Veteran Tran Dinh Dong wishes to continue wearing SLNA shirt
(Baonghean.vn) - Former U23 Vietnam and Vietnam National Team players are among the players who have ended their contracts with their home teams. The possibility of Tran Dinh Dong staying at SLNA next season is still open.
Sharing with Nghe An Newspaper, English defender Son affirmed: "With my current physical strength, I think I can still compete well in the arena."V.Leaguee1-2 more seasons. Of course, my biggest and only wish is to continue wearing the SLNA shirt, at least in the 2021 season."
"Although we could not help SLNA win a high position in V.League 2020, my teammates and I tried our best in every match. Personally, I feel satisfied with my performances this season. In every match, I played with more than 100% determination," Tran Dinh Dong self-assessed his performance.
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| Tran Dinh Dong (yellow shirt) always competes with a courageous spirit. Photo: Xuan Thuy |
According to statistics, in the 2020 season, the English player Son played 13/20 matches in 2 arenas: V.League (11 matches) and National Cup (2 matches), with a duration of 1082 minutes. At the age of 33, not many professional players in Vietnamese football can do as well as Tran Dinh Dong. The saying "the older the ginger, the spicier it is" is very true in the case of the defender wearing the number 16 shirt.
Indeed, in the 2020 season, the former Thanh Hoa player was one of the most impressive players of the Nghe An team. Seeing To Van Vu (B.Binh Duong), Phan Van Long (SHB Da Nang), Do Hung Dung (Hanoi Club) or Dinh Thanh Trung (Quang Nam) having to "keep quiet" in the matches against SLNA, it is enough to know how excellent Tran Dinh Dong is.
It is not by chance that a coach often gives priority to using young players likeCoach Ngo Quang Truongput their faith in Tran Dinh Dong, SLNA's oldest player in the 2020 season, after foreign player Alagie Sosseh (born in 1986) left Vinh Stadium. Just ask why Tran Dinh Dong is valued, while Nguyen Quang Tinh and Vuong Quoc Trung are not, and it will be clear.
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| SLNA's coaching staff highly values Tran Dinh Dong. Photo courtesy of Xuan Thuy |
Remember, in handCoach Ngo Quang TruongThere are many players who can play in the left-back position. In addition to Tran Dinh Dong, there are also Vo Ngoc Duc, Mai Sy Hoang and especially Pham Xuan Manh. However, the player wearing the number 16 shirt is still trusted by the SLNA coaching staff the most. In some matches, Tran Dinh Dong even had the honor of wearing the captain's armband.
The number of matches he played would have been even more if Tran Dinh Dong had not suffered a serious injury in the SLNA - Hong Linh Ha Tinh match (1-1), which took place in early July. In addition, the former Thanh Hoa player also had to sit out the procedural matches of SLNA in the last 2 rounds of Group B, Phase 2 of V.League 2020.
Obviously, Tran Dinh Dong is still maintaining a strong physical foundation, stable performance and a desire to play football. Having a player of class and experience like Tran Dinh Dong in the squad will be a great help to SLNA, a team with mostly inexperienced players. Objectively speaking, the former Thanh Hoa defender deserves to be given a new contract.
It is expected that by the end of next week, the Board of Directors willSLNAand Tran Dinh Dong will have an official meeting to discuss the future of English player Son. It is known that coach Ngo Quang Truong and his team will gather on November 12, starting the preparation process for next year's season./.
