New season gathering, SLNA seriously lacks force
(Baonghean.vn) - Yesterday (November 20), the Song Lam Nghe An football team gathered again after a month of V.League 2019 ending. The Nghe team's training session for the 2020 season witnessed a lot of turmoil.
On the first day of practice, many key players and foreign players were absent, but the team also welcomed the return of injured players from last season such as Ho Tuan Tai, Vo Ngoc Duc... Besides that, there was the appearance of midfielder Bui Dinh Chau who had just returned from Tay Ninh Club.
Currently, players Khac Ngoc and Nguyen Manh have joined Viettel Club, Dinh Hoang and Ngoc Toan have joined SHB Da Nang, Le The Cuong has joined Hai Phong and Le Manh Dung has returned to Hong Linh (Ha Tinh).
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SLNA has gathered to prepare for the 2020 season. Photo: SLNA FC |
Thus, SLNA is seriously lacking in strength, with only veteran players Dinh Dong and Quang Tinh, players born in 1993 such as Sy Sam, Sy Nam, Xuan Thang and players from the 1995-1996 generation such as Hoang Van Khanh, Ho Tuan Tai, and Pham Xuan Manh remaining.
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Current number of SLNA troops. Photo: FBNV |
Today, SLNA's coaching staff will let the U21 team practice and compete internally to gradually evaluate and select additional players for the professional team. It is expected that about a dozen young players will be tested in the first leg of the new season.
Besides, although they have not found a new sponsor, SLNA will also have to have a plan to recruit 3 new foreign players. Players Michael Olaha, Damir Memovic and Joel Vinicius have all left SLNA, of which Damir Memovic joined HAGL.

Nguyen Manh and Khac Ngoc officially leave Song Lam Nghe An
(Baonghean.vn) - Goalkeeper Tran Nguyen Manh and midfielder Ho Khac Ngoc have officially left SLNA to join Viettel Club since V.League 2020.