Nghe An players and coaches "make waves" in V.league

(Baonghean)-While SLNA Club is struggling financially, players and coaches from Nghe An seem to be "making waves" at other clubs in the V.League.

Proof of this is that on December 10, Can Tho Club appointed Mr. Vu Quang Bao as head coach of the Tay Do team. Last season, many players who were "out of season" at SLNA also joined this team. Most recently, at the end of the 2015 season, captain Quang Tinh and striker The Cuong joined Can Tho. Meanwhile, midfielder Ngo Hoang Thinh and defender Dinh Dong joined the neighboring Thanh Hoa team, goalkeeper Duc Cuong arrived in Binh Duong...

So in the current V.League, Nghe An players are all over the strong clubs, in Hanoi T&T there are Hong Son, Hong Tien, assistant coach Sy Son, in Binh Duong there is the whole team from goalkeeper to striker like Cong Vinh, Van Hoan, Trong Hoang, Van Hoan, Van Binh, Duc Cuong... to the neighboring team like Thanh Hoa also has SLNA players. Not to mention, currently, many other clubs want to invite coach Huu Thang to coach but he has not accepted.

Warrior Ngo Hoang Thinh (right) has joined Thanh Hoa football team.

Quang Tinh docked at Can Tho

The fact that SLNA has many players playing for clubs is also a source of pride for the brand of Nghe An football training center. SLNA players go to other clubs and teams in V.league in many ways: good skills, being sought after, invited by other teams, paid signing bonuses and high salaries such as: Cong Vinh, Trong Hoang, Hong Son, Van Hoan, Quang Tinh, Hoang Thinh....

Young players that SLNA has not used yet are loaned to other teams to try their hand like The Nhat, Sy Nam, Van Khanh, The Phong... last season. Or there are also those who are "out of date" and go to work for "economics" like: Van Quyen, Xuan Thang, Huy Hoang, Quang Truong, Van Tien... before. But no matter what form, players from SLNA become pillars of the teams they set foot in. This is also a way to promote the brand, create jobs for players from SLNA's "training center".

Cong Vinh and more than half of the SLNA squad have joined B.Binh Duong.

Coach Vu Quang Bao has just been appointed as head coach of Can Tho Club.

But because of the almost complete coverage of V.League, every time SLNA plays against any club, there are intimate and awkward relationships for both players and coaches. That is inevitable, although people still say: when you play professional football, you have to play your best for the club you are playing for. Therefore, there are matches where SLNA players are willing to "lose" to save their teammates, but on the contrary, there are also matches where Nghe An players "let go" for their hometown team to win. Therefore, the "Nghe An-ization of V.League" also has its downsides.

Article and photos:Duc Dung