Round 9 V.League, Hai Phong - Song Lam Nghe An: Lach Tray easy to go, hard to return
(Baonghean.vn) – In the past and present, whether at home or away, Hai Phong has never been an easy opponent for Song Lam Nghe An. In round 9 of V.League 2019, the Nghe team will certainly face a big challenge.
Currently, Hai Phong is a team that owns many players who grew up from the Song Lam Nghe An academy. Faces like Quoc Trung and Dinh Bao have affirmed their position in the port city team for many years. Hai Phong's two main foreign players, Diego Fagan and Jeremie Lynch, are also former players of the Nghe An team. Therefore, they are no longer unfamiliar with the Nghe An team's playing style.
More importantly, the current technical director of Hai Phong Club is Coach Ngo Quang Truong. One of the most prominent faces of Nghe An football throughout the ages and has many years of experience in youth training, 2 years leading the SLNA first team in V.League.
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| Jeremie Lynch is shining in Hai Phong's shirt. Photo: HPFC |
In terms of attack, Hai Phong's playing style is mainly long balls and relies on foreign players. But clearly they have a very strong attack with 12 goals and the trio Diego Fagan - Jeremie Lynch - J. Mpande has contributed 9 goals.
Meanwhile, statistics also show that SLNA's attack is worse than Nam Dinh and Viettel, having only scored 7 goals (foreign player Michael Olaha has contributed 3 goals).
On the contrary, Coach Duc Thang has a solid defense that is among the best in V.League. Up to round 9, SLNA has only conceded 5 goals, which means that except for the 0-4 loss to Hanoi, SLNA has only conceded 1 goal in the 7 teams they have faced. Thanks to that, Coach Nguyen Duc Thang and his team have had 6 clean sheets.
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| Center back Van Khanh and his teammates will meet again with their old teacher Ngo Quang Truong. Photo: HPFC |
In the past 14 meetings at Lach Tray, SLNA has only won 2 times, drawn 6 times and lost 6 times.
SLNA continues to be without strikers Phan Van Duc and Ho Tuan Tai and is forced to rely on the remaining players such as Cao Xuan Thang and Le The Cuong. In addition, Nghe An fans are also hoping that the return of Xuan Manh will help SLNA improve a bit.
The match taking place this Sunday (May 12) at Lach Tray will certainly be an interesting competition between old acquaintances, between a team with a strong attack and a team with a solid defense./.
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