V.League: Respecting teachers and students from Nghe An
(Baonghean.vn) - According to incomplete statistics, in V.League 2018 alone, there are 5 clubs recruiting players from Nghe An. After the time when Nghe An players were highly appreciated by football teams, Nghe An coaches were also invited.
Regarding the football field, SLNA has produced many coaches and players, but for some reason, Nghe An people do not like to pursue refereeing. After referee Nguyen Dinh Nghia, no one else with a name has appeared.
In addition to Ho Chi Minh City Club, FLC Thanh Hoa has many Nghe An players as the core, there are also Hai Phong, B.Binh Duong, XSKT. Can Tho has SLNA players in the squad. There was a time when 6/11 Nghe An players played in Coach Miura's squad and midfielder Phi Son played the role of "carrying the team".
The Pioneers
Perhaps traveling early and going to many places is what made Coach Thinh “unlucky”. He traveled to Dong Nai, Tien Giang, Quang Nam before coming back to sit with the coaching staff to help his junior Duc Thang at SLNA today. Having achieved great success at the 2000 U16 Asian Cup in Da Nang, that year, Mr. Thinh and his students such as Van Quyen, Anh Cuong, Minh Duc, Nhu Thuat, Lam Tan… created an “earthquake” at Chi Lang Stadium.
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Thinh "den" is a teacher from Nghe An who has been wandering around Vietnamese football fields since early on. Photo: Internet |
But the military career of the coach was born in the year of the Horse (1954) because he was never given a lot of money to buy players. His nature was "straightforward", without any tricks in the time when Vietnamese football was "dark and bright", so it was predicted that there would be more failures than successes.
Coach Vu Quang Bao has "hung up his sword" and gone into seclusion after leaving XSKT.Can Tho. This is the 5th team of the Nghe An coach. Coach Vu has won 2 First Division championships with Military Zone 4 and QNK.Quang Nam in 2008 and 2013. The other three teams he has coached include Navibank Saigon, XSKT Lam Dong and FLC Thanh Hoa.
The common point of these two teachers is their dedication to their profession and their straightforward nature in work and in their relationships with club bosses.
The price of the teacher from Nghe An
FLC Thanh Hoa, after parting ways with coach Mihail, is trying every means to invite former national team head coach Huu Thang. Thanh Hoa people hope that with the experience of successfully "rescuing" T&T.Ha Noi in 2009, and having more experience after leading the national team, Huu Thang will soon bring FLC Thanh Hoa back on track.
History has it that Hanoi FC changed coach after 4 unsuccessful rounds but in the end coach Chu Dinh Nghiem still won the championship. With a squad full of players who are and have been national team players, FLC Thanh Hoa's bosses believe that Huu Thang is the most suitable person to do that.
Compared to other domestic coaches, football is not entirely the source of life for coach Huu Thang. For this coach from Nghe An to nod, FLC Thanh Hoa must accept some other requirements. Something they could not do 2 years ago. I wonder if after parting with 2 foreign coaches, the views of FLC's leaders have changed or not?
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Quang Truong was "assigned" to Hai Phong. Photo: TA |
Quang Truong's sudden appearance at Lach Tray Stadium surprised the audience of the Red Flamboyant City. Recalling two incidents, the first was the "collision" between assistant Le Sy Manh and goalkeeper Dang Van Lam, as a coach, even Truong Viet Hoang initially intended to "deal with" this goalkeeper but failed. Now, Van Lam has returned to the goal, and Sy Manh has had to leave.
Next, before the end of the season, Coach Truong Viet Hoang asked to quit Hai Phong but failed because of the billion-dong compensation clause for the contract that was valid until 2019. Along with the fact that Hai Phong only had 4 points after 4 matches and Coach Truong Viet Hoang took responsibility after the shocking loss to XSKT.Can Tho at home, Quang Truong's appearance was normal.
Regarding qualifications, Quang Truong, along with a series of former famous players such as Nguyen Huu Thang, Phan Thanh Hung, Lu Dinh Tuan, Le Huynh Duc, Hoang Van Phuc, Nguyen Minh Phuong, Nguyen Duc Thang, Nguyen Van Sy... received the AFC professional coach certificate.
This is the highest degree in the AFC football coach training system and is held for the first time in Vietnam. Regarding experience on the field, Ngo Quang Truong led the Nghe An team in V.League 2015 and 2016 to 7th and 9th place.
Many people in Hai Phong believe that Asanzo Electronics Group, the main sponsor of the team, and Mr. Hung will not waste Quang Truong with the title of Technical Director of the team. Especially when Hai Phong has 6 players from Nghe An in the squad.
V.League 2018 already has Van Sy Son (Hanoi Club) and Thanh Cong (Saigon Club) as coaches who came from SLNA, now if there are also Huu Thang and Quang Truong, it will be really bustling with confrontations between Nghe coaches./.