Coach Petrovic wants to bring Phi Son to Europe

(Baonghean.vn) - At the end of the match between SLNA and FLC Thanh Hoa, coach Petrovic of the Thanh Hoa team had a special conversation with midfielder Tran Phi Son. The Serbian coach expressed his admiration for the SLNA player.

Coach Petrovic of FLC Thanh Hoa has brought a special flavor to V.League 2017 with his veteran personality and expertise. However, this old strategist is not as difficult and eccentric as people think of him.

In particular, the Serbian coach really likes players who have grown up at Song Lam Nghe An. The proof is that the three players Van Binh, Trong Hoang, and Dinh Dong have become his favorite students, his number 1 choice in FLC Thanh Hoa.

Midfielder Tran Phi Son and SLNA players left a strong impression on coach Petrovic. Photo: PV

After the match between SLNA and FLC Thanh Hoa ended, Phi Son and coach Petrovic had a small exchange. The coach praised SLNA's mainstay player this season. He told the midfielder born in 1992: "You are a talented player. I really like you, if you keep trying like that, you will become a great player. If I have the opportunity, I really want to bring you to my team. Try your best and wish you win the National Cup with SLNA."

In the post-match press conference, coach Ljupko Petrovic shared: “Today is a very happy day for the whole team and me personally. Regarding the national championship in particular and Vietnamese football. I think that in the future there is potential for development, I see that the qualities of Vietnamese players are very good, including many young players with great potential.

Clubs are also very interested in investing in youth football. I see that SLNA's number 10 - Phi Son has very good qualities, Phi Son and about 4, 5 other players of HAGL have the ability to play in Europe. However, I still emphasize that if you want to play in Europe, you need to be more professional and scientific in training as well as in daily life.

Coach Petrovic left his mark at V.League 2017. Photo: PV

“I think SLNA has a good youth training system, because over the years, SLNA has not only trained players for the team but many other players trained at SLNA are now pillars of clubs playing in the V.League.

I feel satisfied with the second place, because this is not only the first time Thanh Hoa has achieved such a high result but also the first time I have worked in Vietnam. Hopefully this is a stepping stone for Thanh Hoa football to develop and achieve high results like Hanoi or SLNA in the past, for example."

After this season, the coach who won the European Cup 1 with Red Star Belgrade in 1991 will say goodbye to V.League and return home to rest. Currently, he has not thought about the future although many clubs have contacted him./.

Trung Kien - Canh Nam