Coach Chu Dinh Nghiem denies news of leading SLNA; Is Hoang Duc's injury serious?

Coach Chu Dinh Nghiem denies news of leading SLNA

Mr. Chu Dinh Nghiem denied rumors of working as a coach at SLNA and said he has no intention of returning to football until the end of the 2021 season.

"There is no way I will goSLNA. The information is incorrect. I will rest for the rest of this season and then think about it," Coach Chu Dinh Nghiem shared with Zing.

Coach Chu Dinh Nghiem resigned after a series of poor matches for Hanoi FC at the beginning of the 2021 season, culminating in a 0-2 defeat to Da Nang on the evening of April 2. This decision was approved by the capital team's leadership on April 4.

Coach Chu Dinh Nghiem is the strategist with the most titles in V.League history. Photo: Viet Hung.

After parting ways with Hanoi Club,Coach Chu Dinh Nghiemreturned to his hometown Thanh Hoa to rest until now. When the first phase of V.League 2021 was about to end, there was a lot of information in public opinion that Mr. Nghiem received invitations from many football teams.

SLNA also recently changed its head coach, saying goodbye to Mr. Ngo Quang Truong and replacing him with assistant Nguyen Huy Hoang. The difficulties after the change in leadership have made the team's leadership have no intention of bringing in a new strategist for the coaching staff.

How serious is Hoang Duc's injury?

Midfielder Nguyen Hoang Duc suffered pain after a collision with a teammate during yesterday's training session. This morning, the team doctor took Hoang Duc for an MRI scan to accurately assess the extent of the midfielder's injury.

Hoang Duc will return to training in a few days.

Accordingly, Hoang Duc was diagnosed with a contusion of the left metatarsal bone and if treated well, it will take at least 4 days before he can return to training.

The team also has another injured player who is practicing on a separate regimen: midfielder Luong Xuan Truong. However, Xuan Truong's injury is not serious and he can return in a few days.

With players constantly injured, the midfield is really makingCoach Park Hang-seoheadache.

Atletico one hand on La Liga championship

Luis Suarez's goal helped Atletico beat Osasuna 2-1 in the 37th round of La Liga on the evening of May 16 (Hanoi time).

Atletico's explosive moment when Suarez scored. Photo: Getty.

Coach Diego Simeone and his team received a "cold shower" in the 75th minute, when Ante Budimir helped the visitors open the score. After conceding the goal, Atletico calmly organized the game and equalized thanks to defender Renan Lodi in the 82nd minute. In the 88th minute, Suarez helped Atletico win 2-1.

With this result, coach Simeone and his team are closer to the La Liga throne. Atletico is 2 points ahead of Real, and 7 points ahead of Barca. In the final round, Atletico only needs to win against Valladolid to win the championship.

Messi couldn't save Barcelona

The Camp Nou home team lost 1-2 to Celta Vigo in round 37 of La Liga on the evening of May 16 (Hanoi time). This was a disappointing result for Ronald Koeman and his team.

La Liga 2020/21 ended with Barca 1 round early, when they no longer had a chance to compete for the championship.

Messi played with great effort. He continuously dropped deep to connect the attacks, but to no avail.

Barca disappointed fans with a weak performance at home.Lionel Messiopened the scoring, but a sloppy defense saw the Catalan club lose. Both goals for the visitors were scored by Santi Mina. In the 2019/20 season, Celta Vigo also contributed to crushing Barca's hopes of winning the championship with a 2-2 draw in round 32.

In this match, Messi played very hard. He continuously dropped deep to connect the attacks, but it was not effective.

Alisson scores, Liverpool wins in thrilling stoppage time

Goalkeeper Alisson left the goalpost to head home a precious goal in the 94th minute, helpingLiverpoolthrilling 2-1 win over West Brom in round 36 of the Premier League.

Liverpool won dramatically to keep their top 4 hopes alive.

Line-up

West Brom (4-1-4-1): Johnstone, Furlong, Bartley, Ajayi, Townsend, Diangana, Yokuslu, Phillips, Pereira, Gallagher, Robson-Kanu.

Liverpool (4-3-3): Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Phillips, Williams, Robertson, Thiago, Fabinho, Jones, Salah, Firmino, Mane.

Goals: Robson-Kanu 15' - Salah 32', Alisson 90'+5