Bui Tien Dung will not participate in AFC Champions League with Ho Chi Minh City Club; MU challenges Liverpool

Bui Tien Dung will not play AFC Champions League with Ho Chi Minh City Club

Today, January 18, Ho Chi Minh City Club will take a flight to Thailand to prepare for the AFC Champions League 2020 preliminary match, but goalkeeper Bui Tien Dung will not go with the team.

Goalkeeper Bui Tien Dung and his teammates returned to Vietnam after finishing the group stage of the 2020 AFC U23 Championship.

Since the end of the 2019 season until now, the players in the U23 Vietnam team have hardly had a day off while continuously practicing and competing in the colors of the Vietnam team, and goalkeeper Bui Tien Dung is no exception.

Today, Tien Dung and his teammates from U23 Vietnam took a flight from Thailand to Hanoi, then will travel to Thanh Hoa to visit their families. In addition to Tien Dung, players from Hanoi Club including Thanh Chung, Dinh Trong, Quang Hai, Thai Quy, and Viet Anh were also given an early Tet holiday by their management unit.

U23 Vietnam returns home: Happiness from the simplest things

People thought that the return of the Korean coach and his students would be sad. But in reality, that was not the case.

Mixed in with the crowd, Coach Park Hang-seo hurriedly got his luggage. But then, he and his students were surprised and extremely happy when there were quite a few fans waiting in the lobby to welcome them.

Coach Park Hang-seo and his students were welcomed at the airport.

At the airport waiting room, when they recognized Coach Park Hang-seo, many people asked to take pictures with him. When arriving at Tan Son Nhat airport, the leaders of the Vietnam Football Federation came to the door to welcome them. All immigration procedures were also quickly handled by the security agency.

Thai newspaper warns coach Park and Vietnam team

In the latest article, Siam Sport mentioned that the failure of U23 Vietnam was a big surprise.

Trong Hoang was suspended when Vietnam team played Malaysia again.

"The failure at the U23 Asia could have a negative impact on the Vietnamese team, both professionally and especially mentally, as they head towards the 2022 World Cup qualifiers.Along with the failure in U23 Asia, the difficulties doubled for the Vietnamese team, without Nguyen Trong Hoang in the match against Malaysia.

Trong Hoang is one of the keys to Park Hang-seo's tactical operations. He is excellent in both offensive and defensive roles."

The match between Vietnam and host Malaysia will take place on March 31. The two teams are currently separated by exactly 2 points.

MU challenges Liverpool

The Manchester United boss has hit out at Jurgen Klopp's criticism and believes his young men will frustrate the Premier League leaders once again.

MU drew 1-1 with Liverpool in the first leg, but at Anfield, the Red Devils will find it difficult to stand firm against Klopp's army.

At 11:30 p.m. on January 19, MU will face Liverpool again in round 23 of the Premier League at Anfield. Up to now, the Red Devils are the only team to take points from Klopp's team this season.

However, that 1-1 draw was criticized by Klopp as "MU had negative tactics". And Solskjaer declared, considering that dissatisfaction of the opponent as "a positive sign" ahead of the rematch.

Zidan: "Klopp said I'm 100 times better than Salah"

Former striker Mohamed Zidan was once the most prominent name in Egyptian football. During his career, Zidan played for Midtjylland, Dortmund or Mainz, playing impressively. In addition, he also played 44 times for the Egyptian national team, becoming the leader of "The Pharaohs".

"Klopp said I'm 100 times better than Salah, but I need to be more professional" - Zidan said.

Now, Zidan's leadership role in the Egyptian team has been replaced by Salah. However, in the latest share, the 38-year-old former striker revealed that he was highly regarded by coach Klopp in the past, rated 100 times more excellent than his compatriot Salah.