Song Lam Nghe An and the remedy for 'talent bleeding'

SLNA's efforts to prevent "talent loss" up to this point can be said to be very positive, with the new sponsor taking the initiative early to keep midfielder Phan Van Duc and gradually negotiating to have other pillars feel secure to stay and contribute to the team.

The new sponsor also considered inviting back the stars who had moved away in previous seasons, looking for suitable factors from other training centers to focus on realizing the set ambitions, meeting "beyond expectations" the desire to play for the hometown team of the SLNA players themselves as well as the expectations of the fans.

Although the road ahead for SLNA this season is still very difficult, with strong changes from the sponsor and the team, Nghe An fans can believe that in the near future SLNA Club will create new miracles. Photo: Duc Anh

When SLNA improves in many aspects towards the goal of successfully staying in the league and having further ambitions, of course other teams cannot sit still. The above competition inevitably takes place and also inevitably leads to a situation of "brain drain" of which SLNA is one of the most persistent victims in the past. Up to now, SLNA, despite its strength and ambition, if it is not skillful in everything, who knows what will happen?

Can this young coaching staff revive the sinking ship SLNA? Photo: SLNA Club

If everything goes smoothly thanks to the good hands of the manager and coaching staff, player A after signing a 3-season contract with the team has truly devoted himself, worthy of the "money, rice bowl", it is necessary to consider signing a new contract, not letting someone else look at him, spy on him and suddenly "steal" him.

There may also be a situation where player B, for some good reason, only puts in his best effort in the first two seasons, and in the third season, if you pay close attention, you will see him saving his strength and keeping his legs healthy to prepare to "escape", then he will know how to "release" early, avoiding damage to both the club and the player.

Protecting the players is the top principle, but if it affects the club negatively, then it is necessary to find a reasonable solution.

A very good and professional direction of SLNA that has just been mentioned is to build youth teams to compete in second and first division tournaments, creating a direct source of supplement for SLNA's first team. It will go into the past that there are brilliant achievements from the U teams, but then only a few players are called to the first team. It will also be just because they are not on the youth teams competing in the annual tournament that they are on the loan list that is still bustling, but how effective it has been for decades has never been evaluated, summarized, or lessons learned?

Will SLNA be able to bring veterans like Que Ngoc Hai back to their hometown team? Photo: Duc Anh

The main players, the excellent stars in the first team, the promising potentials in the youth teams are the key factors for every fundamental step of the team. The task right now is to gather and maximize the strength of each person and position, absolutely not to lose, drop, or damage even a small part of the capacity and will of the "yellow warriors on the green grass".

In short, it is still the eternal story in life, including football, that our ancestors have passed down, and it is never wrong, that "hold gold, don't let it fall"!