Kiatisak comments on Vietnam team; Cong Phuong plays as a starter in Belgium; Neymar asks for help from MU

Kiatisak: "Vietnam and UAE are not too difficult opponents"

In the second qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup in Asia, Thailand is in the same group with the UAE, Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia. Group G is considered a miniature AFF Cup with 4 representatives from Southeast Asia.

The Vietnamese team will face Thailand in the opening match of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers on September 5. Photo: Minh Chien.

Kiatisak expressed optimism about the draw results: "I think this is a better opportunity than ever for the Thai team. We were worried about facing representatives from the Middle East, Japan or Korea. As a result, we only have to compete with teams in the ASEAN region."

When asked about the clash with the Vietnamese team, Kiatisak said that this is an easy opponent in the second seed group.

Cong Phuong started in Sint-Truidense's loss

Cong Phuong has just arrived at Sint Truidense and had his first training sessions, but the striker of the Vietnamese national team is still trusted to play in the starting lineup in the friendly match between Sint-Truidense and Lummel Club (Belgium's second division team).

In the first half, despite being rated higher than their opponent, Sint Truidense surprisingly conceded 2 goals and Cong Phuong did not show much. The players who scored for Lummel were Vachibaradze and Hendrickx.

Cong Phuong still needs more time to integrate at STVV. (Photo: STVV).

However, Sint Truidense could not turn the tables, and then accepted a 1-2 defeat.

This is Sint Truidense's last friendly match before the start of the 2019/20 First Division season against Royal Exel Mouscron Peruwelz on July 28, also at home.

With what he showed in the match in the early morning of July 18, Cong Phuong will need to make more efforts in the upcoming training sessions if he wants to be on the list of registered players for Sint Truidense's official matches.

Neymar calls for help from MU

Mundo Deportivo reported that, through his father, Neymar is sending a plea to MU because he does not want to continue playing for PSG.

Neymar and Director of Football Leonardo just had a private meeting to resolve his future, and he just wants to leave.

Neymar's plan is to return to Barca. However, PSG have just rejected the La Liga champions' offer of 40 million euros, plus Rakitic and Coutinho.

PSG only want cash, to reinvest in suitable players. This is an insurmountable challenge for Barca, after spending more than 200 million euros on transfers, including 120 million euros for Antoine Griezmann.

Neymar asked MU to take him away from PSG.

According to Mundo Deportivo and several French newspapers, Neymar has spoken to MU, along with Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Juventus.

Of these, Real Madrid gave up on Neymar due to poor discipline, to focus on Kylian Mbappe. Juventus did not buy the Brazilian player when Cristiano Ronaldo was still in the team. Bayern also did not care much about the former Barca player.

So, MU is the team most likely to recruit Neymar. But whether coach Solskjaer will listen to the call for help from Mr. Neymar Santos is another matter.

Milan recruit Luka Modric

Spanish press reported that Milan is contacting Real Madrid about Luka Modric.

According to AS, Modric is old and his physical strength has decreased, so it is difficult for him to be in coach Zidane's main plan for the 2019-2020 season.

Milan are looking to sign Luka Modric.

Eriksen can play in the same position as Modric. This is the reason why the future of the 2018 Ballon d'Or is in danger, so Milan wants to seize the opportunity to get him.

Last year, Modric wanted to move to Inter, but was rejected by President Perez. Now, Italy is once again welcoming him.

Milan are currently undergoing major changes, with Technical Director Paolo Maldini, and Director of Football Zvonimir Boban.

Boban's influence on Modric is huge, not just in football. This can be seen as the key for Milan to recruit the Croatian midfielder, and turn him into a "number 10" player in the 2019-2020 season's tactics.