What did Mr. Duc say after HAGL's series of bad matches; PSG wants to keep Mbappe at all costs?
(Baonghean.vn) - HAGL's owner is calm even though the mountain town team has gone 4 consecutive matches without a win in V-League 2022; PSG's Qatari owners directly ordered their subordinates to extend the contract with Kylian Mbappe...
What did Mr. Duc say after HAGL's series of bad matches?
Afternoon of March 11,Mr. DuctogetherCoach Park Hang-seopresent at Pleiku stadium to watch the match in round 4 of V-League 2022. Twice taking the lead thanks to Cong Phuong, but HAGL could not maintain the advantage, and had tosplit pointswith the 2020 champions. This made them go through 4 consecutive matches without a win (3 draws, 1 loss) - the club's worst start in the history of participating in the V-League.
Except for the bright spot Cong Phuong, most of the remaining HAGL players such as Van Toan, Tuan Anh, Xuan Truong, Hong Duy, Van Thanh... are all underperforming. However, Mr. Duc is still optimistic: "In football, performance has its ups and downs. Losing one match is okay, even losing 3 matches is still okay. There is no rush, because the season is still very long."
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| Coach Park Hang-seo chats with Mr. Duc next to Pleiku stadium, afternoon of March 11. Photo: Lam Thoa |
The core of HAGL is currently the first batch of players from the HAGL Arsenal - JMG Academy. They were promoted to the V-League since the 2015 season. At the end of this season, a series of key players will have their contracts with HAGL expire and may leave. When asked about this, Mr. Duc affirmed that he is not worried because the next generation of players is very abundant.
"I am very relaxed, whoever has finished their contract and wants to leave, then go. HAGL has a lot of players, even loaned them to Hai Phong and the People's Public Security. But the problem is, will any player want to leave? My players are not motivated by money, so it is difficult to influence them," he said. "Now, HAGL players have grown up and have freedom. We respect them. If they see a brighter future, they can go and find challenges. But the affection of HAGL players for me is like that of father and son, so no one has asked to leave."
Mr. Duc also cited that Cong Phuong once confided in Coach Park about building a house in Pleiku, and invited him to live with him after his contract with the Vietnam national team ended. "That confirms that the player who grew up at HAGL loves this land very much," he said.
PSG wants to keep Mbappe at all costs
According to L'Equipe, Emir Tamim bin Hamad al Thani, the owner of PSG, ordered his subordinates to renew Mbappe's contract at all costs, despite being eliminated from the UEFA Champions League in the first knockout round.
Mbappe's contract with PSG will expire next June. The French striker has yet to decide on his future despite constant rumors that he has reached an agreement to join Real Madrid next season on a free transfer.
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| Mbappe opened the scoring but PSG lost 1-3 at Real in the second leg of the Champions League round of 16. Photo: Reuters |
Mbappe was the only PSG player who did not face criticism after the defeat to Real Madrid. The striker born in 1998 scored both goals for PSG in the two matches. However, consecutive mistakes by Gianluigi Donnarumma, Neymar and Marquinhos created conditions for Karim Benzema to complete a hat-trick to help Real Madrid come back at the Bernabeu.
Coach Park reveals the reason for removing HAGL's central defender
"Huu Tuan is a good player, on my initial list. However, the Vietnamese team needs to limit the number of players to prepare for the two matches with Oman and Japan. After consideration, I decided to choose someone else," coach Park Hang-seo shared.
HAGL's central defender was called up to the Vietnam national team to prepare for the 2 matches against Australia and China in the 3rd qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup. However, he did not play. Coach Park's decision not to use Huu Tuan also created quite a lot of controversy on social networks because this player played impressively in the 2021 season, contributing significantly to HAGL's achievement of leading the V.League.
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| Xuan Manh is in good form but still not called up to the national team. Instead, a series of HAGL players are in poor form but still participate. Photo: Archive |
"Schmidt is a new player. I want to test his ability," Coach Park shared.
In addition, Coach Park also revealed more about the case of Pham Xuan Manh. The SLNA player was called up in the recent training session, is in good form (scored 1 goal in V.League 2022) but was removed by the Korean strategist. "In the initial list, Xuan Manh was not on the list. The reason I did not call him is not related to health reasons," said the captain of the Vietnam team.
