Coach Nguyen Huy Hoang and the 'mission' named U19 Song Lam Nghe An
(Baonghean.vn) - Song Lam Nghe An Club has just announced the list of U19 teams participating in the 2023 National U19 Championship Qualifiers.
With a squad of many promising faces, Nghe An fans are expecting coach Nguyen Huy Hoang and his staff to help their team change the color of the medals this season.
Obstacles right from the qualifying round
The U19 Song Lam Nghe An team has just left for Hue to prepare for the 2023 National U19 qualifying round. This year, runner-up U19 Song Lam Nghe An is in Group C. This promises to be a fierce and unpredictable group with Hue, Da Nang, Song Tra Quang Ngai, and Quang Nam. In which, U19 Da Nang and U19 Hue are both teams that played very well last season.
In the 2023 season, U19 Hue once caused a surprise when defeating U19 Song Lam Nghe An. This year, with home field advantage, U19 Hue has many conditions to cause a surprise in Group C. Meanwhile, Da Nang youth football is also always highly appreciated and young talents often compete in Second and First Division tournaments. In the last 2 confrontations, U19 Da Nang had a record of 1 win, 1 draw against Song Lam Nghe An.
Those will probably be the two toughest opponents in Group C with Song Lam Nghe An. According to the assessment, U19 Quang Nam is also a difficult unknown. Except for Song Tra Quang Ngai, which is a new name, there is no representative competing in V.League or First Division and the force is not highly appreciated.
With 36 teams divided into 7 groups, it is expected that there will be 6 groups of 5 teams and 1 group of 6 teams. The teams will compete in a round robin of 2 matches to select the 7 group winners and 5 second-place teams with the best results to enter the final round.
In case a local team hosting the Final Round is not on this list, it will automatically have a place in the Final Round. Then, only the 4 second-placed teams with the best results will advance. Therefore, the qualifying round is very fierce when only the leading team is guaranteed a ticket to the Final Round (the second-placed teams will have to compete with each other to compete for a play-off ticket).
Therefore, if coach Nguyen Huy Hoang and his team want to be sure to participate in the final round, they must be above all opponents in Group C, in which the biggest obstacle is Da Nang.
Prospective Framework
In the registration list, Coach Nguyen Huy Hoang registered 3 players currently on Team 1's payroll: goalkeeper Cao Van Binh, defender Le Nguyen Hoang and midfielder Nguyen Quang Vinh. However, all 3 of these players will be busy focusing on Team 1 for V.League 2023/24 because the National U19 Tournament takes place at a decisive time of the professional season.
With the presence of these 3 players in the registration list, of course, Coach Nguyen Huy Hoang can still use them in some important and decisive matches and be assigned by Team 1 to perform tasks. And the U19 Song Lam Nghe An Coaching Board cannot determine them as key players.
In the registration list, coach Nguyen Huy Hoang must add many U17 players born in 2006, even 2007. In the defense, if Le Nguyen Hoang cannot play, there are still some outstanding players such as Nguyen Mai Hoang, Phan Van Thanh, Bui Thanh Duc, Hoang Minh Hoi.
In midfield, to replace Nguyen Quang Vinh, there are still Nguyen Trong Tuan and Pham Nguyen Quoc Trung for the central midfielder position. This time, U19 Song Lam Nghe An has many other quality wingers such as Nguyen Trong Son, Le Dinh Long Vu, Nguyen Quang Luc, Le Quang Sam. They are the pillars of the U17 Song Lam Nghe An team that won the Bronze Medal last season.
On the attack line, coach Nguyen Huy Hoang registered 3 strikers Pham Quoc Khanh, Phung Van Nam, Tran Quoc Hoa. However, other midfielders such as Mai Gia Bao and Truong Van Tuyen can all play in the striker position. There are quite a few new players playing in the U19 tournament for the first time and have not had much experience. Therefore, the responsibility and task of training and leading the SLNA coaching staff is very important.
The U19 Song Lam Nghe An players under coach Nguyen Huy Hoang this time also have many faces that are being watched by Team 1. Their performance in the U19 tournament will greatly determine their chance to play in the V.League next season. Therefore, the task of coach Nguyen Huy Hoang and his team in this tournament is even more important.
Also participating in the U19 Song Lam Nghe An coaching staff is coach Nguyen Xuan Hieu, who has just graduated and holds an AFC Pro diploma - the highest degree currently. And is also the only person from SLNA Club to possess this prestigious diploma. In addition, there are also veteran coach Nguyen Quang Hai and young coach Nguyen Hong Viet.
Hopefully, with the experience of playing and coaching in V.League of Coach Nguyen Huy Hoang and a group of young and ambitious players, U19 Song Lam Nghe An will soon win a ticket to the final round and break the "curse" of 18 years of not being able to return to the highest position. According to the match schedule, U19 Song Lam Nghe An will face Song Tra Quang Ngai (January 9); Da Nang (January 11); Hue (January 14) and Quang Nam (January 17).