Round 10 V.League 2019: Nghe An teachers and students reunite at Thong Nhat Stadium
(Baonghean.vn) - The match between Saigon FC and Viettel FC taking place at 7:00 p.m. on May 18 is a reunion for old acquaintances, including coach Nguyen Thanh Cong and his students from Nghe An.
Having worked at Viettel Football Training Center, Coach Nguyen Thanh Cong of Saigon Club will have the opportunity to meet his former students who are currently on the guest team's payroll, such as Nguyen Hoang Duc, Truong Tien Anh, Nguyen Duc Chien...
In addition to Nguyen Ngoc Duy, Nguyen Quoc Long and coach Nguyen Thanh Cong, Saigon FC also has a player who grew up at Viettel Football Training Center, midfielder Tran Van Buu. The player from Nghe An is in the same generation as Nguyen Hoang Duc, Truong Tien Anh, Nguyen Duc Chien... and together they won the runner-up position at the 2015 National U17 Finals (coach Nguyen Thanh Cong was the leader). However, Tran Van Buu was eliminated by Viettel FC (early 2018).
 |
| Coach Nguyen Thanh Cong will have the opportunity to meet his old students again. Photo: zing.vn |
In addition to the above-mentioned reunions, the match between Saigon FC and Viettel FC is also a meeting of “former SLNA players”. Que Ngoc Hai of Viettel FC will be reunited with his respected teacher, Coach Nguyen Thanh Cong, and his old teammate of the same age, Ngo Xuan Toan.
Hai “que” and Ngo Xuan Toan were once students of coach Nguyen Thanh Cong in SLNA youth teams, before the 42-year-old strategist moved to Cua Lo town to join the T&T – VSH Youth Football Training Center.
 |
| Coach Nguyen Thanh Cong used to coach Que Ngoc Hai in SLNA youth teams before. Photo: Archive. |
Last season, Que Ngoc Hai played alongside Ngo Xuan Toan for his hometown team. But both decided to leave Vinh Stadium to seek new challenges, right after their contracts with the Nghe An team officially expired.
In the upcoming match between Saigon FC and Viettel FC, the two friends Ngo Xuan Toan and Que Ngoc Hai will have to be on opposite sides of the battle line. An emotional match for Ngo Xuan Toan, Que Ngoc Hai and all Nghe An football fans.
Captain Nguyen Ngoc Duy of Saigon FC also had a very emotional status on his personal page: “A thorn in the heart! 9 years of waiting for the return of the past! Welcome to Thong Nhat Stadium”. Through Nguyen Ngoc Duy's status, it can be seen that this player still has a strong affection for his “old home” The Cong, Viettel FC is the “descendant” of the most successful football team in Vietnamese football.
In the current Saigon FC jersey, Captain Nguyen Ngoc Duy and Vice Captain Nguyen Quoc Long are 2 of 20 players from the "1987 generation" that The Cong sent to Bulgaria for 6 months of training in 2006. After the Army team was transferred to Thanh Hoa and officially erased from the national football map (in 2009), Nguyen Ngoc Duy and Nguyen Quoc Long decided to join Hanoi T&T FC (now Hanoi Football Club).
 |
| The duo Nguyen Ngoc Duy - Nguyen Quoc Long in the The Cong shirt. Photo: zing.vn |
Therefore, the clash at Thong Nhat Stadium between Saigon FC and Viettel FC can be considered an emotional reunion of "old friends".
