Midfielder Thai Bao Trung promoted to SLNA first team: Now or never
(Baonghean.vn) - The player from Thanh Chuong along with 14 other young players have just been promoted to the first team by SLNA. This is not the first time Thai Bao Trung has had that honor.
Remember, at the beginning of the 2019 season, Thai Bao Trung was one of the faces that was recognized.SLNApromoted to practice with coach Nguyen Duc Thang and his team. Unfortunately, the player nicknamed Trung "fly" could not stay on the final list of the Nghe team participating in that year's season.
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Thai Bao Trung continues to be promoted by SLNA to train in the first team. Photo: FBNV |
After returning to live and practice with the youth team for a while, in the second leg of the 2019 Second Division, Thai Bao Trung joined Ba Ria - Vung Tau on loan. At the team nicknamed "sea eagle", the familiar position of the midfielder born in 2000 is on the bench.
The second time was at the beginning of the 2020 season, Thai Bao Trung continued to be promoted by SLNA to train with Ngo Quang Truong and his team. And just like under coach Nguyen Duc Thang, Trung "ruoi" was sent back to the youth team for physical reasons, despite possessing quite skillful personal techniques, with a very "strange" left foot.
Unable to wear the SLNA first team jersey to compete in the 2020 season, Thai Bao Trung once again had to "go South" to gain experience. The destination was the Dong Nai Second Division team. However, what Thai Bao Trung has done in the Southeast region team jersey is very modest.
It was thought that the dream of playing with his hometown team in the V.League arena did not come true for the player from Thanh Chuong. The fact that Thai Bao Trung was called up to the first team by SLNA to prepare for the 2021 season surprised many Nghe An football fans. Because in the last season, Thai Bao Trung did not play for any professional team but only appeared regularly in "amateur" tournaments. There were even times when players of the same generation as Ho Viet Dai, Le Thanh Lam... considered retiring from their football career to switch to other jobs.
Now Thai Bao Trung has the opportunity to play for the Nghe An team next season. The important thing is whether Trung "fly" can successfully win the trust of the SLNA Coaching Board. Otherwise, the future of the 21-year-old midfielder at Vinh Stadium will not be really bright. There is an old saying: "The third time is a charm". It's the third time, Thai Bao Trung./.