Nam Dinh Green Steel meets Song Lam Nghe An: Will the away team play 'all in'?

Go all in

In the make-up match of round 4V.League 2024/25, Song Lam Nghe An will travel to Thien Truong Stadium to face the defending champion Nam Dinh Steel. With their current strength, most experts believe that Song Lam Nghe An will leave Thien Truong empty-handed.

However,Coach Pham Anh Tuanstill shows confidence when saying that his team will play "all in" when facing the defending champion. This is also understandable, because at this time, the captain of Song Lam Nghe An wants to relieve the tension and fear of losing of his students. And this is also the solution to create confidence for Nghe An players in the next matches.

It can be said that a loss to the defending champion on away field is not too bad, so coach Pham Anh Tuan hopesLam River Nghe Anwill play fairly, giving an exciting match to the audience. The result after that, whether win or lose, Song Lam Nghe An still gains more than it loses.

And in fact, in the upcoming confrontation at Thien Truong Stadium, Song Lam Nghe An still has a chance to gain points. Because in his career as a head coach, the Nghe An coach has never had to taste defeat against the team from Thanh Nam. This is further fueled by confidence, when traveling to Thien Truong Stadium, Song Lam Nghe An almost has enough force to be ready to respond.

"Earthquake" at Thien Truong Stadium

The question is how will Song Lam Nghe An approach this match? Many experts predict that at the present time, coach Pham Anh Tuan will most likely choose a defensive counter-attack strategy to overcome the opponent's strength. And at that time, Song Lam Nghe An will choose the right time to launch the decisive blow.

And to operate this tactic smoothly, which formation to use is the issue that the team's coaching staff needs to consider? In the series of sublime matches that helped Song Lam Nghe An escape the play-off at the end of last season, coach Pham Anh Tuan often used the 3-5-2 formation to approach the match. However, in the first 2 rounds of this season, Song Lam Nghe An switched to the 3-4-3 formation. And perhaps the arrangement of the new squad made the players a bit confused, so Song Lam Nghe An could not deploy the fast, flexible playing style as before.

This was seen more clearly when in the match against Hong Linh Ha Tinh in round 3, Song Lam Nghe An switched back to the old formation (3-5-2), the audience seemed to see signs of improvement in the home team's playing style.

However, choosing the right formation is only part of the success of a match. Importantly, Song Lam Nghe An has had the return of a series of key players.

In defense, foreign players Zaracho, Tran Dinh Hoang, Tran Nam Hai... can play after having to rest due to penalties and injuries. When the defense is solidified, it will create peace of mind for the players in the front line. In addition, Ho Van Cuong, after a period of "running roda", can play with full physical strength. The player born in 2003 is expected to help Song Lam Nghe An have more attacking options on the wing.

It must be affirmed that even though Song Lam Nghe An has a full squad, it still cannot be compared to the army of the defending champion. However, if coach Pham Anh Tuan's students enter the field with a relaxed mentality, without the pressure of winning or losing, then who knows, an earthquake might happen at Thien Truong.

The match between home team Nam Dinh and Song Lam Nghe An will take place at 6:00 p.m. on October 19./.