Year of the Rat, full of talented stars; Olympic women's soccer qualifiers disrupted by flu epidemic

2020 Rat Team: All-star talent, high expectations

In the year of Canh Ty, players born in 1996 such as Duy Manh, Xuan Manh, Van Thanh, Phan Van Duc, Van Toan... promise to shine at both club and national team levels.

Phan Van Duc is the most anticipated name in 2020. After recovering from injury, the player with very intelligent football skills is not only a support for SLNA, but also trusted by coach Park Hang-seo in the national team.

Next is goalkeeper Duong Quang Tuan, born on June 20, 1996. In the 2018 season, Quang Tuan was the number 1 goalkeeper of Hong Linh.

Rat-born player Van Kien, who is playing for Hanoi FC, is always the number 1 choice of coach Chu Dinh Nghiem in the capital team's lineup at the right-back position. Hong Duy, a HAGL player with technique and speed, is trusted by coach Park Hang-seo in matches that require a breakthrough on the left wing.

Women's Olympic football qualifiers disrupted by flu outbreak

According to the initial announcement, Group B of the 2020 Olympic women's football event will take place in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China. Group B includes the teams: Australia, China, Thailand and Chinese Taipei. Meanwhile, Group A includes the teams: Vietnam, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, South Korea and Myanmar.

Thai women's football team has submitted a request to AFC to change the venue due to concerns about the flu epidemic.

After considering the factors, the AFC decided to change the venue of Group B matches to Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province. According to information obtained, another team is also considering withdrawing from the tournament due to fear of the flu.

Hull City 1-2 Chelsea result: The Blues easily won the ticket

Despite fielding a squad that included many players who have not been regular starters this season, Chelsea still managed to comfortably win 2-1 against English Championship side Hull City to secure a ticket to the FA Cup round of 16.

With a comfortable 2-1 victory, Chelsea won a ticket to the FA Cup round of 16.

If Chelsea had been luckier in their finishing in this match, they would have had at least 2 more goals from the chances created by Pedro in the 71st and 75th minutes. With a comfortable 2-1 victory, Chelsea secured a ticket to the 1/8 round of the FA Cup.

Valencia 2-0 Barca: The Bats break the curse, Barca is at risk of being dethroned by Real

After 12 consecutive years of only drawing and losing to Barcelona at Mestalla, Valencia found the taste of victory again in front of their home crowd when they defeated the Catalan team with a score of 2-0.

Ter Stegen's brilliance was not enough to save Barca.

With 3 points, Valencia temporarily climbed to 5th place with 34 points, only 1 point behind the 2 teams above. Meanwhile, Barca's defeat will be an opportunity for Real to rise to take the top spot in La Liga. Currently, the 2 teams are equal on points but Real has not played in round 21.

MU causes confusion

Manchester United have endured another difficult season in the post-Sir Alex era. After 24 Premier League matches, the Red Devils are half a point behind leaders Liverpool (34 and 67), while Klopp's team have one match left to play.

MU disappointed fans because they are still struggling in the post-Sir Alex era, not knowing when they can return.

The main reason is said to be MU's "shopping" problem, buying at a forced price and in the end still buying at a high price but choosing the wrong person at the wrong time.

Now MU is announced to reform the scouting team for the Red Devils in order to be able to shop more effectively. However, Ed Woodward is not trusted in this area. Therefore, MU's path is still quite unclear.