Preparing to close the contract, 'the nemesis of the Thai team' gives great news to coach Park; The reason Messi was crossed out of the 2022 Golden Ball nomination

Why Messi was removed from the 2022 Ballon d'Or nomination

Organizers had to explain the shocking removal of Messi from the 2022 Ballon d'Or nomination list.

For the first time since 2005, Messi is absent from the nomination for the prestigious individual award, an award he has won an unprecedented 7 times.

The fact that the Organizing Committee (France Football magazine) removed superstar Messi from the nomination list (30 players) for the 2022 Ballon d'Or award has angered and caused strong reactions from fans.

Therefore, the organizers had to conduct a quick Q&A session to calm public opinion. And Messi's elimination was explained by the Organizing Committee:

“It was inevitable, although it was very difficult to make the decision to exclude Messi, who has been on the list 15 times in a row since 2006, with seven wins.

BTC assessed that Messi had a very disappointing season at PSG.

There has been much debate over whether Messi should be included in the 30-man shortlist. But he is at a disadvantage under the new voting criteria: seasons, not calendar years.

Therefore, the Copa America championship that Messi and the Argentina team won (July 11, 2021) cannot be counted here.

Furthermore, it must be admitted that Messi had a very disappointing first season at PSG, both in terms of image and statistics.

Fans pointed out that Ronaldo was also unsuccessful when returning to MU but was still named, and the Organizing Committee answered: "The statistics show the opposite.

Ronaldo was the top scorer at international level last season. He also played a decisive role in the Champions League group stage, with four valuable goals helping United to seven points.

In the Premier League, Ronaldo has 18 goals. In total, Ronaldo scored 32 goals in 49 matches, not as many as in his best seasons, but enough to be in the top 30 best players in the world.

Quang Hai continues to play as a starter, Pau FC escapes the relegation zone

Playing for the second time in Ligue 2, midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai has yet to taste victory with Pau FC.

After two consecutive matches without a win or a goal, Coach Didier Tholot continued to adjust the Pau FC squad when the team visited Le Havre. Having not made any significant impression in the previous two appearances, Quang Hai still kept his starting position.

In more than 60 minutes on the field, the Vietnamese player only made one shot - a shot in the penalty area that missed the target. However, that was a situation where his teammatesNguyen Quang Haibeen fined in advance.

Quang Hai started 2 consecutive matches for Pau FC.

After Coach Didier Tholot commented that Quang Hai was a bit hasty, the midfielder immediately adjusted his playing style. Pau FC's No. 19 player was more daring in situations where he kept the ball and handled it for a few beats before coordinating with his teammates. Starting from Quang Hai's skillful maneuvering in the middle of the field and passing the ball down the middle, Pau FC created the best chance of the match. Unfortunately for Quang Hai and his teammates, the opposing goalkeeper was too excellent in blocking the ball.

Overall, this was still a match in which Pau FC's attacking players played poorly. Not only Quang Hai was lost, but the entire Pau FC squad did not have coordination in their movements and coordination. After letting the opponent take the lead in the 22nd minute with a goal by Yassine Kechta, Quang Hai's team struggled to keep the ball and organize attacks.

After Quang Hai left the field in the 62nd minute, Pau FC could not improve their performance. However, in the final minutes of the match, Quang Hai's teammates scored an equalizer in a rare sharp combination. From a combination between Eddy Sylvestre and David Gomis, Steeve Beusnard easily finished into an empty net.

Pau FC kept the score at 1-1 until the end of the match and earned a point. Both Pau FC and Le Havre have not won a match after 3 rounds of the 2022/23 Ligue 2 season. However, the positive side for Quang Hai's team is that they scored their first goal.

MU suffered a crushing defeat and fell to the bottom of the Premier League table

Traveling to Brentford's field, Man Utd continued to receive their second defeat with an unbelievable score of 0-4 and fell to the bottom of the Premier League table.

