Asian newspapers take their hats off to the Vietnamese team; Cong Phuong suffers a minor injury

Asian media: Vietnam team progresses rapidly

Asian media were impressed by the performance of the Vietnamese team, emphasizing that the "Golden Dragons" are making rapid progress under coach Park Hang-seo.

Fox Sports Asia headlined: “Vietnam blows away Indonesia to win second straight match in 2022 World Cup qualifiers.”

Reuters described: "A disoriented Indonesia continued to suffer its fourth defeat against the Vietnamese team", while AFP affirmed: "The Vietnamese team humiliated Indonesia with a classy performance, completely outplaying them".

Asian media praised the performance of the Vietnamese team. Photo: Tuan Minh

Sports Hankooki headlined: “Can’t stop coach Park Hang-seo’s team”, and emphasized that the Vietnamese team had won two consecutive important victories against Indonesia and Malaysia.

Sport Chosun newspaper said that the Vietnamese team deserves to be the king of Southeast Asian football: “Indonesia is inferior to Vietnam in every aspect. They defend poorly and make many mistakes. This is a worthy victory for the Vietnamese team. They deserve to be the king of Southeast Asia at this time.”

MU close to owning coach Allegri's signature

MU is negotiating with the Italian coach in case Solskjaer continues to maintain a series of poor results.

According to Tuttosport, Man Utd's board of directors is willing to pay a salary of 6.5 million pounds per season to bring Massimiliano Allegri to Old Trafford to replace Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
Since being officially appointed as coach, the "Red Devils" under Solskjaer have been in a steep decline. MU has 9 points after 8 rounds and is only 2 points above the relegation zone.

Allegri may lead Man Utd in the near future. Photo: EPA.

If they successfully convince Allegri, Man Utd will have the opportunity to own quality new recruits.

Messi does not consider the Champions League the most important goal

Lionel Messi wants to conquer all titles with his teammates, but he believes the most important tournament for Barcelona is La Liga.

Messi is making a strong comeback this season.

Indonesia national team coach may be fired in November

The coach of the Indonesian national team may not join the team in the World Cup qualifiers in November because he was likely fired earlier.

According to the Indonesian newspaper Bola, the country's football federation (PSSI) has not yet decided to fire coach Simon McMenemy, but will likely do so after a meeting scheduled for November 2.

Coach McMenemy talks with Indonesian players before the match against Vietnam. Photo: Minh Chien.

According to Bola, the main purpose of the meeting on November 2 was to find a new coach to replace Mr. McMenemy to lead the Indonesian team. The Indonesian newspaper also confirmed that no member of the PSSI wanted to keep the Scottish coach.

Tuan Anh and Cong Phuong's injuries are not too serious.

On the evening of October 16, Coach Park Hang-seo and his players boarded a flight back to Hanoi from Ho Chi Minh City after the match against Indonesia in the second qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup.

The Vietnam team's flight landed nearly an hour later than scheduled. Many members of the coaching staff and players looked tired after the long journey.

Do Hung Dung was the first to step out of the hall and was welcomed by many fans. The midfielder playing for Hanoi FC had a good match against Indonesia.

On this occasion, expert Choi Ju-young revealed to the press that the injuries of Nguyen Tuan Anh and Nguyen Cong Phuong are not too serious. This duo is capable of joining the national team if their names are called up in the next training session.