Bau Duc confirmed Kiatisak will lead HAGL; V.League 2021 has 1.5 relegation slots

Bau Duc confirmed Kiatisak will lead HAGL

Chairman of Hoang Anh Gia Lai Club Doan Nguyen Duc has confirmed that former head coach of the Thai national team Kiatisak will lead the mountain town team next season.

Coach Kiatisak is no stranger to HAGL as he was once considered a “hero” of the mountain town team with 2 V.League championships. After that, this former striker also played the role of head coach of HAGL twice before leaving Gia Lai to return to Thailand.

This manager confirmed that both sides had verbally agreed. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it was not until mid-December that “Thai Zico” could be in Pleiku.

The move to invite a coach with class and reputation is an affirmation that HAGL aims to "have achievements" as revealed by some players after talking with Mr. Duc in the past time.

V.League 2021 has 1.5 relegation spots, changing the number of teams competing for the championship and relegation

On the afternoon of November 20, the 7th meeting of the 8th Executive Committee (term 2018 - 2022) took place in Hanoi. Many reports related to important contents were presented by 16 members.VFF Executive Committeeapproved, including plans to organize the 2021 national football season.

For V.League 2021, based on the density of international tournaments and the time fund for domestic tournaments, the Conference agreed on a plan to organize V.League into two phases.

WithV.League2021, based on the density of international tournaments and the time budget for domestic tournaments, the Conference agreed on the plan to organize the V.League into two phases. Phase 1 will be a round-robin tournament. Phase 2 will be divided into groups. Unlike last year, the Conference agreed that the championship group will be reduced to 6 teams (instead of 8 teams as before) and the relegation group will be increased to 8 teams (instead of 6 teams as before). The relegation to the first division will be 1.5 places (instead of 1 place as last year).

What did Arteta say when Luiz broke Ceballos' nose?

Coach Mikel Arteta has explained the "war" between Dani Ceballos and David Luiz in Arsenal's recent training session.

According to Athletic, during a training session on November 13, Luiz got mad at Ceballos after a collision that was more violent than necessary. Unable to keep his cool, the Brazilian player punched Ceballos straight in the face, injuring his teammate's nose.

The Spanish tactician said: “There is nothing to say. Disputes in training are common and are resolved immediately. I can confirm that everything is under control. I have very poor vision, I cannot see clearly. That is why we train behind closed doors."

Who is Youssoufa Moukoko?

Having just turned 16 on November 20, striker Youssoufa Moukoko is eligible to make his debut for Dortmund's first team in the Bundesliga this weekend (against Hertha Berlin). Here are some notable information about the prodigy who is being compared by many to Lionel Messi.

Moukoko has incredibly impressive speed.

Born in Yaounde (Cameroon), Moukoko lived with his grandparents for 10 years before being brought to Germany by his father in the summer of 2014. During his 2 years as an apprentice at St Pauli, Moukoko showed his potential when he scored 23 goals in just 13 matches.

Such impressive scoring performance helped Moukoko catch the eye of Dortmund scouts. This player joined Dortmund's youth team in 2016 when he was only 12 years old. At that time, the Cameroonian prodigy played for the U17 team, and 2 years later, Moukoko was in the U19 team.

Monaco 3-2 PSG result: Spectacular comeback

In the highlight match of round 11 of Ligue 1 2020/21, PSG lost 2-3 to Monaco despite taking a 2-goal lead in the first half thanks to a double from striker Kylian Mbappe.

Thus, Monaco ended PSG's 8-match winning streak in Ligue 1 2020/21. More importantly, this victory helped coach Niko Kovac's team climb to 2nd place with 20 points, 4 points behind the top team PSG.