Chat with Vietnam volleyball team coach Nguyen Trong Linh before the clash with Indonesia

One of the most interesting changes of the Vietnamese women's volleyball team in the 2nd stage of SEA V.League comes from the coaching bench, coach Nguyen Trong Linh will take the position of captain instead of Mr. Nguyen Tuan Kiet. This is also the first time that the 1m88-tall assistant of Vietnamese volleyball once held the position of head coach.

However, not many people are worried about the captain born in 1982, Mr. Linh has for many years held the position of deputy coach of the most successful club in Vietnam BTL Information, as well as long enough to hold the same position at the same level. national team level, going through many major tournaments with the team in 2023.

"The first time leading the team is inevitable, but I also benefit from having a relatively long time working with you, so teachers and students understand each other a lot. The strengths and weaknesses of athletes I know quite well so There will be a plan to promote the strengths of each athlete and build a team to cover each other to limit the weaknesses of individual athletes," said Nguyen Trong Linh.

As is known, the Vietnamese women's volleyball team participated in the second stage of SEA V.League without using the strongest squad, but according to Mr. Linh, that is not the biggest problem, the team's difficulty is losing its advantage. home field with the enthusiastic cheers of the fans.

"The difficulty for me and the whole team is to play away from home, so I won't get the enthusiastic support of the fans, especially after the first round of the Sea Vleague tournament in Vietnam with the enthusiastic support of the audience." .

With the current force, although not the strongest, the Vietnamese team still aims to protect the runner-up position, but personally, Nguyen Trong Linh always wants to create a comfortable environment and create conditions for athletes to develop. full potential.

"The goal of the whole team is to try each match, with each opponent there will be a strategy for the athletes to grasp and promote to their full potential, and the opponent we have seen is that in the first round they create difficulties. As with the Vietnamese team, the goal this time of the whole team is to compete with all abilities and honor to be able to express themselves in the best and most comfortable way, not to put too much weight on the goals for the athletes.

As for the new names, they are all good and young athletes, there will be a lot of potential for development. Hope you will integrate quickly with the whole team because the difficulty is that the time to put the squad together is quite short, so it is very necessary to share and protect each other from all team members. I think if everyone supports and encourages the athletes, they will feel it and do their best to bring pride to their homeland."

The Vietnamese team will enter the journey of the second stage of SEA V.League at 3pm today, August 11 against Indonesia, this is the first match but plays a key role for the goal of defending the runner-up position, with many Many new faces of the team this encounter promises to be extremely interesting.