Nghe An Football – Expectations in 2021
(Baonghean.vn) - Closing 2020 was a stormy year for SLNA in the professional arena. However, in V.League 2021, things could become much better. Meanwhile, at the youth level, Nghe An football continues to be considered a force thanks to its existing foundation.
Youth in team 1
One of the premises thatSLNAcreated in 2020 is to successfully introduce a new generation of players. Accordingly, players who were promoted from 1 year ago such as Mai Sy Hoang, Nguyen Van Viet, Thai Ba Sang and Dang Van Lam all showed visible progress when they were called up.Vietnam U22 Team. They, along with other players such as Le Thanh Lam and Tran Ngoc Anh, competed successfully at the 2020 National U21 Tournament and in the new season, these players will not be labeled "rookies".
Regarding foreign players, SLNA has just completed a contract with striker Bruno Henrique. This is a quality addition to strengthen the attack. Without needing a trial, the Brazilian striker's level was proven last season in the Ha Tinh HL shirt. This striker scored 10 goals in 20 matches.
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| Phan Van Duc and Pham Xuan Manh will be the leaders of SLNA at the age of 25. Photo: Archive |
The reason why SLNA is considered a team with quality domestic players is because half of the main squad is at the peak of their careers. Among them are 3 national players: goalkeeper Van Hoang, Phan Van Duc and Pham Xuan Manh. Even the captain Hoang Van Khanh was once a member of the U23 Vietnam team and is a top defender in the tournament.V.LeagueSenior players like Dinh Dong and The Nhat may not be able to compete for a starting position, but their experience is very necessary.
To strengthen the squad for next season, SLNA's coaching board has just promoted a series of young players who played well in the recent U21 tournament for trial. There are 3 names born in 2001: Nguyen Xuan Binh, Dang Quang Tu and Tran Manh Quynh. These faces are all expected to wear the U19 Vietnam team shirt to compete in regional tournaments in 2021. In addition, there are goalkeepers Nguyen Thanh Huy (1999) and Nguyen Minh Duc (2002) who are being tested. In the transfer market, SLNA has only brought in one name, midfielder Phan Dinh Thang, born in 1993.
Youth team leverage
In the past 3-4 years, SLNA has often "dominated" youth tournaments at the U11 to U15 levels. However, in 2020, SLNA won the championship.National U17making the chance of winning the national U19 championship even higher. This is a generation of quality players, with good physique and consecutive championships from U13 to U17. For 15 years, Nghe An football has not returned to glory at the U19 level, so Dinh Xuan Tien's generation of players receives the most expectations.
At the lower level of U17, the task and responsibility belongs to the U15 SLNA players who won the bronze medal last year, combined with the factors that made the championship in 2019 with Coach Phan Nhu Thuat and Coach Pham Van Quyen. In fact, there are up to 12 players of U17 SLNA who are on the payroll of U19 SLNA, for example Cai Van Quy (born in 2004). Therefore, the Nghe An team still has the right to dream of successfully defending the championship.
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| This year, the U19 SLNA team hopes to change the color of the medal. Photo: TK |
Similarly, the teamU15 SLNAIn 2021, the U13 SLNA players won the national youth championship at home for 2 consecutive years with almost absolute strength. That is the opportunity for Tran Quoc Hoa, Phung Van Nam, Le Nhat Anh, Pham Nguyen Quoc Trung, Truong Quang Trung, Nguyen Quang Lam, Nguyen Bao Ngoc... In 2019, the U12 SLNA and U13 SLNA teams were the strongest in the tournament when they faced each other in the final match. Therefore, 2 years later, if they do not have a medal at the National U15 Finals, it will be a great pity.
With the teamU13 SLNANext year, they will once again be a formidable opponent. In the National U13 playground, SLNA has won a total of 8 championships and 3 consecutive years recently. The SLNA U11 team even won 4 consecutive years from 2017 - 2020, so after just a few years, they will be stronger when they mature from the Children's level to the Youth level.
Thus, looking at it objectively and modestly, in 2021, SLNA team 1 is expected toV.Leagueare fully capable of entering the top 6 teams of the tournament. At the youth level, the Nghe An team is still not strong enough to overthrow Viettel and Hanoi, but from the U11 to U19 levels, SLNA is still highly regarded. And most importantly, the number of players who are promoted to the V.League or called up to the national teams. That is the most accurate measure.
Close-up of Song Lam Nghe An's rookie squad for the 2021 season
(Baonghean.vn) - The training session of coach Ngo Quang Truong and his team to prepare for V.League 2021 in the last days of the year lacked 6 players from the national team as well as U22 Vietnam, but there were a series of young players from the U19 and U21 SLNA teams to try their hand.