Round 1 V.League 2019: Former SLNA head coach believes in a victory for his team

“In my personal opinion, SLNA has prepared quite well for the 2019 season. The return of Bac A Bank to continue accompanying the Nghe An team is a testament to the efforts and attention of the provincial leaders and sponsors for coach Nguyen Duc Thang and his team” - expert Nguyen Thanh Vinh shared.

In addition, the strategist born in 1946 also highly appreciated the process of strengthening the personnel of the leadership and coaching staff of SLNA: "Although they were not successful in retaining Que Ngoc Hai and most recently Nguyen Trong Hoang, I think that the current force of SLNA is quite high quality. Because in the hands of coach Nguyen Duc Thang are a series of national players and former national players.

Coach Nguyen Thanh Vinh when he was still in charge of V.League. Photo: IT

In addition to the pillars who fought in the previous season, Coach Nguyen Duc Thang also has the services of Hoang Van Binh, Nguyen Quang Tinh and Tran Dinh Dong. These are all experienced players with good professional qualifications. They will help SLNA become more confident and experienced in this year's season. Therefore, SLNA in the 2019 season is a combination of experience and youth.

However, when mentioning the foreign players that SLNA has just recruited, expert Nguyen Thanh Vinh was quite reserved: "Except for striker Olaha whose level has been verified, the real ability of the remaining 2 new players (Alves and Memovic - PV) is unknown. We have to wait a little longer for everything to be clear. Anyway, I still believe in the ability of the SLNA coaching staff to see people."

SLNA players and foreign players warm up before entering the training session. Photo: Duc Anh

Predicting the result of the upcoming match between SLNA and the visiting team Quang Nam, Mr. Vinh “Nghe” affirmed: “With the advantage of playing at home, coach Nguyen Duc Thang and his team will win with a score of 1-0. It is true that Quang Nam is very strong, but SLNA still has more opportunities to win. As far as I know, in recent seasons, SLNA has only drawn and lost in their opening matches in the V.League arena. But this year will be different.”

The match between SLNA and Quang Nam in round 1 of V.League 2019 will take place at Vinh Stadium at 4:00 p.m. on February 23.

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