Round 6 V.League 2019: SLNA optimistic, Hanoi in trouble?
(Baonghean.vn) - The hottest match of the round will be the uncompromising battle between the top 3 teams Hai Phong and Hanoi at Hang Day Stadium. But experts will be anxious to see how the two Korean coaches will perform at Thong Nhat Stadium when Viettel visits here.
SLNA has points
SLNA will cross 2 passes to meet host Da Nang, a team they won 3, drew 1, and lost 1 in the last 5 matches.Da Nang will be without Bui Tien Dung, while SLNA will also be without Marcio due to a suspension. Not to mention, the number of injured players on both sides is also more than 1 in the starting lineup, most notably the names Van Duc, Xuan Manh (SLNA), Do Merlo (SHB.Da Nang)...
Both Dang Tuan Anh and Khac Ngoc are central midfielders who were voted the best players of the match in round 5 and will face each other. The two teams know each other very well, and the attack does not have any players who can make a difference, so it will be difficult for either team to get all 3 points.
Thanh Hoa and Nam Dinh must win
Both bottom-ranked Thanh Hoa and Nam Dinh will play at home against S.Khanh Hoa and B.Binh Duong. These are matches where the home team really needs 3 points to escape the red light group. Foreign player Rimario has returned, but if Thanh Hoa wants to get 3 points, they must first improve their mentality after 5 matches without knowing victory.
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| Nam Dinh have lost 4 consecutive matches, now it's time to earn 3 points at home. Photo: VPF |
Both Nam Dinh and B.Binh Duong lost in the previous round, but for coach Van Sy and his team, it was the fourth consecutive loss, while B.Binh Duong had the revival of Anh Duc, Sy Giap and Tien Linh. The home team Nam Dinh had to try very hard to avoid being empty-handed at Thien Truong Stadium.
Home team Quang Nam will face HAGL who just had their first win at home. Coach Duong Minh Ninh just escaped danger thanks to the brilliance of Van Toan and his students. But at Tam Ky stadium, this ball-centric style of play for number 9 will hardly be able to be used like the match against Than Quang Ninh.
Up to now, Quang Nam has not won a match because Thanh Trung has not yet found his form and the foreign players have not yet integrated. In a must-win situation, coach Van Phuc will know how to break the playing style of the mountain town team, especially when the attack is the inherent weakness of the away team.
Tension at Hang Day and Thong Nhat stadiums
Even when not standing next to each other in the rankings, the confrontations between Hai Phong and Hanoi are still tense.
In terms of professional level, the away team Hanoi is one level higher, but "bad field, aggressive play" is the weapon that coach Truong Viet Hoang has used to pocket 3 points many times when hosting timid away teams.
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| Even when not standing next to each other in the rankings, the confrontations between Hai Phong and Hanoi are always tense. Photo: VPF |
Quang Hai and the Hanoi players are not lacking in tricks on the pitch, so this match promises to be fierce, perhaps even more tense than the recent confrontation with SHB.Da Nang between Quoc Trung and the Hai Phong players.
A match where the number of cards is predicted to be higher than the number of goals and the goals may come from unexpected events. Surely the Organizing Committee must arrange a strong referee for this match, otherwise the match will be ruined.
There are quite a few Koreans working on Vietnamese football fields, but so far only one Korean has been successful in V.League 2019. When he came to Vietnam to coach Viettel, Coach Lee Heung-sil only brought home 2 wins, but also 3 losses. Meanwhile, Coach Chung Hae-Soung brought Ho Chi Minh City to the top of the rankings with 4 wins and 1 draw, although the Thong Nhat Stadium team was not fully equipped and did not have many stars.
Both coaches are famous for their pragmatism in using troops. The home team, Ho Chi Minh City, is slightly better because the central midfielder duo Van Thuan and Hoang Thinh are considered the best shields in the V.League at present. Ho Chi Minh City's foreign player Vinicius, with 3 goals and 2 assists, is also rated higher than Viettel's.
If they only need a draw, coach Lee Heung-sil will have proven his class. Meanwhile, Ho Chi Minh City wants 3 points before going to Hanoi to meet Chu Dinh Nghiem and his team in the next round.
