On the sidelines of the field: 'I'm not afraid of meeting a strong team, but I'm most afraid of the teacher forcing me to eat 3 bowls'

Thanh Chuong Children's coaches take good care of the players. Photo: Thanh Phuc

"Eat a lot, 3 bowls per meal..."

During the competition daysYouth - Children Football Tournament - Nghe An Newspaper Cup, the Thanh Chuong Children's Football players are taken care of attentively and thoughtfully by the teachers from meals to sleep. In each meal, in addition to delicious food according to the players' standards, the children are also supplemented with fruit and yogurt by the teachers.

In particular, every meal is closely monitored by the teachers and each player is forced to eat 3 bowls of rice. "Eat well, 3 bowls per meal, eat a lot of food. "Only with food can one practice morality" if you don't eat, you will go to hell immediately". At home, because he is a picky eater, player number 10 Dinh La Thang sighed: "I'm not afraid of meeting a strong team, what I'm most afraid of is the teacher forcing me to eat 3 bowls of rice".

Drum skin mixed with drum team

The mighty drum set of Dien Chau Children's Team. Photo: Thanh Phuc

A large crowd of fans cheered for the Dien Chau Children's team in the quarter-final match this morning. In addition to the mothers and sisters who were "familiar" on the field, there were also young people of all ages from kindergarten, bud, leaf to primary and secondary school in the stands. They wore banners on their heads, carried drums on their shoulders, held drumsticks in their hands, and the mothers even bought colorful vuvuzelas.

Every time the home team makes a massive attack or when the goalkeeper catches the ball, the bustling sound of the team drums and leather drums resounds continuously, the trumpets are also bustling and full of urgency. And when the home team is "in trouble, out of rhythm", the drums, trumpets, clapping, and shouting still resound endlessly. Because, for the mothers, "Getting into the provincial tournament is already good enough.

Beating your opponents to reach the quarterfinals is already great. And, kids, at the age of “knowing how to eat, sleep, and study is good”, playing with all your might like this is already great. So winning or losing is no longer a problem!

"Lullaby to sleep"

The sadness and tears of the young Nam Dan players. Photo: Thanh Phuc

Losing to Nhi Dong Tan Ky with 3 goals to nil, Nhi Dong Nam Dan left the tournament in regret. Not wanting to accept “even if it was the truth”, the players from Uncle Ho’s hometown burst into tears. The parents hugged, comforted and coaxed them in every way, with all the snacks that their children loved. However, the sadness did not subside. Tears fell, regrets and sorrows.

“Who cries because of losing? Save your tears, next year we will cry and celebrate if we win. But today, you guys did well, we played against the defending champions so there is nothing to regret about losing,” the coach of Nam Dan team comforted his children.

Thanh Phuc