Assistant Nguyen Duc Thang: Ngo Quang Truong's extended arm

(Baonghean.vn) - The penalty for captain Ngo Quang Truong made many Nghe An fans feel uneasy. How could they not feel uneasy when the young SLNA players had to play away against a strong host SHB.DN who was very hungry for points.

However, with the direction of assistant Nguyen Duc Thang, everyone was satisfied (except SHB.DN). Throughout the entire match at Chi Lang Stadium, former goalkeeper Duc Thang did not sit on the coaching bench for a single minute. He continuously went to the sidelines to direct and encourage his students. That gave strength and confidence to the Nghe An players.

Seeing midfielder Nguyen Van Vinh not playing effectively in the first half, Truong "buffalo"'s "right-hand man" brought in young player Pham Xuan Manh to replace him right after the break. That timely adjustment contributed to strengthening the defense of the left wing, against the continuous attacks of Thanh Hai-Minh Tam-Hoang Thien-Hoang Quang...

Deputy coach Duc Thang.

Realizing the weakness of left-back Vo Ngoc Duc, along with the intention of increasing the intensity of SHB.DN's attacks on the position that the player wearing the number 3 shirt was defending, Coach Duc Thang brought Pham Manh Hung onto the field. Thanks to the appearance of Hung "tiu", the left wing corridor became a "steel wall". This was a very wise adjustment that bankrupted the intention of Coach Le Huynh Duc on SHB.DN's side.

It seemed that the calculations of the strategist of the Han River football team were quickly resolved by Mr. Thang. Realizing that SLNA's two wings were being tightly blocked, the former CATP.HCM player instructed his students to switch to playing more in the middle. Discovering that Que Ngoc Hai was playing a bit awkwardly in one-on-one battles, along with this player being too eager to advance, Nguyen Duc Thang withdrew player number 45 and replaced him with Dau Thanh Phong to join with Vo Ngoc Toan to form a pincer to suffocate the midfield.

After being punctured by Hoang Minh Tam (SHB.DN), it seemed that SLNA would collapse before the excitement of the home team. But with reasonable adjustments from "substitute" Duc Thang, SLNA rose up quite strongly. Pulling Phi Son to move into the center circle to act as a bridge for the Baba-Odat pair, surprised the defense system of the Han River team.

Phi Son's sprint in the middle of the field, along with a delicate pass for Odat to break the offside trap to defeat goalkeeper Le Van Hung, equalizing for SLNA. In the final minutes of the match, if Odat and Baba had been more accurate in their finishing, SLNA could have left the city of the Han River with 3 full points.

It is known that all the decisions of assistant Nguyen Duc Thang in this match were under the direction of coach Ngo Quang Truong. But that does not mean to underestimate the contributions of assistant Nguyen Duc Thang. In the upcoming round 11, SLNA will meet the team from the marshland Dong Thap. In another match, the Nghe team will not have their captain on the bench, but Nghe fans are somewhat more assured because they have the "extended arm" of Mr. Truong "buffalo", assistant Nguyen Duc Thang./.

Le Thanh Hung

(Chi Khe - Con Cuong)