Coach Park Hang-seo receives good news before the rematch with U20 Korea; Van Thanh is honored by AFC

Scoring a super goal against Sydney, Van Thanh was honored by AFC

Van Thanh scored against Sydney in the second match of Group H of the AFC Champions League 2022, so he was honored by AFC.

Recently, AFC has voted for the best team of the 2nd round of AFC Champions League 2022 - East Asia region. Accordingly, Van Thanh of HAGL was voted as one of the 11 best players of the round.

In the AFC's 4-4-2 formation, Van Thanh is positioned as a left winger, although he played on the right wing in the match against Sydney FC. It is not surprising that the Vietnamese player was included in the typical lineup when he was quite comprehensive in both attack and defense.

Van Thanh was honored by AFC.

In the match against Sydney, Van Thanh not only defended well but also attacked very effectively. This player also scored a goal with a beautiful long-range shot that left the opposing team's goalkeeper helpless.

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors goalkeeper Lee Bun Soo was also included in the best XI of Group H, as he kept a clean sheet in a 1-0 win over Yokohama F. Marinos. Other players from the East Asian group, such as midfielder Kaito Yasui (Urawa Reds) and midfielder Marco Tilio (Melbourne City), were also included.

Coach Park Hang-seo receives good news before the rematch with U20 Korea

Coach Park Hang-seo received good news from the squad of U23 Vietnam before the rematch with U20 Korea at Hang Day.

U23 Vietnam has just welcomed the return of two central defenders Viet Anh and Thanh Binh. These two central defenders have been training normally with their teammates, after being injured and unable to play in the first leg against U20 Korea.

With the return of Viet Anh and Thanh Binh, the U23 Vietnam defense has added quality. However, whether these two players can play or not depends on the decision of theCoach Park Hang-seo.

Center back Viet Anh returns after injury.

In addition to the two key players above, the trio of "heavy weapons" Hoang Duc, Hung Dung and Tien Linh... will likely play in the rematch with U20 Korea. Coach Park Hang-seo wants to test the coordination ability of these three players with the young faces.

After the first leg ended in a 1-1 draw at Viet Tri Stadium,U23 Vietnamlearned many lessons. Coach Park Hang-seo continued to experiment in the second leg, evaluating the ability of each position before finalizing the list of 20 players participating in the 31st SEA Games.

The rematch between U23 Vietnam and U20 Korea will take place at 7:00 p.m. on April 22 at Hang Day Stadium.

Aubameyang shines to help Barca return to 2nd place

The Gabonese striker helped his club defeat Real Sociedad 1-0 in round 33 of La Liga in the early morning of April 22 (Hanoi time).

After being eliminated from the Europa League by Frankfurt, Barcelona's focus is entirely on La Liga. The goal of coach Xavi and his team is to finish second, which means a ticket to the Champions League.

Barca poured forward after the opening whistle and needed just 11 minutes to penetrate the Sociedad net. After Ousmane Dembele's shot hit the post, the home defense played loose and allowed Gavi to steal the ball. The young Spanish midfielder passed to Ferran Torres. The former Man City player crossed the ball for Aubameyang to head in from less than 4m to open the scoring.

In the second half, Sociedad continued to put pressure on Barca and forced them to retreat to a defensive formation. Ter Stegen's talent helped the visitors withstand the opponent's dangerous shots, notably two close-range shots from Sorloth and Joseba Zaldua.

Aubameyang shines to help Barca return to 2nd place.

Barca only had one significant chance in the second half. In the 74th minute, Torres passed the ball just wide to Gavi. From 14 meters away, the Spanish midfielder shot over the bar. The match lasted 10 minutes due to some incidents on the field, but coach Xavi and his team held firm to preserve the fragile gap.

Barca won 3 points with only one shot on target. Aubameyang's moment of brilliance helped the Catalan club extend their unbeaten streak against Sociedad to 8 matches. Coach Xavi's team rose to 2nd place in the rankings with 63 points, 15 points behind Real, but having played 1 match less (32 compared to 33). This is also Barca's 13th consecutive unbeaten away match.

Man United appoints Erik Ten Hag as head coach

Manchester United's homepage confirmed that Erik ten Hag will become the new head coach of the Old Trafford team from June 2022. Erik ten Hag's contract with Man United is for 3 years with a 1-year extension clause.

The 52-year-old Dutch strategist is very "cool" in selecting talent and training young talent. In 4 years as head coach of Ajax Club, Mr. Erik built his reputation thanks to his technical, attractive and effective attacking style of play.

Therefore, Erik ten Hag quickly became one of the two leading candidates to succeed coach Ralf Rangnick to lead Man United. In order to recruit coach Erik, the Man United board had to pay Ajax Club a compensation of approximately 2.6 million USD.

Coach Erik ten Hag will lead Man United from the 2022-2023 season. Photo: REUTERS

After coach Erik takes over as head coach of Man United, interim coach Ralf Rangnick will move to the role of technical advisor for the most traditional football team in the land of fog.

After a 0-4 loss to rivals Liverpool in round 33 of the Premier League, Man United dropped to 6th place in the rankings, 3 points behind the top 4 teams but having played 1 more match. The "Red Devils" have 5 more matches to realize their ambition of finishing in the top 4 at the end of the season and a ticket to the Champions League next season.

Notably, Man United will face Arsenal in round 34 on April 23. The trip to London of coach Ralf Rangnick and his team is predicted to be "less good than bad" because the home team Arsenal is excited after having an impressive victory over Chelsea to rise to 5th place in the rankings.

With the current strength, coach Ralf Rangnick believes that the team needs to add at least 10 high-quality players in the summer transfer window of 2022 to regain its inherent position. It is likely that a series of pillars such as Paul Pogba, Edinson Cavani or Jesse Lingard will leave Man United at the end of this season, when their contracts expire.