Song Lam Nghe An promotes 2 young players for training

Yesterday afternoon (May 15), Coach Nguyen Duc Thang made a rather surprising decision when he called up Duong Van Cuong and Nguyen Van Duc to practice with the SLNA first team.

Midfielder Nguyen Van Duc (number 11). Photo: VPF.

In the immediate future, these two young faces will participate in training sessions under the direction of the Nghe An team's coaching staff. If they prove their abilities, the opportunity for Duong Van Cuong and Nguyen Van Duc to be present in SLNA's squad in the second phase of this season is extremely large.

Surely Nghe An football fans are no stranger to Duong Van Cuong and Nguyen Van Duc in the U21 team. Over the years, Duong Van Cuong and Nguyen Van Duc have always played impressively in the U17, U19 and U21 National Finals.

The goalkeeper born in 1999 won the title of "best goalkeeper of the tournament" at the 2017 National U19 Finals.

The midfielder born in 1998 made a strong impression in the SLNA U21 shirt at the National U21 Finals nearly 2 years ago (2017).

Duong Van Cuong in a training session of SLNA. Photo: Archive

Currently, the Nghe An team has two players with serious injuries and will likely miss the rest of the 2019 season: left-back Vo Ngoc Duc and second-choice goalkeeper Le Van Hung. With a torn meniscus (Le Van Hung) and a torn knee ligament (Vo Ngoc Duc), the risk of having to take a long break from competition is very clear.

At this time, Vo Ngoc Duc and Le Van Hung are at the PVF Center for injury treatment. In order to resolve the situation of the loss of force, the SLNA coaching board is forced to implement a plan to supplement the force. In order to prepare for the case that Vo Ngoc Duc and Le Van Hung cannot compete in the second phase, coach Nguyen Duc Thang has chosen Nguyen Van Duc and Duong Van Cuong as backup plans.

This is an opportunity for Duong Van Cuong and Nguyen Van Duc to win the trust of coach Nguyen Duc Thang and his colleagues.