Thailand U23 coach denies luck in holding Vietnam U23 to a draw; South Korea U23 - Malaysia U23: Champion wins big

Thailand U23 coach denies being lucky in drawing with Vietnam U23

Coach Worrawoot Srimaka denied that Thailand U23 was lucky when they held Vietnam U23 to a 2-2 draw in the opening match of the 2022 AFC U23 Championship.

U23 Thailand had a difficult match against U23 Vietnam.

“After the first goal, U23 Thailand lost control of the ball. So I had to bring Benjamin Davies on to regain control of the game.” The Thai coach denied the lucky draw with U23 Vietnam.

He said: “I think it is not all due to luck. We changed our tactics to play better in the rest of the match. Thailand U23 did not play well partly because they did not have much time to prepare for the opening match. We have 2 days to prepare for the next match. Thailand U23 will correct their mistakes and bring better results.”

Result U23 Korea 4-1 U23 Malaysia: Champion wins big

With superior class, U23 Korea won 4-1 against U23 Malaysia, in the opening match of Group C - AFC U23 Championship 2022.

U23 Korea won big against U23 Malaysia.

The 4-1 victory over U23 Malaysia helped U23 Korea strengthen their confidence in winning the top spot in Group C and getting a ticket to the quarterfinals. The next two opponents of U23 Korea will be U23 Vietnam and U23 Thailand.

Mbappe wants PSG to 'purge' 14 people, including Pochettino and Neymar

According to Mundo Deportivo, striker Kylian Mbappe wants PSG's leadership to push 14 names away in the summer of 2022, including coach Mauricio Pochettino and Neymar.

Not long ago, Mbappe refused to join Real Madrid to sign a new contract with PSG until 2025. In addition to the super-huge salary of 650,000 pounds/week, the French striker is also given a lot of power behind the scenes, and he can start using his "fire-breathing" ability to get involved in PSG's summer 2022 transfer plan.

Pochettino was once rumored to be taking over at Man United, before the Red Devils announced new coach Erik ten Hag.

Mbappe is said to have listed 14 names that need to be released this summer. Coach Pochettino and striker Neymar are two prominent figures on the list. In addition, there are a series of key players also at risk of being released including Mauro Icardi, Julian Draxler, Ander Herrera, Idrissa Gueye, Leandro Paredes, Thilo Kehrer, Danilo Pereira, Layvin Kurzawa, Pablo Sarabia, Juan Bernat, Colin Dagba and Sergio Rico.

Spain 1-1 Portugal result: Former EURO champion escaped defeat in the 82nd minute

In the match between Spain vs Portugal in League A, Group 2 Nations League 2021/22, the two teams held each other to a 1-1 draw.

Horta equalized 1-1 for Portugal.

The match ended in a 1-1 draw. In Group 2, the Czech Republic temporarily leads with 3 points. Following are Portugal and Spain (both with 1 point) and Switzerland is at the bottom with 2 empty hands.