Philippines coach stressed because only 15 players and goalkeeper left to face Vietnam
(Baonghean.vn) - According to Nghe An Newspaper, during the practice session at My Dinh Stadium before meeting the Vietnam team, Coach Eriksson seemed quite worried about the situation of the Philippines team. Although at the press conference earlier, he was confident that his players would score in the second leg.
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| The away team's players are getting used to My Dinh Stadium. In the first leg, they lost to Vietnam with a score of 1-2. Photo: Trung Kien |
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| In a press conference this morning, the coach who once led David Beckham, Wayne Rooney, said: "In my career, I have never had so few players (only 18 players coming to Vietnam for the second leg of the semi-finals). However, for me, 18 players is more than enough. We will play offensively from the start, hoping to score an early goal to create a psychological advantage." Photo: Trung Kien |
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| However, when entering the training session, this veteran strategist appeared very worried and spent dozens of minutes instructing his students. Photo: Trung Kien |
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| Midfielder Manuel Ott, a very important player in the Philippines' midfield, was unable to participate in this afternoon's training session due to injury. Photo: Trung Kien |
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| Along with that, goalkeeper Neil Etheridge had to return to England to play for his club, leaving the Philippines team with only two goalkeepers. Photo: Trung Kien |
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| After the days of organizing the Sports Festival, the grass at My Dinh Stadium has somewhat degraded and is not as green as before. Photo: Trung Kien |
According to current rules, FIFA stipulates that there are 5 international matches per year (called FIFA Day or FIFA International Match Calendar).
These 5 waves fall at the following times:
+ End of March (usually 25-31)
+ Early June (usually 3-10)
+ Early September (usually 1-10)
+October (usually 7-15/10)
+ November (usually 10-17)
In these 5 rounds, clubs are obliged to release players to the national team at least 2 days before the match. Any team that does not release will be punished according to FIFA regulations.
In addition to these 5 rounds, clubs are also obliged to release players to the national team in continental and world tournaments including: EURO, World Cup, CAN, Copa America, FIFA Confederations Cup, CONCACAF Gold Cup, Asian Cup, OFC Nations Cup.
Outside of the tournaments and times mentioned above, clubs are not obliged to release players for the national team to compete. If the national team can negotiate, they will have players, if they cannot negotiate, they will have to accept the loss of players.
This year’s AFF Cup will take place from November 8 to December 15. So there is a period from November 8 to November 17 that overlaps with the FIFA schedule. Therefore, the goalkeeper who is playing in the Premier League of the Philippines will only participate in 2 matches at the AFF Cup 2018. The same is true for the 4 Thai players who are playing abroad.
Philippines coach compares AFF Cup atmosphere to UEFA Champions League
(Baonghean.vn) - At the press conference this afternoon (December 5) before the second leg of the AFF Cup 2018 semi-final, Coach Park Hang-seo was full of confidence. Meanwhile, Coach Eriksson expressed surprise at the interest of the Vietnamese and regional media in this tournament.
