Ho Chi Minh City Club continues to face Covid-19 concerns; 'The match against U23 Singapore is very important'

Coach Dinh The Nam: "The match against U23 Singapore is very important"

Talking to us during the afternoon training session on February 17, Coach Dinh The Nam said that the match against U23 Singapore is very important for U23 Vietnam.

Photo of U23 Vietnam taken on the afternoon of February 17 at Smart SRN stadium.

“In reality, we have two teams, Singapore and Thailand. These are two teams that we need to try to overcome match by match. I don’t think Singapore is the only opponent. If we are subjective, especially if we are not mentally strong, it will be very difficult to play. I consider the match against Singapore to be very important. If we want to pass the group stage, we have to try our best match by match. First is Singapore, then Thailand.” Coach Dinh The Nam

Ho Chi Minh City Club continues to face Covid-19 concerns

Last December, Ho Chi Minh City FC had to face Covid-19 when most of the team members were infected. Now they continue to face this concern as the 2022 season is about to begin.

Ho Chi Minh City Club squad.

When asked about his biggest concern ahead of the 2022 season, Coach Tran Minh Chien said: “What I worry about most is the epidemic. In the past and present, many of our players are still infected with Covid-19, so that will certainly have a significant impact on the players’ fitness and performance, while the new season is approaching.”

It should also be added that last December, almost the entire Ho Chi Minh City Club got sick and this prevented them from participating in friendly tournaments such as the BTV Cup and the Emperor Quang Trung Cup.

Solskjaer likely to lead Sir Alex's old club

Coach Solskjaer.

Former player Charlie Nicholas revealed that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer - the former captain of Man United is in the sights of Aberdeen (Scotland). This is also the team that Sir Alex Ferguson led in the early stages of his career.

Barca need the fastest version of Ferran Torres

Ferran Torres was once a player with great speed. That is a quality that Barca coach Xavi really needs from him. Because speed is what Barca's attack needs to open up hope of winning against the visiting team Napoli.

Ferran Torres.

Despite being a newcomer to Camp Nou, Torres has had a very good performance. Before the match against Napoli, he had a hand in 3 goals for Barca. Specifically, this 21-year-old striker scored 1 goal and had 2 assists. If Torres continues to show such excellent form, he will be a nightmare for the visiting team Napoli.

But what coach Xavi needs from Torres is not only that. This 42-year-old strategist wants the new Barca player to regain one of the most important qualities, which is speed. He wants Torres to take advantage of that strength to overwhelm the defense system of the opponent from Italy, especially to make the most of the passes from his teammates.

Barcelona 1-1 Napoli: Torres wins, Torres loses

The Barcelona vs Napoli match was Ferran Torres's own stage as he played both the hero and the villain of the home team at the same time.

Zielinski opened the scoring.

In just the last few minutes of the match, Torres showed his lack of luck twice in a row when he shot wide of the penalty area. In total, Torres missed 6 chances in this match. As soon as the final whistle blew, the former Valencia player collapsed on his teammates' shoulders in disappointment.

With a 1-1 draw, Barca has lost their home field advantage and the two teams will have to start over a week later in Italy.