U21 players with a good chance of joining SLNA's first team
(Baonghean.vn) - At the 2020 National U21 Finals, young players from Song Lam Nghe An are playing very impressively, winning the right to enter the finals. In addition to the 4 players who have been tested in the V.League, many other promising faces have been promoted to the SLNA first team.
Goalkeeper Nguyen Thanh Huy (26)
Duong Van Cuong's move to Phu Dong Club and his omission from the 2020 National U21 Finals has given the 1999-born goalkeeper a golden opportunity to show his talent. In the three qualifying matches, goalkeeper Thanh Huy kept a clean sheet for his team. In the 0-1 loss to Cong An Nhan Dan and the 3-2 victory over HAGL to win a spectacular ticket, Thanh Huy still played quite well and made many saves.
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Goalkeeper Nguyen Thanh Huy. Photo: Viet Dinh |
In the final round, the achievement of reaching the final has a great mark on the goalkeeper position. The match against U21 Pho Hien drew 1-1, and won 5-1 against Long An. In both of these matches, goalkeeper Thanh Huy made miraculous saves, bringing valuable points for coach Dinh Van Dung and his team. Especially in the semi-final match against U21 Nam Dinh, Thanh Huy played very well and was voted the best player of the match.
With a good height (1m80), his ability has been confirmed in the U21 SLNA shirt, Thanh Huy can absolutely be given the opportunity to move up.Team 1Practice and practice more to improve some weak points.
Midfielder Nguyen Xuan Binh (22)
MidfielderNguyen Xuan Binhborn in 2001 in Thanh Chuong and belongs to the generation that won the National U13 Championship in 2001. In 2018, this player won the bronze medal with U17 SLNA and won the bronze medal with U19 SLNA a year later. This player is also a regular on the Vietnam U19 teams.
In 2020, Nguyen Xuan Binh continued to be a pillar of U19 SLNA, winning the bronze medal and then playing for Phu Dong Club on loan and helping the team to be promoted to the First Division.
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Midfielder Nguyen Xuan Binh (22). Photo: Ba Tuan |
With a height of 1m76, ideal physique and physical strength, Xuan Binh is a very potential defensive midfielder of the Nghe An team. Thanks to Xuan Binh behind, young midfielder Dinh Xuan Tien has a lot of balls to distribute and develop his creativity. His passion and determination in competition are commendable for this player.
In the match against U21 Nam Dinh, Xuan Binh almost had a masterpiece from a cannon shot that hit the crossbar. For a player who is only 19 years old this year, such a performance is very noteworthy in the context of SLNA lacking a central midfielder.
Midfielder Tran Manh Quynh (17)
MidfielderTran Manh QuynhBorn in 2001 in Dien Chau, the same age as Xuan Binh. Although only 1m68 tall, Manh Quynh is a player with extremely intelligent and technical playing style. In 2019, Coach Hoang Anh Tuan and Coach Philippe Troussier both called Manh Quynh up to the Vietnam U19 team.
At the 2019 International U19 Tournament, Manh Quynh left a strong impression on the team's coaching staff with beautiful and important goals such as the goal against U19 China in the semi-finals.
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Striker Tran Manh Quynh. Photo: Viet Dinh |
In 2020, Manh Quynh was not promoted to the first team but he was loaned by PVF to play in the Second Division. At the National U21 Finals, he was a good partner of Ngo Van Luong and was the player with the top ability to create breakthroughs in U21 SLNA. Manh Quynh also scored the only goal against Nam Dinh to bring the home team to the final.
Midfielder Thai Bao Trung (99)
Midfielder Thai Bao Trung was born in 2000 in Thanh Chuong. In the 2018 season, Thai Bao Trung was one of the SLNA players who was loaned to Phu Dong Club to play in the Third Division and helped the team advance to the Second Division.
In 2019, he was tested in the SLNA first team to prepare for the 2019 V.League, but because the Nghe An team was "full" in the winger position, Bao Trung was loaned to Ba Ria - Vung Tau Club to play in the First Division. Although this team only won second place and could not be promoted to the V.League, Bao Trung matured a lot.
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Midfielder Thai Bao Trung (99). Photo: Organizing Committee |
At the National U21 Finals this year,Thai Bao TrungNot a regular in the starting lineup, but every time he enters the field, he causes a lot of trouble for the opposing defense.
Recently, in the 5-1 victory over Long An, the player with a very good left foot created a masterpiece from a distance of 25m, making the Khanh Hoa audience admire. In terms of technique and professional level, Bao Trung completely deserves to be given the opportunity to test himself in the V.League playground.

Playing with one less player, U21 SLNA still defeated Nam Dinh to advance to the final
(Baonghean.vn) - In the semi-final match of the 2020 National U21 Football Tournament against U21 Nam Dinh, despite taking the lead, U21 SLNA encountered many difficulties because they had to play with one less player for most of the second half.