U15 Song Lam Nghe An's worries before the quarter-finals

Fitness and injuries

The weather in Hung Yen in recent days has been very hot, causing the physical strength of the young players to be worn down. Especially when the competition density in the group stage is 2 days/1 match. This leads to many pillars of the Nghe An youth team being unable to play the full 90 minutes.

Physical strength is reduced, players are susceptible to injury. Especially when U15 Song Lam Nghe An has to play 2 matches in the group stage on artificial turf.

Along with that, the opponents' rather rough playing style caused the young players from Nghe An to constantly lie on the field. In the recent match against U15 Dong A Thanh Hoa, the young players continuously received quite harsh tackles from the opponents but the referee only showed 3 yellow cards to warn the Thanh players. This is the reason why coach Nguyen Van Tien received a yellow card after trying to put pressure on the referees to protect the players.

Fortunately for U15 Song Lam Nghe An, the match with U15 Long An is just a formality so coach Nguyen Van Tien can let his key players rest and wait for the upcoming quarter-final round.

Fear of high balls and set pieces

The defense of U15 Song Lam Nghe An played very well in this year's final round. After the first two matches, the Nghe An team has not conceded any goals. This is thanks to the excellence of the players in the defense and the reasonable tactics of coach Nguyen Van Tien.

However, there are still concerns that need to be overcome in the defense to be more confident before entering the quarter-finals. That is to overcome the weakness of the high ball. Although the physical condition of the U15 Song Lam Nghe An defenders is very good, in the recent match against U15 Dong A Thanh Hoa, coach Nguyen Van Tien's team had to rely on luck to not concede a goal.

Along with that is limiting foul situations in front of the penalty area. In the first 2 matches, our young players had to endure quite a few free kicks at close range. These free kicks are an opportunity for the opponent to break the deadlock. Therefore, in the upcoming matches, U15 Song Lam Nghe An must limit these unnecessary foul situations.

Weather

If the weather in Hung Yen was very hot and sunny a few days ago, there may be heavy rains in the coming days. This will be an extremely unfavorable condition for U15 Song Lam Nghe An.

Because the Nghe An team has a short and medium-distance passing style of play. Heavy rain will greatly affect this style of play. Besides, if it rains, the field is slippery, the ball is wet, U15 Song Lam Nghe An will have more difficulty in defending. Therefore, the weather is one of the biggest obstacles for the Nghe An team in the upcoming matches.

Hopefully, the coaching staff of U15 Song Lam Nghe An will have specific calculations to come up with reasonable strategies to overcome difficulties, thereby achieving good results in this year's tournament./.