SLNA is in trouble, the team needs naturalized players: Why is that???

(Baonghean) - Never before has the act of calling up naturalized players been supported by so many people as it is now?!

1.On the afternoon of May 8, in the framework of round 9 of V.League, SLNA had an away match with neighboring team Thanh Hoa. In recent years, when the Nghe An team was "in trouble" because all the talented and good players left for other teams, the Thanh Hoa team is rising to become a formidable force in the V.League. From "living on a budget" to SLNA learning how to train and operate the club, thanks to the investment of "generous benefactors", Thanh Hoa Club has the ambition to become a leading team in the V.League. To prove that, they have spared no expense in buying quality players from both domestic and foreign players. Not far away, SLNA itself was also "gutted" by the Thanh Hoa team. Currently, FLC Thanh Hoa owns 3 famous players, who grew up from the SLNA training center: Hoang Thinh, Dinh Dong, Van Binh.

From the situation where “winning against Thanh Hoa is normal, losing is unexpected”, now when comparing the balance of power between SLNA and Thanh Hoa, the Thanh team is ranked “superior” by experts. On the overall rankings, Thanh Hoa is currently chasing the leading teams, while SLNA is gradually drifting towards the bottom of the table. Looking at that situation, perhaps, Nghe An fans have never felt so sad for their neighboring team Thanh Hoa as they do now.

Naturalized players playing in V.League have a chance to be called up to the Vietnam National Team.

2.At the press conference, exchanging information with the press on the morning of May 5, VFF Vice President Tran Quoc Tuan "gave the green light" to call up naturalized players to the national team when sharing: "Since 2005 until now, we have had many solutions for a strong Vietnam national team, but the main goal of the national team when participating in international competitions is to demonstrate its identity and achieve high results. During that process, there were many debates, experts and coaches hoped that all players joining the national team must have dedication, desire and good professional performance for the coach to choose. In the coming time, considering the culture and desire to contribute, we will experiment with calling up naturalized players to build the strongest team but still ensure to preserve the colors of the national team."

Thus, it is likely that sooner or later names like Hoang Vu Sam Son, Dinh Hoang Max. Hoang Vissai, Nguyen Van Bakelle, Dinh Van Ta, Quoc Thien Esele... will be in the Vietnam team.

It is true that “anyone who is eager to contribute to the national team will be called up”, but never before has the call-up of naturalized players been supported by so many people as now?! There are many reasons, but according to experts, the main thing is that the quality and level of our domestic players are still too low compared to the world average, so if we want to have a breakthrough in performance, the only way is to call in naturalized “Westerners” to play quickly! Many people think that if we paid attention to youth football training and had a systematic investment like the Thais, this situation would not have happened.

Duc Dung