Round 4, SLNA - TQN: Throw away your worries and enjoy the victory!
(Baonghean.vn) - Surely the SLNA coaching staff took the time to watch and learn useful lessons from the unexpected victory of the home team Than Quang Ninh (TQN) against Lee Nguyen's "million dollar" team, Ho Chi Minh City, in the V. League make-up round that just took place at Cam Pha Stadium (March 14).
Facing an opponent who is strong in every aspect and is eager to turn the money spent on buying good teachers and good students into the value of 3 points/match on the field, TQN showed that they "know themselves and know their enemy" with a defensive - counter-attacking tactic, not focusing on "killing" Lee Nguyen but defending tightly in the area to minimize the effectiveness of this explosive device.
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What will the Vinh home team have to do when facing the rising spirit of the Mining team? |
And the coal team "knocked down" their opponents with 2/3 of their exemplary counter-attacks, with the brilliance of the great passer Nghiem Xuan Tu from the right wing and the understanding between foreign player Diogo and midfielder Hai Huy, who had just returned from injury.
So the home teamVinh StadiumWhat will they do when facing the rising spirit of the Mining team? Hai Huy and his teammates clearly do not give up their forte in defense - counterattack, and will certainly do everything possible to "surround" Van Duc from the midfield?Coach Ngo Quang Truongsurely also find ways to counter-attack most effectively, by assigning midfielders to stick with and block Xuan Tu's speedy runs up the sidelines, not allowing this player to cross the ball into SLNA's penalty area? We cannot forget the role of foreign central defender Jelic and Van Khanh, who returned after suspension, in neutralizing the situations of receiving accurate crosses from the sidelines of the opponent...
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What will the Vinh Stadium team have to do when facing the rising spirit of the Mining team? Photo courtesy of PV |
I wonder if there will be any changes in SLNA's defense in the upcoming match when TQN's right wing with midfielder Xuan Tu will "fight" fiercely with Dinh Dong or will there be a swap so that Xuan Manh can "talk sense" with the explosive Xuan Tu? It will be an interesting battle of wits between Quang Truong and Hoang Tho on the table and the victory will belong to the one who is more flexible in handling the developments on the field rather than the pre-prepared exercises before the ball rolls?
SLNA often finds it difficult to play at Cam Pha Stadium and it has never been easy to meet this opponent at Vinh Stadium, the main reason being that they had to face a skilled opponent, Coach Phan Thanh Hung. Now Mr. Hung has moved on, but the annoying playing qualities of the Mining team are still there, and the match against TP. HCM is a vivid example. That is to say that Ngo Quang Truong and his team cannot lose focus for even a minute if they do not want to regret it. TQN is not a team that maintains good form, so having to "read the cards" of SLNA's opponent is a prerequisite to be able to do something more feasible than the last 3 matches with only 1 point. If they continue to make personal mistakes like with Van Khanh, Ba Sang... then the team will have to bear the burden of "relegation debt"!
Hopefully from the match in round 4, SLNA will know how to "throw away" that annoying worry, and be happy to win!