U21 Song Lam Nghe An with the mission of decoding the 'mystery' Kon Tum
(Baonghean.vn) - Falling into a group that is considered quite easy, U21 Song Lam Nghe An only needs to play to their full potential to completely pass the group stage. However, this will still be a group with many interesting unknowns waiting to be solved.
As one of the two hosts of this year's tournament (along with Thanh Hoa), the young Nghe An team did not have to compete in the qualifying round. Therefore, the playing style of Pham Bui Minh and his team will be an unknown in this opening match.
In the lineup ofU21 Song Lam Nghe Anwill be missing some key players due to being busy playing for the Vietnam Olympic team at the 2023 Asian Games. Among them is midfielder Dinh Xuan Tien. This midfielder, born in 2003, is the soul of U21 Song Lam Nghe An at the 2022 U21 Youth Football Tournament. In addition, there is young player Tran Nam Hai, who has also grown significantly in 2023. These absences will greatly affect the strength of U21 Song Lam Nghe An at this year's tournament.
However, coach Pham Bui Minh still has many quality players. First of all, we can mention goalkeeper Nguyen Van Viet. The goalkeeper born in 2002 had successful matches in the recent U23 Asian qualifiers. Hopefully, Nguyen Van Viet will continue to have excellent performances to help the Nghe An team compete successfully in this year's tournament.
Play on topNguyen Van Vietwill be quality names such as Ho Van Cuong, Trinh Hoang Canh or Vo Tien Thang. It can be said that the defense is the most secure place for U21 Song Lam Nghe An in this tournament. In particular, the most prominent is still defender Ho Van Cuong, who also had impressive performances in the U23 Asia qualifiers with the U23 Vietnam team. Ho Van Cuong's experience and talent will help the right wing of U21 Song Lam Nghe An to attack and defend comprehensively.
In addition, Nghe An fans are also eagerly awaiting the return of Vietnam U20 player Trinh Hoang Canh. Injury has caused the 2003-born central defender to miss many tournaments this season. The return of this central defender is expected to help strengthen the Nghe An team's defense.
Meanwhile, the midfield will be the names that have played quite successfully in the recent National U19 tournament, namely Nguyen Quang Vinh, Ngo Van Bac, Le Dinh Long Vu and Le Van Quy. The two most experienced players in the midfield of U21 Song Lam Nghe An are Nguyen Van Bach and Phan Ba Quyen. In particular, midfielder Nguyen Van Bach will play the role of the leader in the midfield of the Nghe team. This midfielder's experience playing in the first team will be very helpful in the playing style of coach Pham Bui Minh and his team in this year's tournament.
Especially, when the U21 Song Lam Nghe An's forward line in this year's tournament is quite "thin". The most notable name in the attack line of the Nghe An team isstriker Phan Xuan Dai. This 20-year-old striker played 7 matches for the first team last season. And Phan Xuan Dai's most memorable mark was the goal that brought a 1-0 victory over Hoang Anh Gia Lai. Hopefully, the matches in V.League will help Phan Xuan Dai gain more confidence to shine in this tournament.
The opponent of U21 Song Lam Nghe An in the opening match will be U21 Kon Tum. This is the biggest surprise in the qualifying round of the U21 tournament this year. Being in a rather difficult group with big names such as U21 Hoang Anh Gia Lai, U21 Da Nang, U21 Quang Nam, but coach Chu Ngoc Canh and his team have excellently won the top spot in the group.
With 4 wins, 1 draw, 14 goals scored and only 3 goals conceded, U21 Kon Tum is proving to be the dark horse in this year's tournament. Notable in that achievement are names such as striker Hoang Minh Tien, midfielder Nguyen Minh Tam or captain Vo Phuoc Bao.
Although there are no stars in the squad, coach Chu Ngoc Canh has built U21 Kon Tum into a united and disciplined team. With a close-knit playing style, reasonable and solid formation distance,U21 Kon Tumwill cause a lot of difficulties for U21 Song Lam Nghe An in the opening match.
In addition, the Nghe An team's defense must pay special attention to the wing attacks of coach Chu Ngoc Canh's students. The trio of Nguyen Minh Tam, Pham Ngo Minh Quang and Hoang Minh Tien are the names that made the opposing defenses falter in the last qualifying round. Especially striker Hoang Minh Tien, who scored 6 goals in the qualifying round.
However, with home field advantage and being rated higher than the opponent, only the students ofCoach Pham Bui MinhIf U21 Song Lam Nghe An plays to their full potential, they will have a favorable result in the opening match. Hopefully, coach Pham Bui Minh and his team will have a good start to have a successful tournament.
The match between U21 Song Lam Nghe An and U21 Kon Tum will take place at 17:00 on September 19, 2023 at Vinh Stadium.