Identifying U19 Song Lam Nghe An before the National U19 Finals

Identify U19 Song Lam Nghe An

Participating in the 2024 National U19 Qualifiers, U19 Song Lam Nghe An is in Group C with U19 Hue, U19 Da Nang, U19 Quang Nam and U19 Quang Ngai. This is not a very strong group compared to the current strength of U19 Nghe An. Therefore, after the end of the qualifying round, U19 Song Lam Nghe An won the first place in Group C, which did not surprise experts too much. However, to make a difference this season, U19 Song Lam Nghe An still needs to add more quality personnel, along with a more varied playing style.

Looking back at the U19 Nghe An squad that competed in the qualifying round, it can be seen that this is a team with quite even expertise. In defense, after 8 matches, coach Nguyen Huy Hoang's team only conceded 5 goals. U19 Song Lam Nghe An has the fewest goals conceded in Group C and ranked 3rd compared to other teams in the qualifying round. However, if they enter the final round against opponents with stronger attacks, U19 Nghe An still needs to have another central defender with leadership qualities, who is a spiritual support for his teammates. Looking at the registration list of U19 Song Lam Nghe An, it can be seen that central defender Le Nguyen Hoang is the type of player who can meet the above factors. However, Nguyen Hoang is currently on the first team and will most likely not be able to compete with U19 Song Lam Nghe An in the 2024 National U19 Tournament.

Similarly, in the attack, the scoring efficiency of the U19 Nghe An team is very high (23 goals/8 matches). However, the U19 Song Lam Nghe An midfield still lacks a real conductor, a player capable of sparking high-quality attacks. And midfielder Nguyen Quang Vinh fits those requirements. However, the player born in 2005 is currently playing in the V.League for the first team of Song Lam Nghe An. Therefore, it is almost certain that U19 Nghe An will not be able to have the services of the 19-year-old midfielder.

Talking about this, Mr. Nguyen Huy Hoang - coach of U19 Song Lam Nghe An said: "If a player has proven his ability and is promoted to the first team, then I will not necessarily borrow them to play for U19 Song Lam Nghe An. After all, the youth tournament is a place to discover new factors to supplement the first team, as well as find talent for the national teams. Therefore, when there is no service from players playing in the V.League, it means creating opportunities for other players who want to prove their ability. I hope my students will compete with more passion, thereby helping U19 Song Lam Nghe An play explosively this season".

In terms of playing style, coach Huy Hoang's team has shown more coherence and smoothness through each match. In particular, the ball rotation of Nghe An U19 always has high variability, thus creating many storms for the opponent's goal. However, when entering the final round, Song Lam Nghe An U19 may have to face teams with good defenses such as Viettel, Hanoi, PVF, Thanh Hoa... then developing the ball will no longer be easy. Therefore, coach Huy Hoang still needs to build more coordination pieces to be able to penetrate the opponent's defense.

Overall, after a series of quite successful matches in the qualifying round, the audience was somewhat satisfied with the performance of coach Huy Hoang's students. However, in the final round, the real challenge came to U19 Song Lam Nghe An. Because here, teams such as Viettel, PVF, Hanoi, Thanh Hoa, LPBank Hoang Anh Gia Lai... have all shown impressive performance in this year's season. Therefore, to advance further in the final round, U19 Song Lam Nghe An needs to improve the positions on the field and create a highly diverse playing style.

Chance in the final round

After the qualifying round ended, 12 teams were determined to be present in the final round including: U19 Viettel, U19 Hanoi, U19 PVF, U19 Thanh Hoa, U19 Song Lam Nghe An, U19 Hue, U19 LPBank Hoang Anh Gia Lai, U19 Khanh Hoa, U19 Phu Yen, U19 Binh Phuoc, U19 Binh Duong and U19 Dong Thap.

With proven strength, it is predicted that U19 Song Lam Nghe An will not have too much difficulty in passing the group stage. However, to realize the dream of the championship in this year's tournament, U19 Nghe An will have to face formidable opponents such as U19 Viettel, U19 PVF, U19 Hanoi, U19 Thanh Hoa,...

In particular, looking at the competition results, U19 PVF is highly appreciated in this year's tournament. This team won 22 points after 8 matches in the qualifying round (1 of 2 teams with the highest score in the qualifying round). Possessing outstanding factors, along with a cohesive playing style, U19 PVF is considered the number 1 candidate in the 2024 National U19 tournament.

In addition, U19 Viettel or U19 Hanoi are also new forces in Vietnamese youth football tournaments. In the 2024 National U19 qualifying round, these two teams demonstrated a fiery attacking style of play, with Viettel scoring 35 goals, while Hanoi had 29 goals. In addition, the strength of the reigning champion U19 Thanh Hoa cannot be underestimated as they always enter the field with a determined fighting spirit.

It is not too subjective to judge that the 2024 National U19 Tournament is very fierce. Therefore, it is difficult to predict which team will have the advantage in the race to the championship in this year's tournament. Hopefully, the U19 Song Lam Nghe An players will overcome the obstacles to regain the glory they had in the past.