Former SLNA player - Coach Nguyen Thanh Cong of Saigon Club shares about "recruitment"
(Baonghean.vn) - The 2018 season ended, the Thong Nhat Stadium team had to say goodbye to 4 players for various reasons. In the opposite direction, Saigon FC also welcomed many quality new players.
The first face is striker Le Quoc Phuong from Thanh Hoa. This is a "new but old" contract, because in the second phase of V.League 2018, Le Quoc Phuong moved from FLC Thanh Hoa to wear the Saigon FC shirt on loan. The fact that the player born in 1991 did not continue to be associated with the Thanh team was an opportunity for Saigon FC to get this signature. Immediately, the two sides agreed to sign a 2-year contract.
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| Midfielder Ngo Xuan Toan is a new player of Saigon FC. Photo: DA |
The second notable face is striker Ngo Xuan Toan from SLNA. At the end of the 2018 season, Ngo Xuan Toan's contract officially expired. Instead of staying at Vinh Stadium with a new contract, the player born in 1993 decided to move to the South to join Saigon FC, where his former teacher at SLNA, Coach Nguyen Thanh Cong, is currently the captain. Ngo Xuan Toan's contract term is the same as Le Quoc Phuong's.
Besides the two highly skilled and experienced players above, there are promising young faces from the old Hanoi B (now Hong Linh Ha Tinh), Viettel, PVF and the T&T – VSH youth football training center (Cua Lo – Nghe An)…
Coach Nguyen Thanh Cong’s decision to “rejuvenate” the squad has surprised experts and fans of Saigon FC. It is known that the Saigon FC leadership has “given the green light” for Coach Nguyen Thanh Cong to freely recruit players.
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| Head coach Nguyen Thanh Cong of Saigon Club. Photo: DA |
The former SLNA player shared: “I recruit players not only based on purely professional factors, but also on the culture of Saigon FC. I will recruit those who are well-behaved, have good morals, and have a will to progress. The leadership gives me full authority to decide on professional matters, so I can bring in famous players. However, my goal is to build Saigon FC into a young team that plays beautifully and has a real identity. That is why I recruit quite a few young faces.”
Currently, the Thong Nhat Stadium team is still trying out a number of players from many other teams. According to the plan, Saigon FC will try out about 10 foreign players, then choose the most suitable faces to participate in the BTV Cup (Binh Duong Television Cup) and finalize 3 people to join the team in the 2019 season./.
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