U21 Song Lam Nghe An meets U21 Hoang Anh Gia Lai: Two problems: group leader and players' fitness

After the first two matches,U21 Song Lam Nghe Anhas 4 points and is temporarily leading Group A. With this number of points, it is almost certain that coach Nguyen Van Tien's students will get a ticket to the quarter-finals of this year's tournament. However, the young players from Nghe An must win the last match to get the top position in the group, thereby avoiding strong opponents in Group B such as U21 Nutifood Academy or U21 Binh Duong.

Besides, the physical strength of the players will also be a difficult problem for the coaching staff of the Nghe An team. With a density of 1 match every 2 days, the physical strength of young players is quickly worn out. The match against U21 Dong A Thanh Hoa is a typical example when many key players of U21 Song Lam Nghe An show signs of running out of steam. If they continue to keep the same starting lineup as the previous 2 matches, the Nghe An team will find it difficult to ensure their strength for the next matches.

U21 Song Lam Nghe An will have many changes in the lineup in this match. Photo: Chung Le

It is very likely that in this match, many reserve players of U21 Song Lam Nghe An will start the match from the beginning. This will also be an opportunity for the coaching staff of the Nghe An team to verify the gap between the main squad and the reserve force. And this will also be an opportunity for Tran Nam Hai, Le Van Quy, Le Khanh Toan... to show themselves.

The opponent of U21 Song Lam Nghe An in the final match is U21 Hoang Anh Gia Lai, the team only won 1 point after the first 2 matches. However, we cannot underestimate the students of Huynh Van Anh, because in the squad of U21 Hoang Anh Gia Lai there are many outstanding individuals such as Van Trieu, Trung Nguyen, Nhi Khang and Vu Minh Hieu. The loss to U21 SHB Da Nang was a match in which the young players of the mountain town missed too many opportunities, including a penalty by Duc Viet. With the task of winning this match and thereby winning a ticket to the quarter-finals, U21 Hoang Anh Gia Lai will play their best against the home team.

This will be a match where coach Huynh Van Anh's players will push up their formation to pressure the U21 Song Lam Nghe An players. They will still use small combinations down the middle and cross to take advantage of striker Vu Minh Hieu's dominance. It is predicted that this will be a very difficult match for the Nghe An team's defense.

U21 Hoang Anh Gia Lai (red shirt) must win this match. Photo: VFF

However, this will be an opportunity for Nguyen Van Tien's students to deploy their strong counter-attack situations with fast-paced situations down the flank. In addition, the defense of U21 Hoang Anh Gia Lai also appeared quite confused in set-piece situations, this will be a weakness for U21 Song Lam Nghe An to exploit in this match.

With a tight defense and quick counterattacks, the coaching staffNghe An football teamThere will be appropriate calculations to solve the two problems of scores and players' physical strength. Hopefully, coach Nguyen Van Tien's students will take advantage of the points on the rankings and home field advantage to continue to have a good result in this match.