Problems of youth football
Recently, young football teams including U16 Vietnam and U19 Vietnam have continuously failed at Southeast Asian tournaments taking place in July 2024. These are considered failures for Vietnamese youth football when they failed to perform as expected and complete their set goals. Previously, Vietnamese youth football in regional tournaments was always a highly appreciated name, often even advancing deeply in tournaments and bringing achievements to Vietnamese football.
And even in domestic youth tournaments, suspicions about age cheating in some tournaments have significantly affected the image and quality of those tournaments. This even reduces the reputation of some famous football centers and training facilities in Vietnam. Worth mentioning, this problem appears year after year without any corrective measures.
In addition, many training facilities that used to "provide" a rich source of players for national youth teams are now not very interested in youth training and only focus on the first team. This is also This is the factor that has caused the quality of Vietnamese youth football to decline in both quantity and quality in recent times.
Needs timely attention
Regardless of the distance or the weather, VFF President Mr. Tran Quoc Tuan and Vietnam coach Mr. Kim Sang-sik went to Bau Thanh Stadium (Ba Ria - Vung Tau) to attend the matches. Final and closing ceremony of the 5th BRT Television Cup for Children and Youth.
The image of the organizing committee as well as leaders watching a youth tournament, then presenting awards at the closing ceremony in the rain, shows interest in the development of Vietnamese youth football, tournaments that are traditionally considered is the foundation to find future talents for the national teams.
Before that, Mr. Kim Sang-sik also came to the stadium to watch some matches at the National U21 Championship Finals as a "rekindling" for young players, as well as to search and discover "morning stars". ” for Vietnamese football.
In the context of many "upheavals" in Vietnamese youth football, timely and timely attention from leaders at all levels, through quality tournaments, will be the solution to improve professional level and quality. subjects and also contribute to building the foundation of Vietnamese football right from the entry stage, i.e. youth training.
