In less than a week, the Ho Chi Minh City regional qualifying round of TNSV THACO Cup 2025 will take place at the football field of Ton Duc Thang University. At this time, the People’s Police University football team is urgently practicing under the guidance of coach Nguyen The Anh, a former national player and former goalkeeper coach of the Vietnamese team.
Solve physical fitness problems for the People’s Police University team
Coach Nguyen The Anh has been receiving the team for 1 week. He acknowledged that the current problem of the People’s Police University team is physical strength and he needs to “solve this problem” in about 10 days, when the team begins to enter the qualifying round of the THACO Cup 2025.
Yesterday, December 21, the team had a friendly match with the defending champion UPES – Ho Chi Minh City University of Physical Education and Sports at Phuoc Kien Stadium, Nha Be District. Coach Nguyen The Anh highly appreciated his players for giving a match full of energy and determination.
“Your spirit on the field is better than in previous friendly matches. Your problem is that you are used to playing on field 7. When you play on field 11, you are not used to the space, the feeling, and the way to play on field 11. Unlike field 7, we are improving gradually. When playing on field 11, the players’ physical strength, collision, and speed must also be different. I will definitely improve this issue. so that the players have physical strength, Be in the best shape when entering the qualifying round,” said former Vietnam team goalkeeper coach Nguyen The Anh.
Aim for the final round
Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Minh Tien, officer of the Department of Advanced Training and Development Management, People’s Police University, and the coaching staff of the People’s Police University football team affirmed that this year’s team’s goal is to reach the final round. TNSV THACO Cup 2025 final.
To realize this goal, during the past time, every week, the People’s Police University team will have a practice session on field 11, friendly matches, and competitions with other units. Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Minh Tien acknowledged that in TNSV THACO Cup 2024, the team does not have much experience. Before the new season, the team has had better preparation. With the support and attention of the Party Committee and the school’s Board of Directors, the team was invested in equipment and facilities to practice. After a year, the players’ physical strength, level, and experience have improved significantly. “Hopefully at the THACO Cup 2025, the People’s Police University team will have a breakthrough,” Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Minh Tien shared.
Coach The Anh recognizes that in football, no matter what position or angle you work in, there is pressure, and this is absolutely necessary. With the goal of the team being present in the final round set by the board of directors of the People’s Police University, Mr. The Anh promoted the spirit of training with high determination of his students: “How do you practice to Do your best on the field to get to the finals. It’s up to you. I will be the one to support you in achieving that goal.”