Youth football training, an upset refrain in Vietnam

Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) Nguyen Trong Hy mentioned youth training again, citing it as one of the targets of the nation in the future to brace up national football. Yet, the issue has actually been named long ago this decade.

Hy gave Tuoi Tre an interview on Wednesday.

Do you think that the early exit of Vietnam at this month’s Suzuki Cup is rooted from sloppy youth training?

That’s right. Youth training has long relied on state budget. It is rooted from the lack of legal binding in protecting lawful rights of individual investors for players’ transfer after their graduation.

Thus, it has discouraged individuals from investing in football training.

We are now focusing on building up such regulations to ensure fair achievements for individual investors in the field.

It seems that club owners now prefer buying talents to training youths for years

They do want to join in youth training but as I said their rights are not well observed now.

It requires great sum of money to build nearly perfect school as Aspire Academy in Qatar or Hoang Anh Gia Lai – Arsenal Football Academy in Vietnam’s Gia Lai Province.

Can you brief youth training in Vietnam during the past years?

If compared it to a tree, we can cover only the top of a tree by organizing tournaments for youth national teams to compete. This year, we set up 7 teams.

As for the root of a tree or daily professional training, clubs take care about it and get annually paid from the state budget.

Many provincial clubs have ignored youth training system. The Mekong Delta area with 12 provinces has only 3 youth teams.

Vietnam has 14 top-flight V-League clubs and 14 others playing at First Division but in total, we have only 17 youth teams competing at national youth leagues.

What should we do to change it?

In two or three years, the VFF will have sufficient fund -- from broadcasting copyrights and budget and we will re-establish a national U-19 league that all clubs at the top two leagues must send their young teams to partake.

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New talents found at U.21 football contest

The ongoing National U.21 competition in Gia Lai Province is still very exciting thanks to the shining performance of some up-and-coming stars.

Dong Nai has introduced a well-rounded team at the 14th annual youth competition, sponsored by Thanh Nien. The balanced squad advanced to the semifinals ahead of powerhouse Nghe An and reigning champions Da Nang.

Apart from familiar favorites-Captain Duc Nhan and midfielder Huu Phat, crowds and enthusiasts have been wowed by the debut performances of goalkeeper Thanh Diep, midfielder The Hung and striker Nguyen Tuan Anh.

It was Tuan Anh who scored the only goal in the team’s defeat of Nghe An during the opening match of this year’s contest.

Hosts Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) is another team that has also managed to impress.

“We consider these players the future substitutes for HAGL’s first team,” said HAGL coach Nguyen Quoc Tuan. “For this reason, HAGL’s U.21 s have been specially trained.”

HAGL’s new names like Ut Cuong, Duy Thanh and Xuan Hieu helped the Central Highland squad finish at the top of Group A.

As usual, youth training centers Nghe An and Da Nang have come out with some new young talent. However, Vietnamese football enthusiasts should be jazzed about this year’s promising new crop across the board.

Strong clubs in Vietnam’s top-tier V-League are beginning to pay attention to training young players to substitute the veterans. Thanh Nien’s U.21 contest has offered an excellent proving ground for the nation’s next generation of football stars.

Thanh Nien newspaper, launched the annual event 14 years ago. Since then, the appearance of more youth training centers has helped to improve the quality of play at the competition and throughout the country.

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New talents found at U.21 football contest

The ongoing National U.21 competition in Gia Lai Province is still very exciting thanks to the shining performance of some up-and-coming stars.

Dong Nai has introduced a well-rounded team at the 14th annual youth competition, sponsored by Thanh Nien. The balanced squad advanced to the semifinals ahead of powerhouse Nghe An and reigning champions Da Nang.

Apart from familiar favorites-Captain Duc Nhan and midfielder Huu Phat, crowds and enthusiasts have been wowed by the debut performances of goalkeeper Thanh Diep, midfielder The Hung and striker Nguyen Tuan Anh.

It was Tuan Anh who scored the only goal in the team’s defeat of Nghe An during the opening match of this year’s contest.

Hosts Hoang Anh Gia Lai (HAGL) is another team that has also managed to impress.

“We consider these players the future substitutes for HAGL’s first team,” said HAGL coach Nguyen Quoc Tuan. “For this reason, HAGL’s U.21 s have been specially trained.”

HAGL’s new names like Ut Cuong, Duy Thanh and Xuan Hieu helped the Central Highland squad finish at the top of Group A.

As usual, youth training centers Nghe An and Da Nang have come out with some new young talent. However, Vietnamese football enthusiasts should be jazzed about this year’s promising new crop across the board.

Strong clubs in Vietnam’s top-tier V-League are beginning to pay attention to training young players to substitute the veterans. Thanh Nien’s U.21 contest has offered an excellent proving ground for the nation’s next generation of football stars.

Thanh Nien newspaper, launched the annual event 14 years ago. Since then, the appearance of more youth training centers has helped to improve the quality of play at the competition and throughout the country.

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Teenage team eyes AFC challenge

Vietnam 's U-16 football team will be going for broke to qualify for
the quarter-finals at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U16
Championship in Tashkent , Uzbekistan , from October 24 to November
7.

Team coach Hoang Van Phuc said Vietnam will
face tough opposition in Group C against Japan , Australia and East
Timor .

The championship will see 16 teams compete in four groups with the top teams qualifying for the semi-finals.

The four semi-finalists will also compete at the FIFA U-17 World Cup next year.

"It's a hard job for us, but then nothing is impossible in football.
I've told our players to work hard in preparation for the championship,"
said Phuc.

"The team is the strongest ever squad
that we've recruited from local youth training centres. All the players
are ready to fight for the AFC championship," he said.

Last week, his U-16 squad edged China 1-0 to win the ASEAN Football Federation Championship in Indonesia .

Phuc, who is coach of Hanoi T&T's youth team, said six key players
including playmaker Dang Anh Tuan, Nguyen Xuan Nam , goalie Nguyen
Son Hai and Huynh Tan Tai will be eligible to play in the national
premier league in the next three years.

He added the teenagers need more practise with the national team in order to improve their skills tactically and mentally.

The team received a cash-bonus of 330 million VND (17,000 USD) from
the Vietnam Football Federation and sponsors at an awards ceremony in
Hanoi on October 5.

"The team's success was a sign
of the progress of Vietnam 's youth training programme. We are proud
of our youngsters and their glorious victory for Vietnamese football,"
said deputy head of the National Sports Administration, Pham Van Tuan.

The U-16 team are currently in training at the Vietnam Football Federation's Youth Centre in Hanoi./.

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