Haaland is the best player in the Premier League in August; Tien Linh is injured before joining the national team

Haaland is the best player in the Premier League in August

Haaland is the second player to win this individual award in his first month of Premier League debut. Previously, Bruno Fernandes was honored when shining for Manchester United in February 2020.

In the category of best manager of the month, Mikel Arteta was the winner. The Spanish coach helped Arsenal climb to the top of the Premier League table after winning all 5 matches in August.

Haaland played 5 matches and scored 9 goals in the first month of the 2022/23 Premier League season. The 22-year-old striker scored a double on his Man City debut against West Ham, had 1 assist against Bournemouth, scored 1 goal against Newcastle United, then 2 consecutive hat-tricks against Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest.

Haaland shared: "I'm very happy to win this award. It's a good start. I'm happy to show my role by scoring. The important thing is the team's final achievement. Hopefully we will have a successful season."

Tien Linh injured before joining the national team

According to the source, Tien Linh is suffering from calf pain and soft tissue damage. This is not a serious injury. At the moment, he still feels fine and is confident that he can compete in the international friendly tournament. However, he still needs to be re-examined for the extent of the injury.

Tien Linh will be at the Vietnam team hotel on the morning of September 17. Afterwards, he will be taken for X-rays and tests to determine the exact extent of his injury.

In the 2022 season, Tien Linh is not in the best physical condition as he has suffered a number of muscle injuries. Photo: VnE

Before that, Tien Linh was injured while playing in round 16 of V.League with HAGL. He received a tackle from behind by Le Van Son.

Coach Lu Dinh Tuan intended to make a substitution when he saw Tien Linh grimacing. However, the striker felt fine and asked to continue playing.

Besides Tien Linh, another player of the Vietnamese national team who was injured while playing in the V.League is Hoang Duc. This midfielder left the field in the middle of the match between Viettel Club and Nam Dinh.

After examination, Hoang Duc was diagnosed with knee injury, affecting the ligaments in his right leg. He must rest at least 10 days to recover.

The 25-year-old player will not join the Vietnamese team in Ho Chi Minh City. Coach Park Hang-seo has allowed him to stay home to recuperate. Hoang Duc has been removed from the squad and does not need to participate in the friendly tournament.

The two late arrivals of the Vietnamese team are Nguyen Quang Hai and Khuat Van Khang. Quang Hai returned home right after the match between Pau and Valenciennes in round 9 of League 2. Meanwhile, Van Khang will join the team after completing his duty with the U20 Vietnam team. Currently, he is in Indonesia to compete in the 2022 U20 Asian qualifiers.

Singapore brings naturalized midfielder to play with Vietnam national team

The Hung Thinh 2022 International Friendly Tournament takes place from September 21 to 27 at Thong Nhat Stadium, with the participation of 3 teams: Vietnam, Singapore and India. The three teams compete in a round robin, calculate rankings and choose the champion.

This tournament is to help coach Park Hang Seo and his team prepare for the AFF Cup 2022 taking place at the end of the year.

The Vietnamese team will meet Singapore (7pm, September 21) and India (7pm, September 27). The remaining match between Singapore and India will take place at 7pm on September 24.

Goalkeeper Hassan Sunny tries to save the goal in the match against Indonesia in the semi-finals of the AFF Cup 2022. Photo: AFF CUP

Singapore and Vietnam are in the same group B at the AFF Cup 2022. So the upcoming friendly match is a good practice for both teams to test their squad and personnel for the big tournament at the end of the year.

According to the list announced by VFF on the afternoon of September 16, the Singapore team brought to Vietnam a fairly strong squad. Specifically, coach Takayuki Nishigaya summoned half of the squad that reached the semi-finals of the AFF Cup 2020 such as veteran goalkeeper Hassan Sunny, center-back Irfan Fandi, Ryhan Stewart, midfielder Shahdan Sulaiman, Faris Ramli, striker Ikhsan Fandi,...

Especially Song Ui Young - a naturalized Korean midfielder who has played 12 matches for the Singapore national team.

Since the competition will not be held until September 24, the Indian team will travel to Vietnam on a flight scheduled to land at 1:10 a.m. on September 21. At 7:00 p.m. on the same day, the Indian team will have their first training session at Phu Tho Stadium.