President of the Indonesian Football Federation responds to the statement of player Duy Manh; Factors that helped Vietnam get points at Bung Karno

Factors that helped Vietnam score points at Bung Karno

In the situation where many players often chosen by Coach Troussier were injured and had to be absent, the Vietnamese team reappeared with many factors familiar with the "winning formula" when facing Indonesia.

It could be Cong Phuong in the attack to replace Silver Ball 2023 Pham Tuan Hai (injured), or central defender Bui Tien Dung, Nguyen Thanh Chung to replace Que Ngoc Hai (also injured). The absence of Nguyen Tuan Anh or Dang Van Lam is not really a big loss because Mr. Troussier currently has many factors that can replace the central midfielder position and Nguyen Filip has recently shown more stability and safety than Dang Van Lam.

The playing style of Cong Phuong or Tien Linh may not be suitable for Mr. Troussier's wishes, but these are two players that Indonesia is afraid of when they see them on the field because of the times they cause trouble and break Indonesia's net. Interestingly, in the violent match between Vietnam and Indonesia in the second round of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, which Coach Park Hang-seo's team won 4-0 (June 7, 2021), the authors of those goals were all: Tien Linh, Cong Phuong, Quang Hai and Van Thanh.

President of the Indonesian Football Federation responded to the statement of player Duy Manh

After midfielder Do Duy Manh spoke, comparing the Indonesian team to the "Dutch team" because it has many naturalized players, Indonesian media and fans were stirred up with many different debates.

Perhaps that's why recently, President of the Indonesian Football Federation Erick Thohir had to speak up in response to the sarcasm of the Vietnamese national team's central defender.

Mr. Erick said: “Perhaps Vietnamese football is confused because they do not understand why Indonesia is better, similarly we were confused 5-6 years ago with the question of why Vietnamese players are so good? Both were confused but it does not matter, the important thing is the result after two decisive matches.”

The head of Indonesia's football village also considered Duy Manh's witty sharing as normal: "It's okay, Vietnam used to be good and we need to change to improve. At that time, they will exclaim with the question: Why is Indonesian football so good? That's normal."

4 Real Madrid pillars at risk of suspension against Man City

Real Madrid's four mainstays Jude Bellingham, Vinicius Junior, Aurelien Tchouameni and Eduardo Camavinga risk being suspended for the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals at the Etihad if they receive another yellow card in the first leg.

"These 4 players are all sure to be in Ancelotti's squad, and can even become the ones to decide the outcome of the match. Coach Ancelotti will have a headache finding the right solution,"World Deportivocomment

Facing the reigning Champions League champions is a tough challenge for Real Madrid. The Spanish Royal team has only won 1 of the last 6 times against Man City (lost 4, drawn 1) and conceded an average of 1.7 goals per match.

Ronaldo scores, Al Nassr wins big match against Al Ahli

The turning point of the match came in the 68th minute, when Cristiano Ronaldo converted a penalty after Sami Al Najei was fouled by Roger Ibanez in the box. This goal helped Al Nassr to a 1-0 victory.

Before that, Cristiano Ronaldo had a situation where he got past goalkeeper Edouard Mendy and scored against Al Ahli from a narrow angle in the 42nd minute, but the goal was disallowed due to offside.

A 1-0 victory over Al Ahli in round 24 of the 2023/2024 Saudi Arabian Premier League helped Cristiano Ronaldo and his teammates find joy again after 3 consecutive losses in all competitions. Al Nassr also consolidated their second place in the Saudi Arabian Premier League, with 56 points and widened the gap with 3rd-placed Al Ahli to 9 points. However, Al Nassr is 9 points behind Al Hilal in the championship race and has played 1 more match.