How will U17 Song Lam Nghe An rotate its forces for the second leg against U17 Hung Yen?

The U17 Song Lam Nghe An squad has quite even quality. Photo: Sy Hieu

Identify U17 Hung Yen

Participate in the 2023 National U17 Qualifiers,Lam River Nghe Anis in group B with U17 Hung Yen, U17 Thanh Hoa, U17 Phu Tho, U17 Hanoi. After the first leg, coach Phan Tien Hoai's team won all the matches, ranked first in the group, scored 14 goals and only conceded 1 goal.

The opponent in the first return match of Vinh Club is U17 Hung Yen. This team has only won 1 draw against U17 Phu Tho. Recently, in the first round of the return match, U17 Hung Yen continued to lose to U17 Thanh Hoa with a score of 1-4. Therefore, it can be said that Hung Yen no longer has a chance to compete for the ticket to continue.

The joy of U17 Song Lam Nghe An after winning. Photo: Sy Hieu

Recalling the first leg, U17 Song Lam Nghe An easily defeated U17 Hung Yen with a score of 4-1. In that match, U17 Song Lam Nghe An had no difficulty in completely controlling the game and taking the lead in the 9th minute of the match thanks to Bui Thanh Duc. 8 minutes later, captain Nguyen Trong Tuan increased the gap for the Nghe team with a tricky shot from outside the penalty area. Not stopping there, midfielder Trong Son continued to score 2 more super goals to seal the 4-1 victory for U17 Song Lam Nghe An.

In this match, coach Phan Tien Hoai's students deployed quite diverse attacks, the goals came from many different ways of attacking. In which, the Nghe An players had a rhythmic interweaving of central attacks and attacks from the two wings. This made the opponent confused and completely passive.

On the other side of the battle line, U17 Hung Yen has a force taken from U16 PVF. Therefore, this team is quite inexperienced in battle. Therefore, in the confrontation with U17 Song Lam Nghe An in the first leg, they almost only knew how to defend, if anything, they only had weak counterattacks and did not have enough players to cause trouble for goalkeeper Truong Gia Huy. Hung Yen's goal in this match came from a penalty they created after Song Lam Nghe An had scored 3 goals.

Evaluating the opponent, coach Phan Tien Hoai said: “U17 Hung Yen is actually part of the U16 PVF team. This team has a very cohesive playing style. Their players have relatively even basic techniques. However, because they are 1 year younger, they lack experience and their performance is not really stable. Therefore, U17 Hung Yen has not achieved the desired results."

Looking at the performance of U17 Hung Yen, we can completely conclude that this is an underdog compared to U17 Song Lam Nghe An. Against a team that is not highly rated, coach Phan Tien Hoai will most likely continue to let his players enter the game proactively and attack from the start.

The coach of U17 Song Lam Nghe An set a goal: “In the training sessions before the first match in the second leg, I always reminded my students to play with determination, not to be subjective against any opponent. To achieve the goal of officially winning a ticket to the final round, U17 Song Lam Nghe An must solve each match one by one. And against the opponent U17 Hung Yen, we are determined to win 3 points.”

Perform force rotation

Bringing to the 2023 National U17 Qualifiers, U17 Song Lam Nghe An registered 28 players. Of which, 6 were added from U16 Song Lam Nghe An, including Tran Quoc Hoa, Nguyen Tan Minh, Vuong Quoc Dung, Minh Hoi, Tran Cong Dat and goalkeeper Bao Ngoc. These are promising players, who won the National U15 Championship in 2022. In addition, the generation of players born in 2006 is also quite prominent with names that have been called up to the National U16 team such as Le Dinh Long Vu, Nguyen Trong Tuan, Phung Van Nam, Pham Nguyen Quoc Trung... Therefore, the personnel of U17 Song Lam Nghe An participating in this tournament have quite even quality.

Captain of U17 Song Lam Nghe An - Nguyen Trong Tuan was injured in the match against U17 Hanoi. Photo: Sy Hieu

In the 2023 National U17 Qualifiers, all teams must play home and away matches (specifically, 8 matches). Therefore, in order to ensure physical strength and avoid unnecessary injuries for the players, coach Phan Tien Hoai will have to calculate and rotate the force.

According to information, some players of U17 Song Lam Nghe An are having slight pain, showing signs of muscle strain. In particular, captain Nguyen Trong Tuan has a sprained groin ligament. Therefore, it is likely that in the match against U17 Hung YenSome of the main players in the win over U17 Hanoi will be rested to recover for the next match.

Regarding this issue, coach Phan Tien Hoai said: “We will rotate our players in the first match of the return leg. In the U17 Song Lam Nghe An squad, there are some players with minor injuries and we will not risk letting them play.”

Le Dinh Long Vu dribbled past the opposing goalkeeper and scored a goal to double the gap for U17 Song Lam Nghe An. Photo: Sy Hieu

The absence of Trong Tuan is a disadvantage for the midfield of U17 Song Lam Nghe An, but fortunately for the Nghe An team, Le Dinh Long Vu was able to return after a period of injury. In the match against U17 Hanoi, this player was moved into the middle to replace Trong Tuan. Number 16, Song Lam Nghe An had a classy "solo" performance, scoring goals against the opponent. Therefore, Nghe An fans can be completely assured with the current U17 Song Lam Nghe An force.

With what U17 Hung Yen has shown, it can be affirmed that it will not be too difficult for U17 Song Lam Nghe An to win 3 full points. If they continue to win this match, coach Phan Tien Hoai's team will create a big advantage in the race to the final round.