Korean coach suddenly leaves Hanoi FC; What did the Vietnamese captain say about the victory over Singapore?

What did the captain of U23 Vietnam say about the 7-0 victory over U23 Singapore?

U23 Vietnam had a great start at the U23 Southeast Asian tournament with a 7-0 victory over U23 Singapore. Coach Dinh The Nam and his team temporarily ranked first in Group C with the same 3 points but ahead of U23 Thailand in terms of additional index (+7 compared to +2).

Review of the victory ofU23 VietnamCoach Dinh The Nam said: “U23 Singapore is not a weak team but they have suffered heavy losses. They are missing a series of key players due to Covid-19 and only 14 people will participate in this match.

If Singapore has enough players and plays long balls, it will cause us difficulties. Besides, U23 Vietnam also had an advantage in this match when they scored the opening goal in the 3rd minute, helping the players relieve their psychology."

U23 Vietnam won a resounding 7-0 victory over U23 Singapore. Photo: VFF

U23 Vietnam and U23 Thailand will compete for the top spot in the final match of Group C at 7:00 p.m. on February 22. Before that, coach Dinh The Nam had the opportunity to "check out" his opponent when he came to the stadium to watch U23 Thailand beat U23 Singapore 3-1 on February 16.

Coach Dinh The Nam commented on the upcoming big match: “Thailand is the leading football team in Southeast Asia. I highly appreciate U23 Thailand. This is a team with a cohesive and well-coordinated playing style. Their tactical diagram is quite similar to U23 Vietnam. If I were to evaluate, I think the upcoming match will have a 50-50 chance.”

Korean coach suddenly leaves Hanoi Club

On February 19, Hanoi Football Club officially announced that head coach Park Choong Kyun will not accompany the team in the 2022 season. The coach, born in 1973, asked to temporarily stop for personal reasons.

Coach Park Choong Kyun. Photo: HANOIFC

Currently, assistant Chun Jaeho will temporarily continue the work left by coach Park Choong Kyun. Coach Park Choong Kyun comes toHanoi FClast April with a 2-year contract. The Korean coach had only 2 official matches leading Hanoi FC before V.League 2021 was canceled.

Before the new season, Hanoi FC said goodbye to the three foreign players Bruno, Moses and Geovane, instead they brought to Hang Day Stadium Ivancic and Djuro Zec, and recruited many high-quality domestic players such as Vu Minh Tuan and Hai Long.

Chelsea and Arsenal celebrate, Man City suffers painful loss

Results of the 26th round of the Premier League matches that took place on the night of February 19 and early morning of February 20: Arsenal and Chelsea triumphed, Man City fell to Tottenham.

Last night and early this morning (February 20), the matches of round 26 of the 2021/2022 Premier League took place. Among the teams that were rated higher in this series of matches, only Man City disappointed, losing 2-3 to Tottenham.

Tottenham played good counter-attacking defense against Man City. Photo: Reuters

Man City welcomes Tottenham at home with the strongest squad. The defending champions' form is also much better than Spurs', so coach Pep Guardiola's team is rated higher than their opponents.

Right after the opening whistle, Man City put Tottenham under pressure. However, the defense's carelessness allowed the defending champions to be punctured by Dejan Kulusevski in the 4th minute. The first credit for this goal belonged to Son Heung-Min with a terrifying sprint and set up his teammates.

After conceding the goal, Man City attacked with great intensity, pressuring Tottenham, making it impossible for the team to advance. The one-sided game helped the defending champions equalize 1-1 in the 33rd minute thanks to Ilkay Gündogan.

Harry Kane shines to help Tottenham win a thrilling victory over Man City. Photo: Reuters

However, in the 59th minute of the match, Harry Kane punished Man City to increase the score to 2-1. Just like the first goal, Man City pressed hard to find an equalizer. But it was not until the 90+1 minute that the home team was awarded a penalty after the referee consulted VAR technology for a situation where the ball touched the hand of the away team's defender. Riyad Mahrez did a great job on the penalty spot to equalize 2-2.

In the 90+4 minute, Harry Kane headed accurately from Dejan Kulusevski's cross to score the winning goal 3-2 for Tottenham.

Meanwhile, in the previous matches, Liverpool had an impressive comeback to win 3-1 against Norwich City. Arsenal successfully avenged Brentford with a 2-1 victory. Meanwhile, Chelsea, despite facing many difficulties, still had a 1-0 victory against Crystal Palace.

With the results of the matches that took place last night and early this morning, the race for the 2021/2022 Premier League championship is becoming more exciting again, as Liverpool has 57 points, 6 points behind Man City, but the Reds still have 1 match left to play./.