Van Vinh in the tactical diagram of SLNA's coaching staff

(Baonghean.vn) - It is no coincidence that in the two matches where veteran midfielder Van Vinh was in the starting lineup, SLNA won with the same score of 2-1 against home team Long An and away team SHB. Da Nang.

When returning to SLNA, Van Vinh determined that his official position was to sit on the bench. But whenever he was on the field, this "veteran" played extremely enthusiastically and had a certain eccentricity, creating confidence for his teammates. Last year, Van Vinh had an extremely good match at Thanh Hoa Stadium. If it weren't for the distorted whistle of referee Ha Anh Chien, it would have been a truly beautiful memory for Van Vinh.

Van Vinh (in white shirt) played with determination against FLC Thanh Hoa. Photo: Internet.

Honestly, Van Vinh continuing to wear the SLNA shirt was a surprise, even more surprising was that the coaching board assigned him to play as a central midfielder, a position that requires a lot of physical strength. With The Cuong returning and SLNA lacking a leader, Van Vinh playing as a central midfielder was not a bad solution. For 2 seasons, the SLNA coaching board had arranged 5-6 players to play the central midfielder position but was never satisfied.

The combinations of Khac Ngoc-Ngoc Hai, Khac Ngoc-Ngoc Toan... all only completed the task of blocking and recovering the ball well. When having the ball, the ability of the central midfielders to coordinate with the wingers and strikers was not very effective. V-League coaches all understood the weakness of SLNA midfielders, which was using many medium and long passes, without much variation, so it was easy to disrupt the Nghe An team's playing style.

In the two wins, Van Vinh was paired with two different juniors, Ngoc Toan at Tan An and Khac Ngoc at Vinh Stadium. In fact, both players shined and Khac Ngoc also scored points in the eyes of coach Huu Thang with a superb long-range shot that hit the roof of the net, which is usually only seen on European football fields.

Van Vinh (in white shirt) is the main striker of SLNA team. Photo: Internet.

As an experienced player, Van Vinh knows how to distribute his strength, so he played almost the entire match, knowing how to unleash his strength to compete when needed. With stable personal skills, Van Vinh boldly held the ball, skillfully shielding the opponent from increasing the speed of the match. Playing next to seniors like Van Vinh, Ngoc Toan, Khac Ngoc adds confidence, the distance between the two central midfielders of SLNA is always guaranteed, preventing counter-attacks.

Outside, coach Le Huynh Duc shook his head several times when foreign player Eydison was cleverly set up by Van Vinh, letting the ball get wet and the field slippery, causing him to slide. If when facing Vu Phong, SLNA's number 7 did not rush in but stuck close to wait for his teammates to support, but with striker Duc Chinh, Van Vinh got into the ball very quickly and quite hard. At 34 years old, Van Vinh is no longer as fast as before, but his strangeness in each dispute and passing phase has not decreased.

Perhaps the coaching staff and players of SHB.Da Nang were quite surprised when Khac Ngoc was the one who kicked the second goal, because usually after the 1-1 equalizer, Van Vinh was the one who kicked higher. Calculating the field conditions not favorable for the opponent's quick counter-attacking style, trusting veteran Van Vinh to take on the role of blocking from afar, SLNA's coaching staff made a risky move and succeeded.

Certainly, when he has passed the peak of his career, Van Vinh is just a "strategic card" and SLNA's coaching board will choose the match to put him on the field. From a professional perspective, we highly appreciate the training efforts and awareness of maintaining physical fitness so that this player born in 1984 can still survive until the last minutes in the "hot" match with SHB.Da Nang./.

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