Dang Van Lam 'causes a storm' in Japanese media; Gramoz's indirect revenge

Dang Van Lam "causes a storm" in Japanese media

Many prestigious Japanese newspapers and sports websites have mentioned the transfer of Dang Van Lam to Cerezo Osaka.

It should also be added that in early 2020, Van Lam transferred to Muangthong United for a transfer fee of 500,000 USD (more than 12 billion VND). He left the Thai team because they did not fulfill their financial commitments. There were many disputes between the two sides, but in the end, the World Football Federation (FIFA) protected Dang Van Lam's rights. This case has not ended yet as Muangthong United announced that they will pursue the lawsuit to the end.

“Cerezo Osaka has recruited the goalkeeper of the Vietnamese national team - A historic step”, the famous sports website Nikkan Sports ran the headline. The Hochi newspaper has had quite in-depth articles about Dang Van Lam, especially the performance of this goalkeeper in the quarter-finals of the 2019 Asian Cup.

"Although the Vietnamese team lost the match 0-1, Dang Van Lam played excellently, minimizing the number of goals conceded. He only conceded a goal after Ritsu Doan's penalty kick," Hochi newspaper mentioned.

Thanh Hoa 3-0 Nam Dinh: Gramoz's indirect revenge

Although he did not score any goals, Gramoz was still very happy when Thanh Hoa crushed his old team Nam Dinh with a score of 3-0.

Hoang Vu Samson put Thanh Hoa ahead in the 10th minute.

Defeating the visiting team Nam Dinh with a score of 3-0, Thanh Hoa had the first victory under coach Ljupko Petrovic, after he returned to the Thanh team. After an unsuccessful start with a 0-1 defeat to B.Binh Duong in round 1, Thanh Hoa under the leadership of Petrovic began to find the first points of this year's season.

Thai fans attack AFC and J.League pages to criticize Van Lam

Thousands of comments criticizing Dang Van Lam were posted by Thai fans on the AFC Champions League and J.League fanpages.

Thai fans started to post comments criticizing Van Lam on 2 fanpages.

In addition to Thai, fans also used English. Notable comments included: “Congratulations to Cerezo Osaka for adding an unprofessional player”, “From Thailand, good luck. Don’t come back here again”, “An unprofessional goalkeeper, skipped training and ran away from the club. He did everything to get to Cerezo Osaka”, “Welcome to the bench”.

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