Song Lam Nghe An is about to have more options for central midfield

After the generation of talented players who won the 2012 national U17 championship such as Van Khanh, Tuan Tai, Van Duc, midfielder Nguyen Van Duc is a rare face who can show himself in the 1998, 1997 generation of players of the Nghe An team.

At the 2017 National U21 Finals, at the age of 19, Nguyen Van Duc played alongside Bui Dinh Chau in the central midfield position. That was the tournament where Van Duc and his seniors such as Phan Van Duc and Pham Xuan Manh won the Bronze Medal.

Midfielder Nguyen Van Duc of SLNA. Photo: FBNV

After a year playing for Ba Ria Vung Tau Club, he was named by Coach Nguyen Duc Thang in the preliminary list to participate in V.League 2019. However, the player from Quynh Luu suffered an injury to his medial cruciate ligament and missed his first chance.

In V.League 2020, he continued to suffer a relapse of injury and missed the opportunity to play in the highest football tournament in Vietnam. In the context that central midfielders such as Khac Ngoc, Van Binh, Ngoc Toan have all left SLNA, this is a great opportunity for young faces like Duc Ozil to show themselves.

Many Vietnamese players are being treated for injuries at PVF. Photo: FBNV

Currently, the SLNA player is being treated for his injury at the PVF Center and may return in the second leg of the 2020 V.League. The young SLNA player said: "Currently, my injury is progressing well and I can return to the club to practice in about 4-6 weeks."

Thus, in addition to veteran midfielders like Quang Tinh, Sy Sam and two new faces Dang Van Lam and Bui Dinh Chau, coach Quang Truong will have another quality choice in the midfield.

Also receiving treatment for injuries at PVF are many other Vietnamese football players such as defender Do Thanh Thinh (SHB Da Nang), Do Duy Manh (Ha Hoi Club), Nguyen Huy Hung, Vu Minh Tuan (Quang Nam), Vu Quang Nam (Ho Chi Minh City Club).

Midfielder Nguyen Van Duc: The successor to Ho Khac Ngoc's position?

(Baonghean.vn) - In case they cannot keep "conductor" Ho Khac Ngoc, SLNA will have to put their trust in other faces for the central midfielder position. One of them is Nguyen Van Duc, also known as Duc "Ozil".