Xuan Truong practices military style with the Thai football team
A day after signing the contract, the Vietnamese midfielder participated in extracurricular activities with his new teammates at Buriram United.
After a long break, Buriram United gathered to prepare for the new season. Before starting training, the reigning Thai League 1 champions organized a tour for the players to visit the landmarks of Buriram city - about 410km northeast of Bangkok.
This morning, February 11, Luong Xuan Truong and his teammates were present at the King Raman temple. The Vietnamese midfielder smiled and chatted with his new teammates, such as Venezuelan center-back Andres Tunez and Japanese midfielder Hajime Hosogai. With good foreign language skills and having played in Korea, Xuan Truong is not unfamiliar with communicating with foreign colleagues.
A day before, Xuan Truong completed signing a contract to play for Buriram United on a one-year loan from HAGL.
Besides having fun, Buriram United players maintain their fighting spirit and discipline through military-style training, under the guidance of Thai soldiers. Earlier this month, the players ofBuriram UnitedAll must undergo military training.
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Xuan Truong chats with two new teammates during his first training session at Buriram United. Photo:Buriram. |
Besides Xuan Truong, Tunez and Hosogai, Buriram United owns many other quality recruits such as the trio of Filipino players Luke Woodland, Javier Patino and Stephan Palla. In addition, they also recruited Cambodian player Chreng Polroth, striker Modibo Maiga (Mali) and striker Osvaldo (Brazil).
This year's Thai League 1 will start on February 22.
