U21 SLNA - U21 Pho Hien: Going out to meet high mountains
(Baonghean.vn) - The journey to conquer the throne at the 2020 National U21 Finals of coach Dinh Van Dung and his team will begin with a match against U21 Pho Hien. This is a team that is highly rated in this tournament.
Come toNational U21 Finals 2020, U21 Pho Hien brought both "heroic soldiers" and "strong generals". On the coaching bench was the presence of coach Hua Hien Vinh, the current "captain" of Pho Hien Club, one of the strongest teams in the National First Division in the past 2 seasons.
Coach Hua Hien Vinh has a series of quality players, who are either mainstays at Pho Hien Club or are U19 and U22 Vietnam national team players. In addition to Vo Nguyen Hoang (Sai Gon Club), there are also Truong Thai Hieu, Nguyen Trong Long, Uong Ngoc Tien, Phan Ba Hoang, Huynh Cong Den, Tay Van Toan...
With such a squad, it is no surprise that U21 Pho Hien easily passed the qualifying round with quite an impressive record. In Group B, with the participation of U21 Dak Lak, U21 SHB Da Nang and U21 Khanh Hoa, Coach Hua Hien Vinh and his team won 7 points after 3 matches and confidently advanced to the final round.
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| U21 Pho Hien is highly appreciated by experts. Photo: Pho Hien Football Club |
In theory, at the 2020 National U21 Finals, U21 Pho Hien is one of the strongest candidates for the championship. Don't forget that in last year's tournament, Huynh Cong Den and his teammates won the runner-up position. In the final, they lost to U21 Hanoi with a score of 0 - 1. Obviously, U21 Pho Hien is a very formidable opponent.
Therefore, to win against coach Hua Hien Vinh's team,U21 SLNAmust compete with over 100% of their ability. Objectively speaking, compared to U21 Pho Hien, U21 SLNA's force is not rated as highly, although it possesses many faces that have fought in V.League 2020 such as Mai Sy Hoang, Nguyen Van Viet, Tran Ngoc Anh...
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| U21 SLNA players celebrate scoring a goal against their opponents. Photo: Organizing Committee |
Not to mention, U21 SLNA also lacked the services of central defender Thai Ba Sang and central midfielder Dang Van Lam. The fact that the 1999-born duo could not recover from their injuries in time seriously affected the strength of U21 SLNA. The unimpressive performances of Le Thanh Lam and his teammates in the qualifying round (Group C) are typical proof.
If coach Dinh Van Dung cannot overcome the shortcomings in his playing style (concentration, ability to defend against high balls...), U21 SLNA will hardly be able to achieve a positive result against U21 Pho Hien. In particular, the opponent has a striker who is very good at aerial combat, Vo Nguyen Hoang (1m80 tall).
The match between U21 SLNA andU21 Pho Hienwill take place at 19/8 Stadium, at 3:00 p.m. on December 11.