U21 Song Lam Nghe An and the challenge called U21 Dong A Thanh Hoa

Less than 48 hours after the convincing 4-1 victory over U21 SHB Da Nang, coach Nguyen Van Tien's students continued to play the second match in group A. This time, U21's opponentLam River Nghe Anare the U21 Dong A Thanh Hoa players, who played very uncomfortably in the first match. However, the coaching staff of the Nghe An team certainly wants to get a favorable result against the neighboring team to soon put their name in the quarterfinals.

U21 Dong A Thanh Hoa (yellow shirt) has a very annoying playing style in this tournament. Photo: VFF

U21 Song Lam Nghe An will still keep most of the squad that played very well in the first match. That is goalkeeper Chu Van Tan, the four defenders will be Le Van Thanh, Ho Khac Luong, Ho Van Cuong and Vuong Van Huy. Up front are Tran Manh Quynh, Tran Quoc Thanh, Nguyen Van Bach and especially conductor Dinh Xuan Tien - who has left his mark on all 4 goals of U21 Song Lam Nghe An (2 goals, 2 assists). If there are any changes in the squad, they will probably be small changes for the purpose of testing by coach Nguyen Van Tien.

In this match, the young team from Nghe An will still use the familiar wing attacks with the appearance of Tran Manh Quynh and Tran Quoc Thanh. Along with that are set pieces with Dinh Xuan Tien's excellent free kick ability. In addition, the ability to pass, coordinate in a narrow area, and escape pressing of the U21 Song Lam Nghe An players is very remarkable. They are ready to coordinate from the home field to deploy quality passes. This is a modern feature in the playing style of coach Nguyen Van Tien's students in this year's tournament.

The two wings will still be the main attacking direction of U21 Song Lam Nghe An. Photo: Chung Le

However, we cannot underestimate the opponent U21 Dong A Thanh Hoa, who played very hard when facing the strong opponent U21 Hoang Anh Gia Lai in the first match. With a fierce and close-knit playing style, coach Le Hong Minh's students did not allow the young players from the mountain town to deploy their familiar playing style. Even if they were luckier, the U21 Dong A Thanh Hoa players would have been the ones to win when they had dangerous attacks at the end of the match after U21 Hoang Anh Gia Lai was reduced to 10 players.

It can be seen that U21 Dong A Thanh Hoa has a fairly even squad with players who have played for U23 and U20 Vietnam. They are goalkeeper Trinh Xuan Hoang, defenders Doan Ngoc Ha, Ha Chau Phi, midfielders Thai Son, Hung Manh and striker Nguyen Van Tung. With these outstanding individuals, the young Thanh team is ready to cause surprises in this tournament.

Thanh Hoa Southeast Asia U21 players will pay special attention to midfielder Dinh Xuan Tien in the upcoming match. Photo: Chung Le

This match is predicted to be a difficult one for the U21 Song Lam Nghe An players. However, if they can maintain the confidence and excitement as in the match againstU21 SHB Da Nang, coach Nguyen Van Tien's students will achieve a favorable result, thereby soon winning a ticket to the quarter-finals of this year's tournament.

Spring Quy