Vietnam's opponent lost before Asian Cup 2023; Coach Kiatisuk leads Hanoi Police FC

Vietnam team's opponent lost before Asian Cup 2023

The match between Iraq and South Korea at New York University in Abu Dhabi, UAE was tense, even midfielder Lee Kang-in was shown a red card (2 yellow cards).

Despite having to play with one less player, Son Heung-min and his teammates still beat Iraq 1-0 thanks to Lee Jae-sung's goal at the end of the first half.

This is the last friendly match of both Korea and Iraq before officially competing in the 2023 Asian Cup. Losing only 0-1 to Korea shows that Iraq has a formidable defense.

Iraq is the opponent in Group D with Vietnam at the 2023 Asian Cup, while the Korean team just defeated coach Philippe Troussier's team 6-0 in a friendly match on October 17, 2023.

The encounter between Iraq andVietnam teamwill take place at 6:30 p.m. on January 24.

South Korea in Group E will meet Bahrain (January 15), Jordan (January 20) and Malaysia on January 25.

Mr. Nguyen Duc Thang becomes head coach of The Cong - Viettel Club

On the afternoon of January 8, The Cong - Viettel Club appointed Mr. Nguyen Duc Thang as head coach to replace Mr. Thomas Dooley - who returned to the position of technical director.

On the day he returned to the army team, coach Nguyen Duc Thang affirmed that he will change the playing style and build an attacking philosophy for this team.

"I will strive to build a football philosophy, identity and playing style for The Cong - Viettel players. The players will control the ball, coordinate with teammates and attack beautifully. We are ready to compete at our best and bring the audience dedicated matches," said coach Nguyen Duc Thang.

Coach Nguyen Duc Thang participated in youth training at The Cong - Viettel before making his mark by helping Saigon Club win the V.League 2 (First Division) championship in the 2015 season to play in V.League 1.

Moving to lead Thanh Hoa Club, the strategist born in 1976 continued to impress with a double of runner-up in V.League 1 season 2018 and National Cup season 2018.

Coming to Binh Dinh Club, coach Duc Thang once again won the V.League 2 (First Division) 2020 season to bring the team from Vo land to the V.League 1 playground. Under the leadership of coach Duc Thang, Binh Dinh Club finished third in the V.League 2022 season, second in the National Cup 2022 season and third in the National Cup 2023 season.

Coach Kiatisuk leads Hanoi Police FC

"Coach Kiatisuk will immediately start leading the Hanoi Police Club," the leader of the police team confirmed to the media on January 8.

This means that the Thai coach has reached an agreement to leave the Pleiku team to lead the reigning V.League champion.

"Coach Kiatisuk wants to lead a big, ambitious team. Therefore, we invited him to continue to help the team maintain its leading position in V.League and further reach the continental level," the leader of the Hanoi Police Club added.

Currently, "Zico" is in his home country of Thailand, expected to fly to Hanoi this week to sign a contract and go to PVF Training Center to meet with Hanoi Police players.

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Coach Kiatisuk will have more than a month to train his troops before his debut match with Hanoi Police against Ho Chi Minh City Club in round 9 of V.League 2023-2024 on February 18.

Kiatisuk said goodbye to the Mountain City in the context of the team appointing Mr. Vu Tien Thanh as Technical Director.

It is expected that this week, Hanoi Police FC and coach Kiatisuk will officially sign the contract.

More information about the song to cheer for the Vietnamese team at the 2023 Asian Cup

For the first time in history, the Vietnamese team has an official song called "Chieu nay ra san" ordered by the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) to be used for the 2023 ASIAN Cup campaign, which was just announced on the afternoon of January 8.

Previously, AFC recommended that the federations participating in the tournament should have their own song to bring diversity to the tournament.

Although the song was prepared for the continental tournament, it will be used for other teams. At 8pm on January 8, the song will be released on singer Hoang Bach's official YouTube channel.

"After producing a song for Vietnamese football by the V-League Organizing Committee (VPF), VFF called Bach on November 22, 2023 while he was performing. VFF wanted to use another song of Bach as the official cheering song for the Vietnamese team to be played in the stands of the 2023 Asian Cup in Qatar" - singer Hoang Bach shared about the opportunity to contribute to the Vietnamese team.

The song "Chieu nay ra san" was written more than 4 years ago for this singer's own football team and has 6-7 arrangements.

Hoang Bach said that the song was first used at a Ho Chi Minh City amateur tournament with another name, "The Story of Men" - a name from his own experience.

After the song first played in the stands, Hoang Bach received advice from a brother to change the song's name to its current form and it gradually spread to amateur and student tournaments and then became a part of the national team./.