Star story and internal disciplinary action

But things are not simple because football is a harsh "game", the competition is higher every day and of course, discipline in training and competition is always put first.

In the away match against Binh Duong in round 9, experts were quite surprised to not see the recently famous name Nguyen Dinh Bac in the starting and reserve list of the Quang Nam team. After the match, Mr. Van Si Son, head coach, said that player Nguyen Dinh Bac was injured and would have to sit out 1-2 more matches! But Mr. Son "said that but it was not true" when the press recently pointed out that Dinh Bac was receiving internal disciplinary action from the team, because he joined the team late after the Tet holiday without permission, without a valid reason. Not to mention that before that, at least 4 times, this young player overslept, went to the training ground late...

Dinh Bac’s story of “no less than 4 times” seems to “step on the same path” as Xuan Tien at Song Lam Nghe An, who was just brought back to the first team after a period of training with the youth team. Going a little further, those who are knowledgeable can relate it to the story of Trong Dai when he was at The Cong Viettel, who was disciplined and then wandered from team to team in a “go” situation…

It can be seen that Dinh Bac, Xuan Tien and Trong Dai are all promising young talents of Vietnamese football. Dinh Bac just scored at the 2023 ASIAN Cup and is extremely bright in the campaign of Mr. Philippe Troussier. Xuan Tien is young but has played in the V-League for 3 seasons, not the type of player that the French coach expected the most, but clearly at Song Lam Nghe An he is a real hope when playing alongside familiar and determined teammates. Trong Dai was also once the hope of the army team. However...

It seems that they have revealed their egos early, getting caught up in the "arrogance" when being praised, flattered and pampered somewhere. When the sad story of Trong Dai gradually passed, when Xuan Tien was just brought back from round 9 (named as a reserve in the match where Song Lam Nghe An won Meryland Quy Nhon Binh Dinh 2-0), Vietnamese football had another sad story of Dinh Bac.

We support the resolute approach and proper attitude of the teams The Cong Viettel, Song Lam Nghe An or Quang Nam when potential young players go beyond the allowed limit, repeating mistakes and violations. Obviously, when a player violates "at least 4 times", it means that there is a system, there is tolerance, opportunities are created, but they continue to violate so that the leaders of the teams must take disciplinary action, setting an example for others.

Mr. Phan Nhu Thuat did not say much about the case of disciplining Xuan Tien, but clearly, discipline is discipline, there is no other way. Mr. Van Sy Son clearly said, “In football, in addition to human and tactical factors, discipline is the key. The more difficult the team is, the stricter the discipline must be. I can “sacrifice” a player, no matter who it is, but keep the remaining 29 people…”.

Reality always shows that a football team is a collective, a collection of strength. No one denies the influence of stars, but if a star goes out of the collective orbit, it is meaningless, lonely and lost. Dinh Bac, Xuan Tien or Trong Dai are all young and talented, but if they let their personal egos overwhelm the collective, accepting internal disciplinary actions is necessary, rather than letting themselves slide into the disappointment of their teammates and fans.