The world's 5th highest scorer praised the Vietnamese national team; Thailand had to use bonuses to 'stimulate' players at King's Cup 2022
(Baonghean.vn) - Striker Sunil Chhetri, the world's 5th highest scorer, highly appreciated the strength of the Vietnam national team before the match against India; A rather "embarrassing" truth when the host Thailand had to admit to using hot bonuses to stimulate the psychology and motivation of the players in the final match of King's Cup 2022. Those are the outstanding sports news in the past 24 hours.
The world's 5th highest scorer praised the Vietnamese national team.
Striker Sunil Chhetri, the world's fifth-highest scorer, highly appreciated the strength of the Vietnamese national team before the match against India.
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“We have to really get back to our best form, we have to improve ourselves against Vietnam. We have to really work hard. The next match will not be like when we met Singapore,” India’s number one striker said. |
“We watched the match where Vietnam thrashed Singapore 4-0. They are really a very good team, especially at home. They are one of the most impressive teams in Asia in the last 5 years,” Sunil Chhetri shared before the match against Vietnam in the final round of the Hung Thinh 2022 international friendly tournament. Chhetri affirmed that if they continue to play like they did against Singapore, India will have to pay the price against Vietnam. Because he believes that with a superior force to Singapore, home field advantage and sharper playing style, Vietnam is capable of defeating India.
Thailand must use bonuses to "stimulate" players at King's Cup 2022
It was a rather "embarrassing" truth when host Thailand had to admit to using hot bonuses to "stimulate" the psychology and motivation of the players in the final match of King's Cup 2022.
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After losing to Malaysia in the first match, fearing that a domino effect could occur, destroying the players' fighting spirit, leading to Thailand losing to Trinidad & Tobago, Madam Pang offered a 2 million baht (about 1.2 billion VND) reward to give the team more motivation to compete. Fortunately for Thailand, they won 2-1 after 90 minutes of play. Although they won 3rd place, Coach Polking and his students still could not avoid public pressure.
It should be emphasized that before entering the tournament, the home team set a goal of winning both matches to improve their ranking on the FIFA rankings, but in the end, they were deducted points and dropped from 111th to 112th in the world. Even coach Polking was under a lot of pressure when he did not call up two players who played successfully, helping the home team win the AFF Cup 2020 held at the end of last year, midfielders Sarach Yooyen and Teerasil Dangda.
Antony reveals Ten Hag's terrible change at MU
Winger Antony says Erik ten Hag's training sessions at Man United are much more intense than his time at Ajax.
"The training sessions at MU are very different from when I was at Ajax but I was mentally prepared in advance," Antony replied on the Red Devils' homepage during the national team training session.
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Coach Erik ten Hag. |
"I know how intense it will be because I always follow the Premier League. I know the games here are not easy, so I need to train a lot to get to 100% as soon as possible.
Antony's immediate use by Ten Hag has left many fans wondering. However, the Dutch strategist seems to have understood what the 22-year-old can do, so he quickly gave him a starting position.
Messi praised Mbappe
Superstar Lionel Messi gave very straightforward answers when asked about Kylian Mbappe - his teammate at PSG.
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"Kylian is a different player, a monster in one-on-one situations. He is very fast, has the ability to penetrate space and score many goals.
Kylian is a complete player and he has proven that over the years. In the coming years, he will definitely become one of the best players," Messi confided.
England drew level with Germany after a "crazy" chase.
The two teams England and Germany created a super dramatic score chase with a 3-3 draw at Wembley Stadium, in the final match of the UEFA Nations League, early morning of September 27.
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Kane and his teammates regret. |
Unable to get the only win in this year's UEFA Nations League, Gareth Southgate and his team had to accept being at the bottom of the table with only 3 points.