Song Lam Nghe An and important immediate goals

V.League 2024/2025

After 11 rounds, coach Phan Nhu Thuat and his team are temporarily in 12th place with 1 win, 6 draws and 4 losses. Currently, the Nghe An team is only ahead of Hai Phong - the owner of the play-off position - by the number of points of a draw (1 point). This is an extremely fragile gap.

However, Nghe An fans still feel secure with their team. Because,Lam River Nghe An has added the services of central defender Hoang Van Khanh and midfielder Ho Khac Ngoc. The strength of Song Lam Nghe An has also been significantly increased with the return of Michael Olaha after a period of injury.

Overall, with the current strength and points, the most important goal of the Nghe An team is to avoid falling into the bottom two positions on the rankings. Obviously, the task for coach Phan Nhu Thuat and his team is not too difficult, when direct competitors have not had many positive changes in terms of force.

According to the match schedule, the next 3 opponents of Song Lam Nghe An are Hanoi Club (round 12), Hai Phong (round 13) and Becamex Binh Duong (round 14). If they can maximize their potential, the teachers and students willhCoach Phan Nhu Thuatwill collect no less than 4 points from the above 3 matches and soon escape the "danger" zone.

National Cup 2024/2025

Besides the V.League arena, Song Lam Nghe An is also competing in the National Cup when it has reached the quarter-finals. The next opponent of coach Phan Nhu Thuat and his teammates is Dong Thap. At the moment, Dong Thap is in 4th place on the National First Division rankings.

According to VPF regulations, Song Lam Nghe An will not have the services of 3 foreign players, Sebastian Zaracho, Michael Olaha and Benjamin Kuku, in the match against Dong Thap. However, the quality of the Nghe An team's domestic players is still much better than their colleagues from the "land of lotus flowers".

As long as they play to their full potential, the ticket to the next round will be difficult to escape the hands of coach Phan Nhu Thuat and his team. In case they overcome the team from the Mekong Delta region, Song Lam Nghe An will face Becamex Binh Duong or Phu Dong Ninh Binh in the semi-finals.

It can be affirmed that Song Lam Nghe An's journey in the 2024/25 National Cup is quite favorable. Hopefully, coach Phan Nhu Thuat and his team will compete with over 100% determination. Don't forget, the 2017 National Cup championship is the most recent title that the Vinh Stadium team has brought to the trophy room./.