Striker from the rice fields and the first goal for Song Lam Nghe An in V.League
(Baonghean.vn) - Young striker Phan Xuan Dai made his mark with his first goal of the 2023/24 season for Song Lam Nghe An in the match against Binh Dinh last week. Hopefully this will be a springboard for this striker to shine more brightly in the jersey of his hometown team.
The confrontation between Song Lam Nghe An and Binh Dinh in round 9 of V.League 2023/24 is the first time in this season that Phan Xuan Dai has been arranged by coach Phan Nhu Thuat to play in the starting lineup.
Not letting down the trust of the Nghe An team's coaching staff, the striker born in 2003 showed a fiery and passionate fighting spirit. With his forte being speed and daring to make sudden moves, Xuan Dai has caused many difficulties for Binh Dinh defenders.
In the match of round 9 of V.League 2023/24, coach Phan Nhu Thuat arranged Xuan Dai to play with Olaha in the attack. In which, the player born in 2003 was arranged to play as a striker, while Olaha tended to drop low to attract the opponent's defenders.
This way of playing has brought into play Xuan Dai's strengths and weaknesses. Many times, the striker from Yen Thanh has shown his sensitivity in running, taking advantage of the space intelligently, promoting the advantage of speed and physique to eliminate the opponent's defense. The through balls and passes from Olaha and his teammates were all received appropriately by the striker born in 2003, thereby creating many dangerous attacks on Binh Dinh's goal.
The most impressive mark that Xuan Dai made was the goal that doubled the gap for Song Lam Nghe An in the match of round 9. With his vision, the striker wearing shirt number 21 made a reasonable run, received a pass from midfielder Van Viet, then used his speed and ability to sweep past the opponent's defender, before making a tricky curling shot, defeating goalkeeper Manh Cuong, raising the score to 2-0 for Song Lam Nghe An. This was also Xuan Dai's first goal for Song Lam Nghe An this season.
Phan Xuan Dai was promoted to play in the first team from 2021. Photo: Chung Le
After the match, coach Phan Nhu Thuat did not hesitate to praise his student from the rice fields. “Xuan Dai is a striker with speed, good thinking, and is quite sensitive in scoring goals. In particular, he has shown a fiery fighting spirit, a lot of desire, and plays with confidence. This is the strength that helps Xuan Dai gain the trust of the coaching staff of Song Lam Nghe An. I hope he will maintain his form to score more goals for the team this season and soon become an important link at Song Lam Nghe An,” coach Phan Nhu Thuat shared.
In this season, Phan Xuan Dai has been on the field 6 times. However, in the last 2 rounds, the striker wearing the number 21 shirt has only been in the starting lineup. To have a solid position in the Nghe An team, Xuan Dai needs to gain more experience and be more sensitive in seizing opportunities to score goals.
“Actually, this year Song Lam Nghe An’s squad is quite young, so in order not to disappoint the fans and the coaching staff, we need to try very hard. The upcoming matches will be very difficult for Song Lam Nghe An. We hope that the audience will not turn their backs on the home team and continue to cheer for us so that the whole team will always have the confidence to compete. I will always try my best and play with passion to help Song Lam Nghe An achieve positive results in the remaining stages of the season.”
Young striker Phan Xuan Dai
The reason why Xuan Dai has not made a strong impression on fans is because this striker often has to deal with injuries. Hopefully in the next stage of his career, luck will smile on Xuan Dai so that he can shine in the Song Lam Nghe An squad.
Growing up from the youth football training center of Song Lam Nghe An, the years playing for the "U" teams Xuan Dai has reaped many outstanding achievements. Among them are the championships at the National U15, U17 tournaments with U15, U17 Song Lam Nghe An. In addition, the striker from the rice fields also won the Silver Medal with U13, U21 Song Lam Nghe An at the National Youth Football Tournament and U21 National.
With his excellent performance in the youth teams, in 2021, Xuan Dai was officially called up to the first team by the Nghe An team's coaching staff. After 3 seasons wearing the yellow shirt of his hometown team, Xuan Dai played 12 times.
