V.League 2019, Quang Ninh - SLNA: Opportunity for Ho Tuan Tai?

A few days ago, coach Duc Thang and his team traveled early to Cam Pha to prepare for the match against the home team Than Quang Ninh at 5:00 p.m. on March 2 at Cua Ong Stadium. However, players Phan Van Duc, goalkeeper Le Van Hung and midfielder Le Manh Dung did not travel with the team due to various injuries.

Midfielder Phan Van Duc suffered a knee injury and had to stay home for treatment. SLNA also only brought two goalkeepers, Tran Nguyen Manh and Tran Van Tien, because goalkeeper Le Van Hung sprained his left elbow during training. Midfielder Le Manh Dung sprained his ankle and will need at least a month to return. Meanwhile, striker Phuc Tinh was also absent from SLNA's away trip.

Phan Van Duc is one of the few players who have maintained their form after playing in many consecutive tournaments for the national team. Therefore, Van Duc's absence will give SLNA's coaching staff a headache in finding a replacement, especially in the context that Xuan Manh has not recovered and Trong Hoang has not returned.

Ho Tuan Tai is one of the options to replace Phan Van Duc in the attack. Photo: Trung Kien

In the hands of coach Duc Thang, the position left by Phan Van Duc is now only Le The Cuong. Because in the previous match, Cao Xuan Thang and Phan Van Duc were two players playing on the two wings of the midfield. The remaining midfielders mostly have the position of central midfielder instead of tending to move to the wing like Sy Sam, Ngoc Toan, Quang Tinh.

In some training sessions, Quang Tinh has been tested as a winger, but his physical strength makes it difficult for him to perform well in this role. However, if Le The Cuong cannot play, Quang Tinh is also a not-so-bad option for about 60 minutes.

In addition, the best option for SLNA to ensure an optimal force is to put striker Ho Tuan Tai in the starting lineup with foreign player Alves dos Santos. Striker Michael Olaha will drop back to fill the position left by Phan Van Duc. Thus, SLNA will still have the desired frame, especially if playing defensive counter-attack at Cua Ong Stadium.

On the Quang Ninh side, in the first match against Hanoi, the team from the Mining land lost quickly 0-5 to the defending champions, however, SLNA cannot be complacent. Before the 2019 season, coach Phan Thanh Hung also promptly added 6 new players to the team, notably midfielder Le Sy Minh (from Nam Dinh Club), Lastro Neven (center back, played in Europa League 2018), striker Hermann (Ivory Coast), Sidney Adam (Senegal, striker).

Graphics: Trung Kien

In the history of confrontation, the two teams SLNA and Quang Ninh met a total of 11 times in V.League, SLNA won 5, drew 3 and lost 3 matches. On away field, the team from Nghe An only had 1 win, 1 draw and lost 3 matches. This is a not very good achievement of SLNA on the opponent's field.

In the previous match, coach Phan Thanh Hung used 3 foreign players, Hermann, Sidney Adam and central defenders Lastro Neven, Xuan Tu, Hai Huy and Mac Hong Quan all started from the beginning but could not hold out against a very strong Hanoi. In that match, Than Quang Ninh entered the match quite boldly and played a fair attack but then collapsed, losing 0-5. This time against SLNA, the home team will have to face a defense that is playing well, especially with the presence of 1m91 tall central defender Damir Memovic.

In recent confrontations with Quang Ninh, the Nghe An team often had good positions, played diverse attacks but often lost at the last minute. This year, SLNA's midfield, in addition to Khac Ngoc, also has Van Binh and experienced players like Quang Tinh, the possibility that coach Duc Thang and his team will get points at Cua Ong is very high./.

EXPECTED LINE-UP:

Quang Ninh:TM Tuan Linh, Van Khoa, Thanh Hao, Lastro Neven, Hoa Hung, Hai Huy, Hong Quan, Nhat Minh, Xuan Tu, Hermann, Sidney Adam.

SLNA:TM Nguyen Manh, Dinh Dong, Van Khanh, Damir Memovic, Dinh Hoang, Xuan Thang, Van Binh, Khac Ngoc, Michael Olaha, Alves Dos Santos, Tuan Tai.

Prediction: Quang Ninh 1-1 SLNA

Beautiful pictures of Phan Van Duc and SLNA on the opening day of V.League 2019

(Baonghean.vn) - Foreign player Michael Olaha shines, SLNA wins convincingly, Phan Van Duc interacts with special fans after the victory over Quang Nam are beautiful images of Vinh stadium on the opening day of V.League 2019.