U21 Song Lam Nghe An midfielder becomes vice captain of U22 Vietnam

The U22 Vietnam team will have 2 friendly matches with the Vietnam National Team, on December 23 in Quang Ninh and December 27 in Viet Tri, Phu Tho. The U22 Vietnam team this time has 3 players:Mai Sy Hoang, Nguyen Van Vietand central defender Thai Ba Sang has just been added.

On December 18, some players gathered in Hanoi and started their first training session. The rest have yet to gather. They are players from Viettel U21 Club and SLNA U21 Club - the two teams that reached the final of the 2020 National U21 Football Championship.

The training session of the Vietnam U22 team on the afternoon of December 18 was absent from many players. Photo: Hai Hoang

After the final match (taking place on December 19), this group of players will join the national team. According to the coaching staff, striker Nguyen Tran Viet Cuong will take on the role of captain in this training session of the Vietnam U22 team.

The two vice-captains are Nham Manh Dung of Viettel and Nguyen Van Viet of SLNA. These are also the players leading the scoring list at the 2020 National U21 Finals.

Midfielder Nguyen Van Viet of U21 SLNA. Photo: Ba Tuan

Because the U22 Vietnam team gathered at the same time as the national team, head coach Park Hang-seo assigned Assistant Kim Han-yoon to be in charge of the technical aspects of the U22 Vietnam training sessions, according to the program and lesson plan approved by the head coach.

U21 players with a good chance of joining SLNA's first team

(Baonghean.vn) - At the 2020 National U21 Finals, young players from Song Lam Nghe An are playing very impressively, winning the right to enter the finals. In addition to the 4 players who have been tested in the V.League, many other promising faces have been promoted to the SLNA first team.