Fix it before it's too late!

(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of August 17, the Vietnam U16 team gathered at the VFF youth football training center to prepare for the 2018 U16 Asian qualifiers taking place in Mongolia (September 20 - September 24).

According to the announced list, the SLNA training center contributed 4 faces: Dinh Xuan Tien, Pham Tien Dung, Hoang Van Thong and goalkeeper Nguyen Van Viet. Unfortunately, the players who won the U15 Southeast Asian Championship with the Vietnam U15 team in June in Thailand such as Ngo Quang Thuan, Duong Van Cuong, Phan Ba ​​Quyen were all absent.

In terms of pure expertise, this is a rather confusing decision by coach Vu Hong Viet. At the recent National U15 Finals, Ngo Quang Thuan, Duong Van Cuong and Phan Ba ​​Quyen had excellent performances in the U15 SLNA jersey.

Present in Tay Ninh to watch the tournament to find quality faces for the Vietnam U16 team, Mr. Viet shared:“In addition to the 4 players who recently joined the Vietnam U15 team, I was very impressed with player number 7 of U15 SLNA, Hoang Van Thong. Through the match against U15 HAGL, I saw that Coach Ngo Quang Truong's students played very well. First of all, I have to mention the spirit factor, they played with high determination, played with technical football...

Captain Phan Ba ​​Quyen received a red card after a dangerous tackle on a Viettel U15 player. Photo: Tram Uyen.

Regarding Dinh Xuan Tien, he was recently called up to the national team but unfortunately he got injured again. After this tournament, I will definitely continue to call him back and some other players." Based on the statements of coach Vu Hong Viet, U15 SLNA will have at least 7-8 faces called up to the Vietnam U16 team to prepare for the U16 Asian qualifiers taking place at the end of September.

However, things took a different turn. Witnessing the excessively fierce tackles by the SLNA U15 players against the Viettel U15 players in the semi-final match, experts as well as domestic football fans spoke out harshly. A series of curses and insults aimed at Phan Ba ​​Quyen, Ngo Quang Thuan, Duong Van Cuong... made coach Vu Hong Viet unable to include these players in the list of the Vietnam U16 team.

Obviously, from an ethical perspective, Mr. Viet has made a reasonable decision. Not having the honor of wearing the U16 Vietnam national team jersey is a fitting punishment for the actions that went beyond the control of Ngo Quang Thuan, Duong Van Cuong, Phan Ba ​​Quyen... Hopefully, those players will learn a useful lesson for their future career paths. At the same time, this is also a harsh criticism for the teachers who train young people at SLNA. The line between determination and violence is very thin, so it cannot be lumped together.

Defender Duong Van Cuong (yellow shirt) is also not present at this training session of the Vietnam U16 team. Photo: Tram Uyen.

Vietnamese football fans in particular, and football fans all over the world in general, love beautiful football. No individual or organization has the right to tolerate or promote ugly and violent football. At the age of 14-15, players are only at the beginning of their journey to self-improvement. Therefore, serious and responsible education from teachers and parents is needed.again.

There is a saying, “In a gourd, it is round, in a tube, it is long”. The product of each youth football training center is the professional level and personality of each player. Do not let the mistakes of adults cause children to suffer the consequences, that is injustice. I only hope that Phan Ba ​​Quyen and his teammates will “know how to stand up right where they fell”./.

Thanh Hung