Hanoi Police Club heavily fined after match with Song Lam Nghe An; Chelsea announce new coach

Hanoi Police Club was heavily fined after the match with Song Lam Nghe An.

On May 29, 2023, the Disciplinary Board of the Vietnam Football Federation issued Decision No. 283/QD-LDBĐVN: Hanoi Police Club was fined 15 million VND for not performing technical filming of the match between this team and Song Lam Nghe An on May 26, 2023 at Hang Day Stadium.

Hanoi Police Club was fined 15 million VND for not recording the technical aspects of the match between this team and Song Lam Nghe An in round 9 of V-League 2023. Photo: Hoai Thuong

In the match at Hang Day Stadium, the referee team controlling the match, especially assistant Nguyen Thanh Son, made a mistake when he denied a valid goal byLam River Nghe An. Head of the VFF Referee Board - Dang Thanh Ha admitted: "That situation was clearly wrong, we don't need to say much more. However, the problem is why assistant referee Nguyen Thanh Son made the wrong decision, which is what needs to be analyzed. The referee must always be focused for 90 minutes on the field. But just a moment of losing focus can lead to a wrong decision.

In the situation where Dinh Xuan Tien passed the ball to Kandolo at the end of the first half, assistant Thanh Son only observed a player in yellow receiving the ball and facing the goalkeeper, so he was startled and raised the flag for offside. A moment of lack of concentration fell right at the moment when the Song Lam Nghe An player passed the ball down. This is regrettable because assistant Thanh Son's mistake affected the result of the match."

Chelsea announce new coach

On the evening of May 29 (Hanoi time), Chelsea's website confirmed that Mauricio Pochettino became the team's new head coach.

Pochettino will stay with Chelsea for at least 2 years, with an option to extend for another year. Photo: Reuters

"We are delighted to announce Mauricio Pochettino as our new head coach," Chelsea said in a statement. "The Argentine will start his new role on 1 July 2023 on a two-year contract, with the option to extend for a further year."

Coach Pochettino is expected to receive a salary of about 7.5 million pounds/season at Stamford Bridge, the 5th highest income in the league after Mikel Arteta (9.5 million pounds), Erik ten Hag (10 million pounds), Jurgen Klopp (15 million pounds) and Pep Guardiola (20 million pounds).

Coach Troussier is about to face a famous European coach

On the afternoon of May 29, VFF confirmed that the Vietnamese team will have a friendly match with Syria at Thien Truong Stadium on June 20.

Syria is currently ranked 90th in the world, 5 places higher than the Vietnam team. The West Asian team also entered the third qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup in Asia.

Syria has won 6 points in this qualifying round, with 1 win against Lebanon and 3 draws against opponents Iraq (2 times) and UAE.

The Vietnam team will have a friendly match with Syria on FIFA Day in June.

The Syrian team is led by coach Hector Cuper, who was the captain of Valencia, Inter Milan, Real Betis and Parma.

In terms of squad composition, this team has a number of faces playing football in Europe such as Abdul Weiss, Oliver Kawo, Amma Ramadan or Simon Amin.

Previously, VFF also announced that the Vietnam team will have a friendly match with Hong Kong on June 15 at Lach Tray Stadium (Hai Phong).

Striker Nguyen Van Toan plays impressively for Seoul E-Land Club

Up to now, Van Toan has not scored any goals or made any assists for Seoul E-Land. However, he still receives the trust of the coaching staff.

Recently, according to statistics from Seoul E-Land, Van Toan is leading in the number of times he has controlled the ball in the opponent's third, averaging 1.1 times per 90 minutes.

Van Toan in the match against Ansan Greeners.

This number is higher than teammates on the attack line such as Yoo Jung-wan (1.0 times), Ronan (1.0 times) or Lee Sang-min (0.8 times).

Besides, the former Hoang Anh Gia Lai star also ranked second in the number of successful dribbles with 1.3 times per 90 minutes, only behind Yoo Jung-wan.

However, Van Toan's successful dribbling rate is only 45.5%./.