Thai newspaper warns Vietnam about Malaysia's strength; Thanh Hoa at risk of relegation to Third Division

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The Etihad Stadium team announced the successful recruitment of defender Nathan Ake from Bournemouth with a 5-year contract.

Early morning of August 6 (Hanoi time), Man City Club's homepage announced the successful signing of Nathan Ake from Bournemouth. The Dutch defender is the second new player of the Etihad Stadium team in the summer transfer window of 2020, after Ferran Torres.

Nathan Ake is considered a backup option for Aymeric Laporte at Man City. Photo: BBC.

During his career, Ake spent 5 years at Chelsea, playing 17 times in all competitions and constantly having to move to other clubs on loan. In the summer of 2017, Ake left Chelsea to move to Bournemouth for 23 million euros.

In the 2019/20 season, Ake played 30 matches for Bournemouth, scoring 2 goals and having 2 assists.

Thanh Hoa is at risk of being relegated to the Third Division if it leaves V.League 2020.

Thanh Hoa FC sent an official dispatch to VFF and VPF requesting not to continue participating in the remaining matches of V.League 2020.

In addition, in the official dispatch, the team also said that they are allowing the coaching staff and players to return home to rest, implementing measures to prevent and control the Covid-19 epidemic, maintaining online training at home according to the curriculum provided by the coaching staff and preparing the best conditions to participate in V.League 2021.

Thanh Hoa football team is at risk of being relegated to the Third Division if it leaves V.League 2020.

According to the tournament's regulations, Thanh Hoa FC will be relegated to the Third Division instead of continuing to play in V.League 2021 as desired in the official dispatch, if they decide to withdraw when V.League 2020 has not officially stopped.

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Thai newspaper warns Vietnam about Malaysia's power

Siam Sport newspaper said that Malaysia is eager to overthrow Vietnam's No. 1 position in Group G - 2022 World Cup qualifiers.

On October 13, the Vietnamese team will travel to Malaysia's Bukit Jalil Stadium. This can be considered an important milestone for Park Hang-seo and his team in the hope of winning a ticket to the final qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup for the 12 strongest Asian teams. That is also the only goal that Vietnam is aiming for in the context of the 2020 AFF Cup being postponed to April 2021.

Siam Sports also advised Vietnam to be wary of the strength and desire to win of host Malaysia - a team that is eager to overthrow Vietnam in an effort to take the top spot in the group. "Malaysia coach Tan Cheng Hoe said that the postponement of the AFF Cup is a good result for his team moving forward in the World Cup qualifying campaign," Siam Sports wrote. "The players will focus on the World Cup qualifying matches in October and November, then move on to the new season. While with a tight schedule including the previous AFF Cup, it is very difficult for the players."

Group G standings.

The Indonesian newspaper talked about the challenge for Vietnam: “The Vietnamese team is in the same situation as Thailand, facing difficulties due to the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic. The V.League of Vietnamese football is currently postponed again, for the safety of the participants, causing the plan to gather the national team from coach Park Hang-seo to be affected.”

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