Many former SLNA players struggle to establish themselves in their new teams.
(Baonghean.vn) - While Hoang Thinh and Ngo Xuan Toan are increasingly asserting their talent and importance in their new teams, some other faces are going through difficult days after leaving SLNA.
At the end of last season, Dau Thanh Phong decided to leave Vinh Stadium to join Hai Phong Club, the team where he played in the second phase of V.League 2018, on loan. It was thought that in a "new but old" environment, Dau Thanh Phong would have the opportunity to play more often. Unfortunately, up to now, after 8 rounds of V.League 2019, the player born in 1993 has only appeared on the field for 46 minutes.
However, Thanh Phong is still luckier than his two compatriots Nguyen Viet Nguyen and Nguyen Phu Nguyen, a pair of players named Nguyen who were both loaned to Hai Phong FC by their home team SLNA at the beginning of this season. Having to live, train and compete in a new environment, Nguyen Viet Nguyen and Nguyen Phu Nguyen have not been able to prove much. Therefore, in recent times, the familiar position of the "twin Nguyen" has been on the bench.
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| Nguyen Viet Nguyen is still only a "reserve player" at Lach Tray Stadium. Photo: Archive |
It is known that at Hai Phong Club at this time, there are many former SLNA players or those who were loaned to play by SLNA. In addition to the quartet often used by Coach Truong Viet Hoang, namely Nguyen Dinh Bao - Vuong Quoc Trung - Fagan - Jeremie Lynch, the remaining faces such as Nguyen Van Duc, Nguyen Canh Duong, Phan Dinh Vu Hai also "share the same fate" with Dau Thanh Phong, Nguyen Viet Nguyen and Nguyen Phu Nguyen.
The case of goalkeeper Phan Dinh Vu Hai is the most surprising. In the early stages of the season, the goalkeeper from Ha Tinh was the number 1 choice in the goal of coach Truong Viet Hoang. Phan Dinh Vu Hai played the entire 270 minutes in the first 3 rounds of V.League 2019. However, since the match between SHB Da Nang Club and Hai Phong Club (0-1) in the 2019 National Cup qualifiers, Phan Dinh Vu Hai's position has belonged to his young teammate Nguyen Van Toan.
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| Phan Dinh Vu Hai has been constantly on the bench recently. Photo: Archive |
More than 1,000 km from Hai Phong city, in Saigon, former SLNA defender Que Ngoc Manh is also struggling to find a chance to play for Ho Chi Minh City FC. Having moved to Thong Nhat Stadium from B.Binh Duong FC at the beginning of this season, the brother of national team player Que Ngoc Hai has yet to play a single minute for Ho Chi Minh City FC in V.League 2019. Simply, Que Ngoc Manh is not the top priority of coach Chung Hae-seong in the left-back position.
Above are former SLNA players who are currently playing for different teams in the most prestigious tournament of Vietnamese football. The common point between them is not only the name SLNA, but also the situation they are facing at their new team./.