Vietnam National Team is ready to play on the opponent's neutral field; Ronaldo criticized for being selfish

World Cup 2022 Qualifiers: Vietnam National Team Ready to Play on Opponent's Neutral Field

Instead of trying to compete for the right to host the 2022 World Cup qualifiers in June, the Vietnam national team is ready to travel and play on the opponent's field.

Vietnam national team is ready to play on neutral ground abroad.

Vietnam is on the sidelines in the bid to host the tournament. Although, according to statistics over the past 3 years under coach Park Hang-seo, the U22 and national teams have lost only 1 out of 19 matches when playing in Vietnam. However, the strict requirements in many aspects from the AFC have made Vietnam not interested in applying to host.

Thailand urgently plans to eliminate Vietnam

In addition to making efforts to host the World Cup qualifiers in June, coach Akira Nishino also completed a preparation plan to realize the goal of eliminating the Vietnamese national team.

Thailand hopes to overcome Vietnam in the World Cup qualifiers.

Specifically, Thailand will have many small training sessions before a friendly match in May. From now until then, the Football Association of Thailand will actively search for a national team opponent to act as a "blue team" for coach Nishino's students. In case they cannot find a national team, Thailand will return to the plan of competing with clubs in the national championship system. Thailand's goal is to eliminate Vietnam by all means to take the top spot in the final group, thereby winning a ticket to the final qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup.

Ronaldo criticized for selfishness

Former player Antonio Cassano did not hesitate to criticize Ronaldo after Juventus' defeat to Porto in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16: "It's true that Ronaldo scores in every match. But he has difficulty with Pirlo's ideas. Ronaldo is always selfish like that, never interested in helping others score. He is the type of person who only wants to score for himself."

Alaba could receive the highest salary in the Premier League if he joins Chelsea

Centre-back David Alaba could become the highest-paid player in the Premier League if he joins Chelsea in the summer of 2021, The Sun reports.

With Alaba set to become a free agent this summer, many big clubs in Europe are ready to welcome him. And although the £400,000-a-week salary is huge, the giants such as Real and Chelsea are still willing to accept.

New Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel is said to be keen on Alaba as a left-sided centre-back in a back three. If the deal is completed, the Blues will make the 28-year-old the highest-paid player in the Premier League./.