VTV Binh Dien Long An is actively preparing for the Hoa Lu - Binh Dien Cup 2025, the tournament opening the 2025 volleyball season in Vietnam.
Recently, coach Thai Quang Lai and his team had a friendly match against the Ho Chi Minh City women's team - a rookie of the 2025 National Volleyball Championship. With the format of playing all 5 sets, VTV Binh Dien Long An won 4-1 against their opponent.
This is a friendly match marking the return of striker Tran Thi Thanh Thuy. After returning from Indonesia, the Binh Duong-born hitter has been actively practicing with VTV Binh Dien Long An to prepare for the season. Facing Ho Chi Minh City, the female player was put on the field from the start and played throughout the match.
Although Thanh Thuy has not had her best form since suffering a knee injury, she still makes a difference in her class. Thanh Thuy's powerful smashes and branded serve caused many difficulties for HCMC's defense. She contributed greatly to helping the home team get the recent victory.
At the Hoa Lu - Binh Dien Cup 2025, Thanh Thuy is the number 1 hope of VTV Binh Dien Long An. In addition, she is also a top notable face of the tournament held in Ninh Binh. However, this may invisiblely put pressure on the 1997-born player.
Thanh Thuy is in a difficult period in her career. She ended 2 consecutive trips abroad in an unexpected way. First, Thanh Thuy joined Kuzeyboru (Türkiye) in early September 2024 and said goodbye after only 2 quick months.
Returning to Vietnam, she quickly had a new destination, Gresik Petrokimia (Indonesia). However, after only one month of playing and playing 7 matches, Thanh Thuy had to say goodbye to this team even though her initial contract between the two sides lasted one season.
Although he has returned to training with VTV Binh Dien Long An, the two recent unsuccessful trips abroad can affect the player's competitive mentality.
Moreover, if following Thanh Thuy's journey in 2024, it is not difficult for fans to realize that the female striker has not been able to find herself again like in 2023. Injuries have caused Thanh Thuy to only be able to contribute very little to VTV Binh Dien Long An in the VTV9 - Binh Dien Cup 2024, which is the reason why she was absent from most tournaments in 2024 with the national team.
In that context, being interested, followed and having high expectations for the upcoming Hoa Lu - Binh Dien Cup 2025 easily puts a lot of pressure on Thanh Thuy. Because if she does not perform as expected, there may be a series of questions and doubts about the player's ability to meet the professional requirements from the club and national team level will be raised.
