the Nghe An team plays with the highest determination, they will still be able to win against Ho Chi Minh City Club, thereby shortening the gap with the teams on the rankings.
Hopefully, Song Lam Nghe An will have a victory to welcome the new head coach Pham Anh Tuan. And also hope that the Nghe An team will change their fortunes, thereby playing better in the remaining stages of the season.
The match between Song Lam Nghe An and Ho Chi Minh City Club will take place at 5:00 p.m. on May 13 at Vinh Stadium.
