Young SLNA striker confidently scores points with head coach of Vietnam U18 team

The Vietnam U18 team is in a period of intense training as the young players have to practice twice a day. In the second training session of the first training day (March 16), the young playersU18 Vietnamhad to train until 12:00 midnight.

During the afternoon practice session on March 17, although the players were tired from practicing until late at night, they were still very excited about the exercises given by Philippe Troussier.

Sharing with the media on the morning of March 17, strikerPhan Duy Hao– one of the young SLNA players who joined the training session this time said: “When I got the news that I was called up to the U18 Vietnam team, I was very excited to wait for the training session to be able to train. This time, there were also 3 more SLNA players, so I was less surprised.

Striker Phan Duy Hao. Photo: Hai Hoang

After the training session last night, I still felt a little tired because my physical condition was not really good. However, it was not a problem. This was the first time I worked withCoach Troussierso I just started to get acquainted with the teacher's philosophy and training methods.

However, I am also very confident in my own abilities and will try to practice to impress the coaching staff. In Vietnam at present, I really admire Van Toan of Hoang Anh Gia Lai. He is very fast and plays very decisively."

The purpose of this training session is to help Coach Troussier test and evaluate the players he discovered in the recent National U19 Qualifiers. This is also an important training session for Vietnam U18 towards the Southeast Asian U18 Championship Finals which will take place in Indonesia this coming July.

Some pictures from the Vietnam U18 team training session on March 17:

Vietnam U18 players warm up with a foreign fitness coach before starting the training session. Photo: Hai Hoang

This time, SLNA has 4 young players and striker Phan Duy Hao is the most prominent face, once the "Top scorer" of the 2019 National U19 Tournament. At U18 Vietnam, the striker from Ha Tinh wears the number 10 shirt. Photo: Hai Hoang

SLNA winger Dam Duc Vinh in the warm-up, getting used to the feel of the ball. He wears the number 30 shirt. Photo: Hai Hoang

Central midfielder Dang Ba Ha wears shirt number 33. Photo: Hai Hoang

Most of the players are inexperienced and have many weaknesses, so coach Philippe Troussier has to constantly adjust their movements. Photo: Hai Hoang

Most of the assistant coaches at the Vietnam U18 team are foreign experts. Photo: Hai Hoang

This time, coach Philippe Troussier called up 4 goalkeepers but did not include goalkeeper Nguyen Canh Tiep of the SLNA U19 team - the best goalkeeper of the 2020 National U17 Tournament. Photo: Hai Hoang

Coach Philippe Troussier calls up 4 young SLNA players to Vietnam U18 team

(Baonghean.vn) - Looking forward to international tournaments in 2021, coach Philippe Troussier has just called up 4 young players from Song Lam Nghe An to the Vietnam U18 team to review the force.