A season to forget for the former SLNA midfielder
(Baonghean.vn) - In the 2019 season, in Hai Phong's shirt, Coach Truong Viet Hoang rarely sent Dau Thanh Phong onto the field.
Dau Thanh Phong is one of the players who left Vinh Stadium after the 2018 season ended. Unlike his close friends Cao Xuan Thang, Nguyen Sy Nam and Ho Sy Sam (who signed new contracts with SLNA), the midfielder from Tan Ky decided to join Hai Phong to develop his career.
Lach Tray Stadium is no longer a stranger to Dau Thanh Phong, because the player born in 1993 has twice moved to play for the Hai Phong team on loan (2015 season and 2018 season). It was thought that in a "new but old" environment, Dau Thanh Phong would have many opportunities to show his talent.
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| Dau Thanh Phong (left) when he was still wearing SLNA's shirt. Photo: Archive |
Unfortunately, things did not go as expected by the 26-year-old player. In the Hai Phong team's shirt, Dau Thanh Phong was rarely used by coach Truong Viet Hoang. Throughout the entire V.League 2019, the former SLNA player only had 3 appearances with a total time of 91 minutes.
In the first leg, Dau Thanh Phong could not compete with his senior Vuong Quoc Trung for a position. However, even when Vuong Quoc Trung left Hai Phong in the mid-season transfer window, Dau Thanh Phong still had to regularly "wear out his pants" on the bench.
Instead of giving the player wearing the number 27 a chance, Hai Phong's Board of Directors chose to borrow midfielder Le Manh Dung from SLNA to play for the rest of the season. Not receiving the trust of coach Truong Viet Hoang, Dau Thanh Phong had to continue to be a "redundant" at Lach Tray Stadium.
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| Dau Thanh Phong (standing in the middle, first row) in a rare start. Photo: VPF |
Witnessing what Dau Thanh Phong has gone through in Hai Phong, Nghe An fans cannot help but be surprised and disappointed. Although not a “star” like his teammates of the same age, Que Ngoc Hai or Pham Manh Hung, Dau Thanh Phong has also contributed to SLNA for many years.
“After the rain, the sky clears up”, hopefully, the midfielder from Tan Ky will play successfully in the coming seasons. According to Dau Thanh Phong’s confirmation, his contract with Hai Phong still has 1 more year before it officially expires.
