Bright stars of the Youth age group at the Youth - Children Football Tournament of Nghe An Newspaper Cup

The "creator" of Hoang Mai Youth

Passionate about football since he was a toddler, 4-year-old Nguyen Dinh Gia Bao (born in 2009) followed his brothers to the village cultural house to witness the "decisive" matches. Seeing their son's passion, his parents bought Gia Bao a football to be his friend on the field and he has been with him until today.

Nguyen Dinh Gia Bao (in yellow shirt) always plays a good role in creating. Photo: Duc Anh

Youth and Children's Football TournamentNghe An Newspaper CupThis year, Nguyen Dinh Gia Bao (wearing the number 7 jersey) is in the squad of the Hoang Mai Town Youth Team as captain. Gia Bao's best position is striker, but in this tournament, he was placed in the midfielder position by coach Ho Huu Tien.

Because of his skillful technique, strong physical strength and sharp tactical thinking, Gia Bao is really suitable for the role of playmaker, which means receiving and passing the ball to teammates to score. At the same time, when needed, he will drop back to support the defense, blocking the opponent's attacks.

According to Coach Ho Huu Tien, up to now, Nguyen Dinh Gia Bao is performing well as a creator for the whole team. In the qualifying matches alone, he has passed the ball to his teammates 4 times to score.goaland directly scored 1 goal into the opponent's net, contributing significantly to helping the home team reach the semi-finals.

Nguyen Dinh Gia Bao (yellow shirt) always shows skillful technique, good physical strength and sharp tactical thinking. Photo: Duc Anh

And Gia Bao's excellent performance in each match caught the attention of the recruiters of Song Lam Nghe An Club, and was assessed by experts as having great potential to become a professional player.

Nguyen Dinh Gia Bao shared: "This is the second time I compete atFootball TournamentYouth - Children Cup Nghe An Newspaper, in 2019 I played in the Children's team of Hoang Mai town. My biggest dream is to continue pursuing football and strive to become a professional player".

"Shield" of Quynh Luu Youth

As a member of the Quynh Luu Children's Team, Ngo Nhat Hoang Gia (born in 2009) is known as a central defender with a simple, unpretentious but solid and effective playing style. Whenever Hoang Gia has the ball, his teammates, coaches and home fans always feel secure and not worried about the opponent's attacks. Therefore, he is considered the "shield" of the team.YoungQuynh Luu

Ngo Nhat Hoang Gia (blue shirt) always brings a sense of security to his teammates. Photo: Duc Anh

With a height of 1.73m, agility, good personal skills and a physical foundation, Ngo Nhat Hoang Gia (number 7) is considered by many to be a fairly well-rounded player. These qualities stem from his passion for the football field, because since he was very young, he has been playing on the field with his brothers in the neighborhood every afternoon.

Hoang Gia was called up to the Children's team in 2019, but unfortunately he could not participate due to some special reasons. This year, being in the Youth team, with his inherent qualities, he was arranged by the coaching staff to play the position of midfielder, playing the role of blocking the opponent's attacks.

The achievement of the Quynh Luu Youth team reaching the semi-finals had an important contribution from player number 7 Ngo Nhat Hoang Gia. Photo: Duc Anh

According to coach Duong Vu Phong, in the first match, due to psychological factors, Hoang Gia could not show their full performance. But the morecompete, he further asserted his role, meaning that progress was shown through each match. In the group stage, Thieu Nien Quynh Luu won 2 matches and drew 1 match with 8 goals scored, only conceding 1 goal, thanks to the great contribution of midfielder Hoang Gia.

Quynh Luu teenager had to stop at the semi-finals against Hoang Mai teenager, but Hoang Gia still asserted himself when he entered the "sights" of the Club's scouts.Lam River Nghe An, have many opportunities to become professional players.

The "Soul" of Do Luong Youth

Also wearing the number 7 jersey, playing in the Do Luong Youth team is player Nguyen Xuan Hiep (born in 2009). Hiep is considered the “soul” of the team, because coach Tran Van Son trusted him to play in the midfielder position. Hiep’s task is to deploy the team’s play, compete for the ball with the opposing midfielders and strikers, and distribute the ball to teammates.

Nguyen Xuan Hiep (blue shirt) in a fierce fight for the ball. Photo: Duc Anh

The reason why Nguyen Xuan Hiep is chosenCoaching StaffThe reason why he is trusted with important tasks that determine the team's performance is because this player has good technique, fast speed and is always fierce in fighting for the ball. Especially the ability to judge situations, read the opponent's intention to deploy the ball and promptly have a plan, promptly neutralize and effectively prevent.

Therefore, Hiep's playing style is defensive, when there is an opportunity he will quickly organize an attack by dribbling the ball and creating unexpected passes.

Nguyen Xuan Hiep (in blue) did not disappoint the Coaching Board's trust when he limited the opponent's attacks in each match. Photo: Duc Anh

Nguyen Xuan Hiep did not disappoint the Coaching Board's trust when he limited the opponent's attacks in each match. Through 3 group stage matches and the semi-final, Thieu Nien Do Luong won 2 matches and drew 2 matches with 12 goals scored, 5 goals conceded, deserving to be present at thefinal.

Experts agree that Hiep has the opportunity to become a professional player if he is trained more in technique and physical strength. And that is also the dream of the young player from Luong.

Cong Kien