Love you, Nghe An fans!

At this time, SLNA ispoor performance in phase 1V.League 2021 with a record of 2 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses. After 8 rounds, coach Ngo Quang Truong and his team are struggling in 12th place on the rankings, only 1 point ahead of the 2 teams below, Hong Linh Ha Tinh and Saigon Club.
Witnessing the extremely disappointing performance of their team this season, Nghe An fans are not too surprised. Because that refrain has been repeated by SLNA over and over again in recent seasons. But the "12th player" of the Vinh team has never abandoned them.

SLNA players continued to have another unsuccessful match. Photo: Ba Tuan

The proof is that in the recent match with Ho Chi Minh City Club in round 8 of phase 1 of V.League 2021, coach Ngo Quang Truong and his team still received enthusiastic cheers from many fans from Nghe An. They are children far from home who are settling and making a living in the southern provinces.

Crowds of Nghe An fans at Thong Nhat Stadium. Photo: Ba Tuan

Unfortunately, on the field, Coach Ngo Quang Truong’s players did not play well and were completely dominated by the home team. Having to witness the Ho Chi Minh City FC strikers taking turns shooting at goalkeeper Nguyen Van Hoang’s goal, many yellow shirt fans could only hold their heads in sadness and pain.

When the final whistle blew, watching the Nghe An fans "disorderly" leaving the stadium, it felt like they had never seen the way home, back to their rooms so far. Simply put, SLNA - their "Pride of Nghe An" had lost a "heartfelt" match to their opponent.

If only, instead of sitting on the ground, sitting motionless in the training cabin with lifeless eyes, coach Ngo Quang Truong and his team would come together in front of the stands with SLNA fans to say thank you and sincerely apologize.

Perhaps, the fans of Nghe An who are far from home will feel much warmer. It is true that Nghe An people do not like polite and superficial things.
Suddenly remembering, after Hong Linh Ha Tinh let Binh Dinh equalize in the last seconds of the match, which took place on April 7, captain Tran Phi Son, former SLNA player, and his teammates stood in front of the home fans, clasped their hands, cried, and bowed their heads to apologize. That action, those tears made the fans of the "Hong mountain" team love and be proud of coach Pham Minh Duc and his team even more.

Fans of the country often sing, "Even though we are angry, we still love our team very much", they will never abandon their team under any circumstances. When we lose, we cry together, when we win, we laugh together. SLNA and Hong Linh Ha Tinh should remember and appreciate their "companions" more./.