Why has Song Lam Nghe An not known victory?

What is Song Lam Nghe An lacking?

After the unfortunate draw against Ho Chi Minh City Club at Vinh Stadium in round 6 of V.League 2024/2025,Coach Pham Anh Tuanpointed out many points that the home team is lacking and weak. "Song Lam Nghe An is currently lacking a lot to be able to win in V.League. It can be mentioned as lacking brave players, lacking leaders on the field, lacking ball handlers, lacking conductors, lacking people to act as a bridge to have good passes....", Mr. Tuan said in helplessness.

Looking back at the match of round 6 at Vinh stadium, to see the words of the head coachLam River Nghe AnSharing is completely reasonable. Because against a team of equal strength, Song Lam Nghe An still revealed many limitations in the ability to control the ball, defend from a distance, or change state.

The above situation is due to the weakness in the midfield of the Vinh team. It can be said that the anchor midfielder position is the most worrying link of Song Lam Nghe An at present. As is known, the player playing in this position needs to possess a comprehensive set of skills. Not only controlling the tempo of the match, they must know how to hold the ball and escape when the opponent attacks, know how to pass the ball through the line to the player above, know how to dribble to find space and know how to intercept from afar.

However, in the past rounds, Song Lam Nghe An has not been able to find a player capable enough to do that.

In addition, the two midfielders who have been used frequently in the last 3 rounds, Xuan Tien and Quang Vinh, despite their best efforts, still lack the skills to be worthy of the role of central midfielder. It is easy to see that even when facing mid-level teams such as SHB Da Nang, Hoang Anh Gia Lai, Hong Linh Ha Tinh, Binh Dinh or recently Ho Chi Minh City Club, Song Lam Nghe An's ball control rate is still much lower than that of their opponents.

In addition, the Nghe An team is also in a state of lacking an "architect" who is capable of providing quality passes to the strikers. Therefore, in many past matches, the foreign duo of Song Lam Nghe An often "starved for the ball" and had to retreat deep to look for opportunities.

On the other hand, Song Lam Nghe An also needs to quickly improve their physical condition. In the recent matches with the "Red Battleship", from the 60th minute onwards, many Nghe An players showed signs of running out of breath and fatigue. This was also the reason why Song Lam Nghe An lost the ability to control the ball and maintain the attack tempo.

It can be affirmed that currently, the Vinh home team is lacking and weak in many aspects. Therefore, after 6 rounds, Song Lam Nghe An still has to struggle in the red light group, which is not too surprising to fans.

Waiting for luck to knock on the door?

This is a question that is not easy to answer. Because Song Lam Nghe An missed the golden opportunity to win all 3 points when they only had to face Ho Chi Minh City Club. And perhaps, to do this, the Vinh home team needs to find luck.

Looking back at the match in round 5 against Binh Dinh, Song Lam Nghe An were clearly very close to 3 points. However, mistakes in defense and not taking advantage of opportunities in the last minute have prevented coach Pham Anh Tuan's team from reaching victory.

In the match against Ho Chi Minh City Club, there was a similar reason. It must be affirmed that Song Lam Nghe An had more scoring opportunities than the opponent. Especially, in the last minute, in the area near the goal, Kuku came very close to scoring, but the close-range header of the striker wearing the number 10 shirt could not break the net of Patrick Le Giang.

Therefore, when human resources are lacking and weak as mentioned above, it seems that to find victory, Song Lam Nghe An really needs luck knocking on the door. Especially in the upcoming matches, coach Pham Anh Tuan's students have to face the team currently ranked second in the table (Thanh Hoa) and visit Quang Nam./.