Going to the border commune of Nghe An to meet the excellent young female player of the Vietnam team
(Baonghean.vn) - Recently, Nghe An football fans have more pride when Ngan Thi Van Su received the title of Outstanding Young Female Player of 2020. But few people know that this Thai girl came from a yard by a small stream.
Starting with a punctured volleyball
Hearing that Ngan Thi Van Su had returned to her hometown for a few days, we immediately went to Ngoc Lam commune (Thanh Chuong) to meet her and have a chance to understand more about the place where the excellent young female player left. In a rather spacious house at the beginning of Tan Ngoc village, Van Su and her parents had a friendly chat with the guest from Vinh city.
On the cabinet placed in a prominent place in the living room hang dozens of pictures.medalvarious types, along with various titles and the Cup certifying the Outstanding Young Female Player. Ngan Thi Van Su confided: “My journey to the round ball, from the small yard by the stream to the regional-scale stadiums, has always been accompanied by my father. I would not have had today without my father guiding me through the first steps, that is for sure!”.
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| Ngan Thi Van Su has been passionate about football since she was very young. Photo: Cong Kien |
Sitting next to his daughter, Mr. Ngan Van Minh said that Su has been fascinated with the ball since he was a toddler, at first it was a plastic ball his mother bought at a toy stall in the town market. When he was a little older, Su asked his father to patch a punctured volleyball and then went to the yard next to the small stream behind the house with his brother to chase after the ball.
Surely Su will never forget this punctured volleyball for the rest of his life. He was so engrossed in playing that he sometimes forgot to eat. One rainy day, when his parents were out planting acacia trees, the two brothers still chased the ball, their clothes and faces dirty, almost getting beaten.
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Ngan Thi Van Su with her "collection" of competition achievements. Photo: Cong Kien |
At junior high school level, Ngan Thi Van Su was selected to participate.Phu Dong Sports Festivalat school level, then district level, provincial level. The agility and skillful football playing technique of the Thai girl caught the attention of football coaches. However, in Nghe An, there was no professional women's football team, so the coaches advised Mr. Minh to take his daughter to Hanoi to compete.
“Seeing my daughter’s passion and desire to play football, I packed up and went to Hanoi with her to audition for the Hanoi Club, staying there with her for a few days. A few days later, Su was selected by the Board of Directors to train with the U13 and U14 age groups. When her father returned, Su ran after her crying and wanted to go home with me. I felt so sorry, but for the sake of my daughter’s future, I had to quickly walk out the gate…”
From then on, Mr. Minh and his wife accompanied their daughter through the TV screen, information in the press and every phone call. Mr. Minh could tell in detail about each match, each goal of his daughter.
Becoming a member of the Hanoi Club, Ngan Thi Van Su is far away from home, with training and competitions at home and abroad, only returning home once a year to visit her family during Tet. She shared: “Being away from home since I was a child, there were times when I really missed my parents and brother, especially on quiet late nights, missing them to the point of crying. However, no matter how much I missed them, when my parents called, they never answered the phone, I only talked when I took the initiative to call home…”.
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Ngan Thi Van Su with her parents and brother. Photo: Cong Kien |
Explaining this, Van Su said that if he heard his parents or brother calling him, he might burst into tears, and his friends would make fun of him. Only when he was alone, with no one around, would Su call him, and at that time, even if he got emotional or burst into tears, no one would see.
SEA Games Dream
Returning to Ngan Thi Van Su's passion for football, after a year of training at Hanoi Club, the Thai girl in Ngoc Lam resettlement area was on the list of the Vietnam Football Federation to participate in the tournament.Women's footballU14 Southeast Asia. This is an opportunity for Su to compete and prove himself physically, technically and mentally.
And in the final match against Thailand, it was Van Su who decided the score 2-1, bringing home the Gold Medal for the U19 women's team of Vietnam, a goal that Van Su will always remember in his career. After this tournament, Van Su regularly practiced, sometimes at the club, sometimes at the Football Federation, sometimes abroad and participated in major tournaments.
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| Van Su shined in her first time participating in the National Women's Team. Photo: Internet |
In particular, in 2019, the presence in the National U19 women's team competingAsian U19 Championshipheld in Thailand. This time, in the match against the home team, Van Su and her teammates won 2-0. Immediately after that, Ngan Thi Van Su was trusted by the coaches to be included in the squad of the Vietnam Women's Team to participate in major regional and continental tournaments.
Although she has not been in the Hanoi FC squad for many domestic tournaments for a long time, Ngan Thi Van Su has already had a remarkable collection of achievements. Among them are the title of Outstanding Player of the U16 Women's Training Football Tournament in 2017; Best Player of the National U19 Women's Football Championship in 2019 and 2020. In particular, in 2020, Van Su was awarded the title of Best Young Female Player in Vietnam.
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| Despite his limited physique, Van Su always shows confidence in competition. Photo: Internet |
“I am really surprised by this title, because in every match I always keep in mind that I have to try my best, to be worthy of the trust of the coaching staff, teammates and fans, not thinking about the title for myself. This will be the spiritual motivation for me to firmly step on the road ahead” – Ngan Thi Van Su shared.
Van Su's forte is the position of a playboy, but this young girl is considered a model.playerversatile, can play in many positions on the field. In situations where a few pillars are missing, Van Su can be adjusted to replace them, or flexibly switch positions to surprise the opponent.
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The joy of Ngan Thi Van Su when winning the title of Best Young Female Player of 2020. Photo: NVCC |
The weakness of Van Su isheight, with a height of 1.52m, this female player is at a disadvantage when competing with tall opponents, especially in situations of aerial ball disputes. In return, Van Su is always agile, good at handling and dribbling intelligently.
“My biggest wish this year is to be in the team participating in the SEA Games, with the Vietnam Women's Football team playing impressively, achieving the best results, and giving fans beautiful football plays.”