Nguyen Van Bach - a promising young football player of Nghe An

Among the young players participating in training, Van Bach (left) is the player who has performed quite well in the training plan given by the coach. This is a very young midfielder, born in 2003, but has good technique and tactical vision, and is highly appreciated by the coaching staff. Photo: Duc Anh

New version of Trong Hoang

Since he was a primary school student, Bach has been a boy with outstanding qualities.football. Every afternoon after school, student Nguyen Van Bach always stayed behind to play soccer with his friends of the same age. At that time, the boy born in 2003 was always the leader of his team. With a strong appearance and good basic skills, Bach was always the leader of his team. "Those days were so much fun, every time school was over, we would invite each other to play soccer. I remember there were days when we didn't come home until late at night, so many times we were scolded by our parents, and sometimes we were even beaten, but we loved playing soccer so much that even though we got beaten today, the next day everything was back to normal": Bach happily recounted.

Because of his good looks, physique and natural talent for playing football, Bach was selected by the district's gifted football class to participate in the tournament.Nghe An Newspaper Cup. In the Yen Thanh children's team at that time, Nguyen Van Bach was an important player and an irreplaceable person. Bach had a strong physical foundation and good pressing ability, so the right wing of the Yen Thanh children's team at that time was the main attacking wing. There were many goals created by Bach and his teammates on this wing. Although that day, the Yen Thanh children only won the Bronze Medal, it left a lot of impressions on the audience. Bach was personally evaluated by the scouts of the SLNA training center as a rough diamond, if polished, he could become a formidable player in the future. Early recognition of the Yen Thanh midfielder's footballing qualities, coach Ky Phuong proactively called Bach to join the youth football team of the training center.SLNA.

Joining the Nghe An football team, Bach has always been a hard-working and dedicated player. After each exercise, Bach always remembers and often stays behind to practice difficult movements. The player born in 2003 is always considered by coaches to be a versatile and hard-working player. His playing style, appearance, and good physical strength make many people compare Nguyen Van Bach to a new version of national player Trong Hoang. Bach shared: "I am very happy when people compare me like that, because Hoang is a player with will, has innate football qualities and is still an irreplaceable player in the national team. Hoang is the model for me to learn from."

Nguyen Van Bach is actively practicing seriously to gain the trust of the coaching staff. Photo: Duc Anh

Versatile player with many medals

Only 18 years old, Nguyen Van Bach has won many medals with SLNA youth football. Some of the typical medals that Bach has won include the National U13 Silver Medal, 2 Gold Medals in the national U15 and U17 age groups. In particular, that is the Gold Medal in the U17 tournament. This is the medal that brought Bach's name to a large number of fans. Because in previous ages, the player from Yen Thanh often played the role of a full-back or a right midfielder. But in SLNA U17, the midfielder born in 2003 was the one who played in the center of the midfield. Although it was only the first tournament he played in this position, Bach showed his ability to recover the ball, keep the rhythm of the match, and make highly unpredictable passes. In the matches in that tournament, the player from Yen Thanh was always the leader in the midfield. After winning the Gold Medal with his teammates at U17, Bach was voted by experts as the best player of the tournament.

After those initial successes, Bach was noticed by SLNA's coaching staff and considered a talented player and promoted him to the first team. Entering a professional football environment for Bach is a dream but also full of pressure. Bach shared: "Being promoted to the first team is a dream not only for me but also for any player. Being able to wear the shirt with the seniors soon will be a valuable lesson for those of our age to have the opportunity to rub shoulders and learn. I will consider this a valuable opportunity for me to continue writing my dreams for the future."

When training and competing in the first team, there will be many new things for the player from Yen Thanh. Because here, the seniors compete fiercely, are more experienced and have a much higher level of expertise than in the youth team. The training plans given by the coaching staff are also much more complicated, to quickly grasp that knowledge requires a young person like Bach to be really persistent and hard-working. After each training session, Bach and some other young teammates must stay on the field to practice and improve the knowledge given by the coach.

I believe that if Nguyen Van Bach gets to compete in many tournaments, he will soon prove his talent. Photo: Duc Anh

In some internal matches of SLNA, Bach was arranged by the coach to play the role of right winger. This position is not strange to him, because Bach has shown his qualities and according to everyone, his playing style is similar to his senior Trong Hoang. The player born in 2003 plays passionately, has the ability to stick to the opponent fiercely, is not afraid of collisions, and can attack and defend well. According to the coaches, Nguyen Van Bach is a versatile player who can play well in many positions. If he has a lot of experience, he will soon become a good player in the future. Bach said: “I will try my best to play better every day. Currently, in SLNA's first team, there are many good players, it will be difficult for me to compete for a position. However, next year, the yellow team will be divided into two teams, one team playing in the V.League and a youth team participating in the third division. I will try to play well in this third division team to gain more experience and hope to soon play in the V.League.”