Entering the second round of the Premier League, the two teams mainly played a probing game, but the surprise came in the 10th minute, from Ronaldo losing the ball in the middle of the field, Brentford had an excellent counter-attack, Josh Da Silva fired a shot outside the penalty area, the ball went hard but not dangerous, however David De Gea could not catch the ball, the goal came to Brentford unexpectedly.

Conceding a goal quickly, De Gea had to pick the ball out of the net again in the 18th minute, this time it was still a mistake by goalkeeper David De Gea. The Spanish goalkeeper's pass was intercepted by M.Jensen and the ball was stolen, this player fired a fairly gentle shot to double the gap for Brentford.

Conceding two unexpected goals, the Red Devils began to focus all their energy on attacking, but Man Utd's finishing was too bad.

A disastrous match for Man Utd against a team that was rated weaker. Photo: Getty

Man Utd fans at Gtech Community Stadium still didn't understand what was happening when their team conceded another goal. In the 30th minute, from a messy corner kick in the penalty area, Ben Mee headed in from close range to increase the score to 3-0 for Brentford.

Conceding 3 goals within 30 minutes, however, the Red Devils' nightmare did not stop there. In the 35th minute, Brentford scored their 4th goal. From a basic counter-attack, Mbeumo accelerated to eliminate Luke Shaw and easily beat De Gea to increase the score to 4-0.

In the second half, coach Erik ten Hag let his players play high balls, aiming mainly at Ronaldo, but Brentford's defense played very solidly.

In the last minutes of the second half, Brentford actively played defensive counter-attacks, the home team's strikers continuously bombarded De Gea's goal, a disastrous match for Man Utd against a team that was considered completely weaker.

Match statistics, Man Utd controlled the ball up to 69%, launched 15 shots on target, but did not score any goals. In this match, the Red Devils' attack disappeared, especially the two wings. Losing 0-4 to Brentford, the Red Devils fell to the bottom of the Premier League 2022 - 2023 rankings.

Preparing to close the contract, "the nemesis of the Thai team" gives great news to coach Park

Information about goalkeeper Dang Van Lam will help coach Park Hang-seo feel more secure in preparing for the AFF Cup 2022.

Goalkeeper Dang Van Lam recently returned to Vietnam with his representative Andrey Grushin to negotiate and complete a contract with Binh Dinh Club. Previously, Nam Dinh and Ho Chi Minh City Clubs also sent offers, but in the end, Dang Van Lam chose the team nicknamed "PSG Vietnam".

Returning to play in V.League is considered a reasonable step for the 29-year-old "goalkeeper". Joining Cerezo Osaka since the beginning of 2021 butDang Van Lamhave very few opportunities to play in Japan.

The long-term injury also forced him to undergo surgery and he could not join the Vietnamese team to participate in the AFF Cup 2020 (held at the end of 2021). The contract between Van Lam and Cerezo Osaka only expires at the end of 2022 and now is the right time for this goalkeeper to find a new destination.

Dang Van Lam always plays very well when facing the Thai team. Photo: VNA

V.League 2022 has just passed the halfway mark and there are still many rounds ahead. In Binh Dinh's shirt, Dang Van Lam will have many opportunities to play to regain his best form. In addition, he is no longer tied to foreign teams and is completely ready to participate in the AFF Cup 2022.

Information about Dang Van Lam will certainly help coach Park Hang-seo feel more secure in the process of preparing the force for the Vietnam team. Before being injured, this goalkeeper was the number one choice in goal in major tournaments such as the AFF Cup 2018, Asian Cup 2019 or World Cup qualifiers.

In addition, Dang Van Lam is also known as "the nemesis of the Thai team". In all 3 confrontations with the War Elephants, the 29-year-old goalkeeper helped the Vietnamese team keep a clean sheet with excellent performance. Most notably was the penalty save from Theerathon Bunmathan in the match at My Dinh in 2019.

It is expected that the contract between Dang Van Lam and Binh Dinh will last for 2.5 years. If everything goes smoothly, the 2018 AFF Cup champion can play in the next round, when Binh Dinh welcomes Thanh Hoa at home at 6:00 p.m. on August 20.