Coach Chung Hae Soung 'sacrifice' Nguyen Cong Phuong; 3 Thai players go to Leicester City
(Baonghean.vn) - With the Costa Rican rookie duo Ariel Rodriguez - Jose Ortiz integrating well, coach Chung Hae Soung of Ho Chi Minh City is considering letting Cong Phuong play as a midfielder; Supachai Jaided, Suphanat Mueanta and Supachok Sarachat will go to Leicester to train in May 2021.
Coach Chung Hae Soung "sacrificed" Nguyen Cong Phuong for a pair of million dollar strikers?
With the new Costa Rican duo Ariel Rodriguez - Jose Ortiz integrating well, coach Chung Hae Soung of Ho Chi Minh City is considering having to let themCong Phuongmidfielder
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Instead of being assigned to play as a striker, Cong Phuong had to accept playing as a midfielder. |
Because of using this pairCoach Chung Hae Soungdecided to “sacrifice” another blockbuster. That was striker Nguyen Cong Phuong. Instead of being assigned to play as a striker, Cong Phuong had to accept playing as a midfielder. However, he still made his mark with the assist for Ortiz to score for Ho Chi Minh City against Ba Ria - Vung Tau.
3 Thai players to Leicester City
Supachai Jaided, Suphanat Mueanta and Supachok Sarachat will go to Leicester to train in May 2021.
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For Supachai, Supachok and Suphanat, this is the perfect opportunity for them to develop and showcase their talents. |
According to SMM Sport, Buriram United Club has reached a strategic cooperation agreement on football development with Leicester City - a club playing in the English Premier League. This signing allows 3 players ofThailand national team, Supachai Jaided, Suphanat Mueanta and Supachok Sarachat will go to Leicester to train in May 2021. Details of the training plan of this trio will be announced at a ceremony taking place on September 9.
Man City has a 10th "brother"
Parent company ofMan CityCity Football Group (CFG) has successfully bought a team in the French second division to bring its total number of clubs worldwide to 10.
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Ferran Soriano, CEO of CFG, said: “We have been interested in French football for some time and have long admired ESTAC (Troyes). We are therefore delighted to complete the acquisition of our 10th club and to have a long-term presence in France. |
The team mentioned above is Troyes - the club that won the Intertoto Cup in 2001 - currently plays in Ligue 2 and finished 4th in the 2019/20 season.
CFG has bought out previous owner Daniel Masoni, becoming the largest shareholder in Troyes. French businessman Maxime Ray has also acquired a minority stake in the club and will sit on the board.
Van de Beek officially joins MU: Who will be most worried?
MU has successfully recruited midfielder Donny van de Beek from Ajax. His appearance makes coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and MU fans happy but certainly many players will have to consider the future.
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Donny van de Beek will play alongside Paul Pogba and Bruno Fernandes in midfield. |
On the evening of September 2,Manchester UnitedManchester United have completed the signing of Donny van de Beek from Ajax, after agreeing a £35m deal plus £4m in variable fees for the Dutch international midfielder. At United, Donny van de Beek will play alongside Paul Pogba and Bruno Fernandes in midfield. With the trio in the middle of the pitch, the Red Devils' midfield is capable of overwhelming any opposition midfield.
Coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will certainly use the above trio in every match. Thus, the opportunities for other teammates in this area will also be significantly reduced.
Germany 1-1 Spain: Werner scores, Germany drops victory in injury time
Striker Timo Werner gave Germany the lead early in the second half but the Germans could not hold on for the win as they equalised in the sixth minute of stoppage time.
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Gaya equalized for Spain in the 90'+6 minute. |
1-1 was the final score of the match and brought regret to the German team on a day when they dominated the game against their Spanish opponents.
With this result, Spain and Germany temporarily ranked 2nd and 3rd respectively in Group A4 because Ukraine had a 2-1 home victory over Switzerland.