Injured, Nguyen Manh had to give way to the goalkeeper of the U17 SLNA team

(Baonghean.vn) - In recent days, SLNA has been actively preparing for the first match of V.League 2017 against FLC Thanh Hoa this weekend. This afternoon, goalkeeper Nguyen Manh had to sit out again and SLNA's coaching staff had to use the youth team's goalkeeper.

SLNA's training session on January 4th lasted for more than an hour. There were quite a lot of fans at Vinh Stadium to follow the team's preparations and the two newly signed foreign players.

In this training session, goalkeeper Nguyen Van Ba ​​of the U17 SLNA team was unexpectedly placed in the main lineup including Ngoc Hai, Minh Duc, Ngoc Toan, The Cuong, Phi Son... and 2 foreign players to compete. On the other side, goalkeeper Le Quang Dai was the replacement goalkeeper for number 2 goalkeeper Le Van Hung who had just had surgery for an injury and goalkeeper Tran Van Tien who was sick.

The reason why the 2001-born goalkeeper of the SLNA youth team has the opportunity to try his hand at the first team is because captain Tran Nguyen Manh is suffering from an injury and has not been able to return to normal training. This inevitably makes the SLNA coaching staff worried.

However, the player discovered from the TN - ND Cup football tournament of Nghe An Newspaper in the Dien Chau shirt still showed confidence against his seniors with reasonable moves and excellent reflexes, contributing greatly to the 4-1 victory against team 2.

In addition to Dinh Hoang, Van Hung, Nguyen Manh, SLNA's injury list also includes midfielder Cao Xuan Thang and Hoang Van Khanh. If the 1995-born midfielder cannot play in the opening match, SLNA's defense will certainly face many difficulties against the home team Thanh Hoa.

In this afternoon's practice match, striker Henry Shackiel - who was placed highest on the attack line - continued to leave his mark with 3 goals against goalkeeper Le Quang Dai.

The remaining foreign player, Olaha Michael, plays lower but still shows agility and good maneuverability. It is likely that this striker born in 1997 will be tested by SLNA's coaching staff in the position of attacking midfielder.

After the training session, the SLNA coaching staff continuously discussed and consulted with the foreign players to help them integrate as quickly as possible. Tomorrow, January 5, the Nghe An team will hold a farewell ceremony before leaving for Thanh Hoa the following day.

Trung Kien