SLNA faces host Thanh Hoa in the opening match of the U.21 National qualifying round

(Baonghean.vn) - The U21 SLNA team under the leadership of coach Nguyen Van Thinh has traveled to Thanh Hoa to prepare for the 2016 National U21 Football Championship Qualifiers.

According to the match schedule just drawn on October 6, the first challenge of U.21 SLNA in group A, U.21 National qualifying round is host FLC Thanh Hoa.

Specifically, U.21 SLNA will meet U.21 FLC Thanh Hoa at 5:30 p.m. on October 7.

Coach Nguyen Van Thinh expressed concerns about the ability of the U.21 SLNA team this year.

On October 10, the real challenge for coach Nguyen Van Thinh and his team is the championship candidate U.21 Hanoi T&T in the match taking place at 3:00 p.m.

The qualifying round will end on October 13 after U21 SLNA meets U.21 Viettel.

In this year's qualifying round, U.21 SLNA is highly appreciated by opponents with the presence of 6 players who are in the first team, currently playing in V.League such as Hoang Van Khanh, Ho Tuan Tai, Pham Xuan Manh, Nguyen Viet Nguyen, Nguyen Phu Nguyen, Phan Van Duc.

However, this year's U.21 SLNA squad lacks uniformity and the best preparation. At the same time, the U.19 SLNA players promoted to the team did not leave much of an impression.

Ho Tuan Tai (yellow shirt) is the number 1 hope of U.21 SLNA on the attack line.

Head coach Nguyen Van Thinh said: “Some players in V.League have been competing for 10 months, some have played up to 22 matches so their physical condition is not guaranteed. The players summoned from the First and Second Divisions are not of good quality.

Therefore, to create a strong team from these "pieces", the U.21 SLNA coaching board encountered many difficulties. Currently, the entire U.21 SLNA team has determined that the goal of the tournament is to reach the final round.

Meanwhile, the upcoming opponent of U.21 SLNA, FLC Thanh Hoa, is also predicted to cause many difficulties for coach Nguyen Van Thinh and his team with the presence of young players who have just participated in V.League such as: Le Thanh Binh, Van Loi, Huu Dung, Thanh Binh.

However, in addition to the home field advantage, U.21 FLC Thanh Hoa also suffered a big "loss" when they could not have the "service" of central defender Luc Xuan Hung because this player was "injured", and 2 U.19 Vietnam players, Huu Lam and Tien Dung, who were part of coach Hoang Anh Tuan's squad, went to Qatar to participate in the U19 Asian tournament.

Trung Kien