Reasons why Vo Minh Trong was eliminated from U23 Vietnam; Coach Popov denies information about leading the Vietnam National Team
(Baonghean.vn) - Coach Hoang Anh Tuan removed Vo Minh Trong from the list because he was injured; Coach Popov shared his thoughts on the rumors that he would take over the position of head coach of the Vietnam National Team. These are the outstanding sports news in the past 24 hours.
The reason Vo Minh Trong was eliminated from U23 Vietnam
Coach Hoang Anh Tuan removed Vo Minh Trong's name because this player was injured in the match with the Indonesian team.
According to VTC News, Vo Minh Trong suffered a shoulder injury right from the match against Indonesia in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. This is the reason why the defender born in 2002 was removed from the list of U23 Vietnam preparing for the 2024 U23 Asian Cup finals.
Minh Trong’s absence somewhat affects coach Hoang Anh Tuan’s professional plan. This new coach has many players who can play left-back such as Phan Tuan Tai (The Cong Viettel), Ha Van Phuong, Hoang Van Toan (Hanoi Police Club), and even Khuat Van Khang.
However, according to the latest information from coach Hoang Anh Tuan, he will prioritize using Phan Tuan Tai on the left wing, he will not play as a center back in the new tactical system of U23 Vietnam.
Coach Popov denies information about leading Vietnam National Team
After the 0-2 loss to Hanoi Police on March 31, coach Velizar Popov shared his thoughts on the rumors that he will take over the position of head coach of the Vietnam National Team.
He said: "I have only heard the information, but no one has mentioned to me about me being the coach of the Vietnam national team. Thanh Hoa players who are selected for the national team will be better than me."
"I help Vietnamese football and domestic players, not foreign coaches. Vietnamese football has many good quality domestic coaches. For example, they are the coaches of Hai Phong (Chu Dinh Nghiem), Nam Dinh (Vu Hong Viet), The Cong Viettel (Nguyen Duc Thang), Binh Duong (Le Huynh Duc). I think they are worthy of leading the Vietnamese national team," he said.
Popov used to lead U23 Myanmar, before coming to Thanh Hoa from the 2023 season. Here, he helped the Thanh team change, playing with ball control, beautiful attacks, winning the National Cup and National Super Cup. In V.League 2023/24, Popov's team continues to be a formidable force, ranking fourth after phase I.
U23 Vietnam's opponents lost 4 key players in the 2024 U23 Asian Finals
Vietnam U23's opponent, Malaysia U23, is missing four key players from the list of participants in the 2024 AFC U23 Championship Finals.
According to the New Strait Times, U23 Malaysia will be missing four key players in the 2024 AFC U23 Championship Finals for various reasons: goalkeeper Rahadiazli Rahalim, defender Azam Azmi, midfielder Richard Chin, and striker Ruventhiran.
Among them, Richard Chin was born in England and is playing for Bath City on loan from Charlton. The remaining three names are all players who have been called up to the Malaysian national team.
MU offers high salary to attract Kimmich
MU is trying to attract Joshua Kimmich with the promise of a salary that is much higher than his income at Bayern Munich.
In the plan to build the MU squad for the new season, Sir Jim Ratcliffe really wants to win ownership of Joshua Kimmich.
Sources from Germany and England said that MU representatives are trying to negotiate with Kimmich as well as Bayern Munich.
