The 24th Nghe An Newspaper Cup Youth and Children Football Tournament - an impressive season

Mr. Le Manh Hung - Head referee of the season, Goalkeeper coach of SLNA Youth Football Training Center:

Discover more new talents

In this year's season, the quality of the teams is more even, there is not a big gap between the mountains and the plains like every year. Although before the tournamentSLNAWe have already selected outstanding players in the district, but after the tournament, we still discovered many more potential players and will organize more preliminary selections in the near future. That is a very surprising thing, showing the importance of Nghe An Newspaper Cup in Nghe An football movement.

I highly appreciate the communication work of Nghe An Newspaper this season and am impressed with the way the Organizing Committee professionally reported the matches live on digital platforms. This approach not only helps spread the tournament but also helps audiences from afar to follow, accompany the players, and encourage their spirit.

Mr. Van Thanh Chuong - Coach of Thanh Chuong Children's Team:

Want to organize the tournament at district level so as not to miss out on talent

Having been a part of the tournament since its first season, I understand better than anyone how proud and honored the children are to be able to participate in the Nghe An Newspaper Cup. For them, the cards, certificates, and clothes are more valuable than any other prizes. Saying this is to hope that,Nghe An Newspaper CupIn the following years, the competition can be organized at the district level before the provincial level. Accordingly, the district only needs to take the newspaper's brand name, and the organization will take care of the sponsorship. Only then will we not miss out on talent and give them many opportunities to shine. In addition, the competition should be divided into the U10 and U12 age groups to make the selection process for the national team easier.

Mr. Vo Van Phuong - Coach of Hung Nguyen Youth Team:

Playground of many opportunities

DistrictHung Nguyenis the cradle of football providing many talented players for provincial football, and the Nghe An Newspaper Cup Youth Football Tournament is the stage, the opportunity for those talents to shine.

That is why I want this opportunity to reach more teenagers and children. This year, I see that the organization is much more professional than previous years.Security and order are more guaranteed, all procedures are standardized.

I hope that in the following years, the Organizing Committee will expand the target group to include children who do not have a local household registration but live, study, and contribute to the local football movement, so that they have more opportunities. At the same time, in the tournament next year, when there is no interruption due to the pandemic, I hope that the Organizing Committee will still accept players who have been trained at the center to return to play for the local team. This will avoid the situation where local training classes hide their talents and wait until the tournament is over before introducing them to the center.

Mr. Tran Van Son - Coach of Do Luong Children's Team:

A fair season

Returning after 2 years of the pandemic, this is a season that is expected by not only the players, but also the leaders, people, parents... Right from the beginning, we felt that the organization was very professional, from the way the press conference was conducted to the arrangement of the match schedule. The match schedule at the beginning of this year was arranged scientifically, the youth teams played outdoors every other day so they had time to recover their health.

Another thing that I am very satisfied with is the referee team. I feel that they have worked very impartially, seriously, responsibly, and have not let any disputes happen. I understand that the Referee Board does not schedule in advance like previous years, but instead requires all referees to be present at the field before appointing and selecting people at the match. This is a very objective way of doing things, avoiding many negative issues, and is worth noting and promoting.

Mr. Le Trung Hieu - Coach of Nghi Loc Children's Team:

Need for local and education sector's impact and coordination

In recent years, parents have shown little interest in cultural and sports activities, leading to limitations in player selection. Many children have football potential but their families do not create conditions for them to participate in tournaments or do not allow them to study in community gifted classes.

So, I hope the content is engaging.Youth and Children Football Tournament Nghe An Newspaper Cupwill be thoroughly implemented by local authorities and the Department of Education and Training, considering the tournament as a content that needs to be encouraged, prioritized, organized and participated in. Only then will the selection, organization and training work have many positive changes.