Art at FLC Thanh Hoa

(Baonghean) - By chance, Tran Dinh Dong, Hoang Van Binh and Ngo Hoang Thinh arrived at FLC Thanh Hoa at a time when all three were reaching maturity and were eager and ambitious to contribute. On the contrary, FLC Thanh Hoa also made the right decision when recruiting this "Nghe An trio".

For midfielder Van Binh, 2 years playing for B. Binh Duong was a very difficult time for this 27-year-old player. Unable to compete for a starting position with the star players of the capital team and Moses, Tan Tai in particular, his career seemed to have stalled for a midfielder who played delicately and intelligently like Binh.

Also because of regret for this midfielder's talent, Coach Le Thuy Hai "structured" Van Binh to FLC Thanh Hoa before he even returned. And also here, Van Binh is the one who left the most impression in the eyes of the Thanh Hoa coaching staff.

As an instinct, at the FLC Cup friendly tournament, Van Binh scored 3 goals, making Thanh Hoa fans happy. More importantly, with Van Binh's tactical vision and ability to create, along with Hoang Thinh's ability to sweep and block and Quy Suu's experience, they created an extremely satisfactory midfield.

Nghe An players play at FLC Thanh Hoa.

Commenting on the addition of the force in general and the 3 Nghe An players in particular, Coach Hoang Thanh Tung said: “For FLC Thanh Hoa, fortunately, the reinforcement of the force is going very smoothly. Dinh Dong, Van Binh and Hoang Thinh show that they integrate quickly, get along well and are comfortable with their teammates. In training as well as in daily life, this “trio” has built a sense of discipline and solidarity. Over the past time, the creation of solidarity among the players has also gone in the right direction, these 3 players and their teammates have all joined hands to build a team that is in the best form.”

With defender Dinh Dong having made a strong comeback in 1987, now is the time for the defender born in 1987 to assert himself. Coming to Thanh Hoa, Dinh Dong has the opportunity to improve from his expertise to his lifestyle. This defender confided that coming to a new land, he is not entangled in the fun of his friends, his mind is relaxed so he always achieves the best physical condition and form. From there, he practices and competes with the most energy, finding joy to ease his homesickness and his little daughter.

The departure of the three Nghe An players mentioned above all made Nghe An fans extremely regretful. However, when joining FLC Thanh Hoa, Van Binh, Dinh Dong and Hoang Thinh also left a lot of sympathy with Thanh Hoa fans. With their expertise that had been confirmed at SLNA as well as the national team and their fiery fighting spirit, after only a short time they quickly integrated into the new team and were considered family by local fans.

Journalist Nguyen Manh Cuong, Thanh Hoa Newspaper, who closely follows the integration of the new FLC Thanh Hoa players, confided: “The three Nghe An players all have good experience and expertise, but what Thanh Hoa fans are most satisfied with is their high fighting spirit and good adherence to tactics. Following Dinh Dong, he is a worthy replacement for defender Duc Tuan on the right wing. Since he arrived, FLC Thanh Hoa's right wing has become much stronger. I know that coach Hoang Thanh Tung and technical director Le Thuy Hai have both determined to arrange these three players in the strongest squad. Sooner or later, they will help FLC Thanh Hoa fly high and win the trust of the coaching staff as well as the sympathy of the fans.”

Coming to the neighboring team, not only makes Dinh Dong, Van Binh and Hoang Thinh have to push themselves to try harder to prove their talent, but also is the responsibility of the "ambassadors" from Nghe An, the common face of the players who grew up from SLNA. In the 2016 season, there are 7 teams using Nghe An players or trained from SLNA including: Hai Phong, Ha Noi T&T, FLC Thanh Hoa, XSKT Can Tho, B.Binh Duong, Dong Thap and Ha Noi Club. In which, Hai Phong is the team that has the most "Nghe An quality" with 8 players who grew up from SLNA.

Trung Kien