Hoang Anh Gia Lai continues to 'change generals'; Ho Chi Minh City extends contract with captain Sam Ngoc Duc

Arsenal lost to Liverpool at Anfield

Arsenal opened the scoring, but still had to accept a 1-3 defeat against the home teamLiverpoolin round 3 of the Premier League early morning of September 29 (Hanoi time).

After losing to Arsenal in the Community Shield, Liverpool had their strongest squad in the rematch with their London rivals in the third round of the Premier League. "The Kop" played overwhelmingly, but surprisingly let Lacazette score in the 25th minute.

After conceding a goal, coach Jurgen Klopp's team accelerated their attack and soon equalized in the 28th minute thanks to Sadio Mane. Under constant pressure from the home team, Arsenal's defense could no longer maintain their concentration. In the 34th minute, Andy Robertson made up for his mistake by rushing up and finishing close to the goal, helping "The Kop" lead 2-1.

Liverpool's full-backs are a menace to any defence in the Premier League. Photo: Reuters.

"The Kop" maintained the pressure in the second half. Sadio Mane was at the heart of most of the home team's attacks. The Senegalese star continuously broke through Arsenal's defense and almost scored to make it 3-1, after turning and finishing in the 65th minute.

The visitors returned to a defensive formation after missing a chance. Liverpool continued to put suffocating pressure on Leno's goal. New signing Diogo Jota, after missing a series of chances, also scored to make it 3-1 for the home team.

This result helped coach Klopp and his team rise to 2nd place on the rankings, with the same 9 points as Leicester but with a lower goal difference.

Hoang Anh Gia Lai continues to "change generals"

Hoang Anh Gia Lai Club has just made a surprise announcement to change the team's head coach position by transferring Mr. Lee Tae Hoon to the position of technical director (GĐKT).

Accordingly, on the official fanpage of the football team, the announcement was made: "After the match against SLNA, HAGL Club President - Doan Nguyen Duc made the decisionHead Coach Lee Tae Hoonwill assume the position of Technical Director, and at the same time appoint Mr. Nguyen Van Dan and Duong Minh Ninh to assume the role of co-head coaches of HAGL Club. This decision takes effect from September 28, 2020.

According to the explanation of the head of HAGL football team - Nguyen Tan Anh, the appointment of two head coaches at the same time is to take advantage of the experience of both Mr. Nguyen Van Dan and Duong Minh Ninh, who have both played and become long-time coaches of the club.

Mr. Lee Tae Hoon is no longer the head coach of HAGL.

This is a surprising decision by HAGL. With the transfer to Technical Director, Coach Lee Tae Hoon is considered to be fired, because this title does not have much meaning for the mountain town team.

Coach Lee Tae Hoon lost his seat after HAGL lost 0-2 to SLNA in round 12.V.Leagueand missed the opportunity to close in on the top group. However, HAGL's performance compared to previous years still has clear progress. After 12 matches, they only lost 3 matches, won 4 matches and drew 5 others, earning 17 points.

At this time, HAGL is ranked 7th on the rankings, 6 points behind the leading team Saigon. However,HAGLare at risk of being knocked down to the relegation group as they are only 2 points ahead of Ha Tinh and SLNA.

On October 1, HAGL will have an important match against TP.HCM. If they lose, they will fall into the relegation group. If they win, the team from the mountain town will solve two goals at the same time: stay in the league early and enter group A to compete for the high rankings of the season.

Barca set price for Eric Garcia with Man City

Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano said that Barca are preparing to make a new offer for Man City centre-back Eric Garcia. According to this source, the Catalan team is taking steps to bring Garcia back to the Nou Camp.

Mundo added that Barca will not spend more than 15 million euros on Eric Garcia, whose contract expires at the end of the season. Man City value this player at 18 million euros.

Barca set the price for Eric Garcia at no more than 15 million euros compared to Man City's demand of 18 million euros.

Previously, Barca made the first offer of 9 million euros for Garcia and was rejected by Man City, while the player himself made it clear to the Etihad team that he would not renew his contract.

Barca signed Garcia in need of a more reliable option than the injured Umtiti, to replace Pique and Clement Lenglet.

Garcia started 15 of Pep Guardiola's 20 games last season and the defender showed signs of promise.

The 19-year-old made his debut for Spain on international duty. However, Garcia struggled in his first appearance in the new Premier League season when Man City lost 2-5 to Leicester City.

Ho Chi Minh City extends contract with captain Sam Ngoc Duc

Preparing for the near future, Ho Chi Minh City has just extended the contract with captain defender Sam Ngoc Duc. The new contract between the two sides lasts until the end of 2022.

Before entering the final round of phase 1 of V.League 2020,Defender Ngoc Duchas signed a new contract with Ho Chi Minh City. The contract is valid until 2022. This is not too surprising because in the past, Ngoc Duc has made many contributions to Ho Chi Minh City and his position as a full-back has always been guaranteed at a high level.

Besides, Duc “bom” is quite versatile, he can play left or right back. When needed, he can even play midfielder. In particular, his influence in the dressing room is quite large and the captain’s armband on his arm is the clearest proof of the leader role of the player from Nghe An.

Ngoc Duc has just renewed his contract with Ho Chi Minh City.

In Ho Chi Minh City, there are many stars who have worn and are wearing the national team jersey such as Tien Dung, Huu Tuan, Cong Thanh, Hoang Thinh, Cong Phuong, Huy Toan, but Ngoc Duc is the one chosen to wear the captain's armband.

Previously, Ngoc Duc also played for the national team underCoach Nguyen Huu ThangBut because he did not fit in with coach Park Hang Seo's playing style, he has not had the opportunity to return to the national team. However, at the club level, he plays a very important role in Ho Chi Minh City and when his old contract expired, Ngoc Duc was offered a new contract that lasts until the end of 2022.

Ngoc Duc was born in 1992, grew up from the Hanoi training center and in 2013 he was promoted to the first team but it was not until 2015 that he became a regular player in the capital team. In 2018, Ngoc Duc moved to Ho Chi Minh City and until now he and this team have won the V.League runner-up position.

MU will get rid of Daniel James if they successfully recruit Sancho

Manchester United will allow Daniel James to join Leeds United on loan if they sign Jadon Sancho in the next few days.

Coach Marcelo Bielsa really likes Daniel James so he often contacts MU about the possibility of bringing in the Welsh winger.

Remember in early 2019, James almost joined Leeds United. However, Swansea at that time refused to sell at the last minute even though this midfielder had passed the medical examination.

By the summer of 2019, MU jumped into the race to sign Daniel James and succeeded with an offer of 15 million pounds.

Daniel James could move to Leeds on loan.

At present, the Welsh international only plays a supporting role in the MU squad, often substituting on the right wing when Greenwood is not playing.

If MU signs Jadon Sancho in the final days of the 2020 summer transfer window, James will be given the green light by Solskjaer to move to Leeds on loan.

It is expected that this week, the Red Devils' leadership will officially send the first and only offer to buy Sancho for 90 million pounds, including 75 million pounds upfront and 15 million pounds in additional fees.

Dortmund are still holding firm on their £108m asking price, but will consider selling the England international to balance their books.