The first challenge of U19 Song Lam Nghe An at the 2025 National Tournament

Preparation of U19 Song Lam Nghe An

Before entering a high intensity training cycle to prepare forNational U19 ChampionshipIn 2025, most of the players of the U19 Song Lam Nghe An team had a useful training session when participating in the National Third Division Tournament in the form of joining the PVF-CAND Youth Team.

Through this tournament, the team led by coach Nguyen Xuan Hieu will participate in many fierce matches. This is a favorable condition for the young players of U19 Song Lam Nghe An to compete and gain experience before the 2025 National U19 Tournament.

Talking about the benefits of lending players to PVF-CAND, Mr. Tran Quang Dung - Director of Song Lam Nghe An Youth Football Training Center shared: "When the U19 Song Lam Nghe An players participate in the Third Division tournament, it is an opportunity for them to compete, thereby accumulating more battle experience. In addition, competing in this tournament is like a training session for the U19 Song Lam Nghe An team to prepare for the 2025 National U19 Tournament".

After 7 matches, nearly 20 playersU19 Song Lam Nghe Ancontributed greatly to helping PVF-CAND Youth Team successfully promoted.

After returning from that tournament, U19 Song Lam Nghe An entered a sprint training cycle to prepare for the 2025 National U19 Tournament. This year, the U19 Song Lam Nghe An team continues to be led by coach Nguyen Huy Hoang and 3 assistants: Mr. Nguyen Xuan Hieu (Head Coach of PVF-CAND Youth Team), Nguyen Hong Viet and Tran The Luan.

Also to prepare for the tournament, coach Huy Hoang has summoned 25 players, including goalkeeper Bao Ngoc; defenders Hoang Minh Hoi, Nguyen Tan Minh, Le Tan Dung; strikers Tran Quoc Hoa, Truong Van Tan Sang, midfielders Nguyen Van Linh, Nguyen Trong Son...

Through observations at the training sessions of U19 Song Lam Nghe An, coach Nguyen Huy Hoang often uses the 3-5-2 formation to apply to his students. In which, the coaching staff of the Nghe An team often focuses on the mobility of the two wings, considered as wing-back players, another version of a normal full-back, with a heavier emphasis on attacking duties.

This tactic will help U19 Song Lam Nghe An have strong destructive power on both sides, thereby opening up many options to approach the opponent's goal.

After more than a month of training, the Nghe An players gradually absorbed the playing philosophy of coach Nguyen Huy Hoang and were ready for the opening match of the 2025 National U19 qualifying round.

First challenge

Participating in the 2025 National U19 qualifying round, U19 Song Lam Nghe An is in Group B with the following teams: U19 Hanoi Police, U19 Hoai Duc, U19 Phu Dong Ninh Binh, U19 Zantino Vinh Phuc and U19 PVF.

In the qualifying round, U19 Song Lam Nghe An met U19 Cong An Ha Noi. This is not a really formidable team. Because the youth team of the Police club has just been established and has not had any outstanding achievements in youth tournaments organized by the Vietnam Football Federation. Therefore, it is difficult to compare the depth of the force of U19 Cong An Ha Noi with U19 Song Lam Nghe An.

Recently, in the encounter with U19 Public Security, with completely superior class, U19 Song Lam Nghe An won a resounding 4-0 victory.

Therefore, it can be affirmed that if U19 Song Lam Nghe An quickly catches up with the tournament's momentum, it will not be difficult to have a smooth start in the new season.

Coach Huy Hoang commented: "The Hanoi Police U19 team participating in this tournament has a relatively even force and is led by an experienced coach. However, in terms of the quality of each player, Song Lam Nghe An U19 is slightly better. If this team is not reinforced, we have reason to believe that Song Lam Nghe An U19 will achieve positive results on the opening day of the 2025 National U19 Qualifiers."

On December 22, U19 Song Lam Nghe An had their opening match against U19 Cong An Ha Noi at PVF Stadium.

Duc Anh