The reason why Cong Phuong has not practiced with coach Chung Hae-soung; U22 Vietnam tested negative for Covid-19

Van Hau proactively asked to practice early with Hanoi FC

Coach Chu Dinh Nghiem said that he and the Hanoi FC coaching staff have allowed Van Hau to have more time to rest and visit his family. However, the 21-year-old defender from Thai Binh still decided to gather with his teammates early.

Although the Hanoi FC coaching board allowed him to rest, Van Hau proactively asked to practice early.

Lukaku scored twice, Inter entered the Europa League final

Coach Antonio Conte and his team defeated Shakhtar Donetsk 5-0 to win a ticket to the 2019/20 Europa League final against Sevilla.

Inter were rated higher, but chose a cautious approach to the match. Coach Conte instructed his players to play with a low formation and only arranged the striker pair Lautaro Martinez and Romelu Lukaku up front.

Inter's crowded defense blocked all the spaces in front of the goal, not giving Shakhtar's strikers a chance to shoot. The Nerazzurri completed their defensive duties well and took advantage of their opponents' mistakes to open the score in the 19th minute.

Inter excelled against Shakhtar Donetsk. Photo: Reuters.

In the 74th minute, coach Conte's team put an end to their opponents' efforts when Lautaro scored. "El Toro" scored twice after a beautiful right-footed shot from outside the penalty area to increase the score to 3-0.

Inter played with excitement and scored two more goals in the 78th and 84th minutes, both by Romelu Lukaku. The match at the Merkur Spiel-Arena ended with a 5-0 victory for the Serie A representative. The black and blue striped team won the ticket to the European Cup final for the first time since the Champions League Cup match in the 2009/10 season.

Barca fires coach after defeat in Champions League

On the morning of August 18, Barcelona officially terminated the contract with coach Quique Setien after a series of poor results in the 2019/20 season.

"Setien is no longer leading Barcelona. The new coach will be announced by the club in the next few days. This is part of the team restructuring process," Barca announced.

Coach Setien has no future at Camp Nou. Photo: Getty.

After Setien was fired, Ronald Koeman is likely to be the next name to sit in the hot seat at Camp Nou. The legend born in 1963 will leave the position of head coach of the Dutch national team to lead his old team Barca.

U22 Vietnam tested negative for Covid-19

VFF General Secretary Le Hoai Anh confirmed that all 66 members of the Vietnam U22 team, including 48 players, have tested negative for Covid-19.

Previously, on August 16, doctors at Bach Mai Hospital took samples from members of the Vietnam U22 team for Realtime RT-PCR testing.

Coach Park Hang-seo.

With the above information, from August 17, coach Park Hang-seo and his team can practice normally.

This can be considered a good sign for Mr. Park. Because, if unfortunately one member tested positive for Covid-19, this meeting would definitely be canceled.

The reason why Cong Phuong has not had any training session with coach Chung Hae-soung

On August 17, coach Chung Hae-soung and his team entered their third training session at Thong Nhat Stadium after the weekend. Coach Chung Hae-soung officially returned to lead Ho Chi Minh City FC from August 14. However, in the two consecutive training sessions of Ho Chi Minh City FC last week, striker Cong Phuong only sat down to recuperate and in the morning training session on August 17, this striker was absent.

Coach Chung Hae-seong directs players in a practice session.

Cong Phuong had his wisdom tooth extracted on August 6. He mainly practiced therapy with the team's doctor in the previous 2 sessions. The second person absent was Tieu E Xal, who was focusing on the U22 Vietnam team.

This morning, Ho Chi Minh City Club booked a schedule at Thong Nhat Stadium after many days of training in Military Zone 7. Mr. Chung and his colleagues mainly let the players get the feel of the ball and do physical exercises. The team has not yet entered the tactical training phase.