MU won the first match, Solskjaer reached a special milestone; Is Thai football 'smelling smoke' of Vietnam?

MU won the first match, Solskjaer reached a special milestone

Man United's 3-0 win over second-tier Luton Town in the third round of the League Cup helped coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer set a new milestone in his coaching career at the Red Devils.

Specifically, the Norwegian strategist has reached 50 wins after 92 matches in charge.MUin all competitions, and this achievement is only inferior to Ernest Mangnall and Jose Mourinho - the coaches who reached the 50-win milestone with the Red Devils in fewer matches, 78 matches and 81 matches respectively.

After a humiliating 1-3 defeat to Crystal Palace on the opening dayPremier League2020/21, Man United had a necessary "face-washing" victory against Luton. Juan Mata, Marcus Rashford and Mason Greenwood were the ones who scored to help the Red Devils win 3-0, thereby winning a ticket to the 4th round of the League Cup.

MU's first goal of the 2020/21 season came from an opponent's mistake. Photo: Reuters.

MU's next opponent in the fourth round of the League Cup will be the winner of the match between Preston North End and Brighton. Overall, the victory over Luton is a timely return for the Red Devils before the match against Brighton in the second round of the Premier League 2020/21 this weekend.

Official: Juventus borrow Morata from Atletico for 10 million euros

Juventus have successfully recruited striker Alvaro Morata from Atletico Madrid on loan for a fee of 10 million euros. The Old Lady has 2 options to continue borrowing or buy next summer.

After Morata completed his medical examination on the evening of September 22 (Vietnam time),Juventusannounced his new contract in the early morning of September 23.

Juventus homepage announced the successful recruitment of Morata.

Juventus' official Twitter page immediately announced this transfer. Accordingly, the Spanish striker will play on loan in the 2020/21 season. The loan fee is 10 million euros. Juventus has the option to buy him outright for 45 million euros and can pay in 3 installments.

The Old Lady also has the right to borrow Morata for another season (2021/22) with a loan fee of 10 million euros. At that time, their option to buy in the summer of 2022 is only 35 million euros and still paid in 3 installments.

Tuyet Dung refused to go to Portugal to play football.

Striker Tuyet Dung decided not to go to Portugal to play football, continuing to serve her hometown team Ha Nam.

Recently, Lank FC, a newly established club in the Portuguese Second Division, through its representative in Vietnam, expressed its desire to recruit three players Tuyet Dung, Huynh Nhu and Hai Yen.

Tuyet Dung did not go abroad, but stayed to play for her hometown team.

This team has the ambition to be promoted to the Portuguese First Division next season (the highest division in the Portuguese women's national championship system), so they are determined to get the signatures of 3 excellent faces of the Vietnamese women's team.

However, while Huynh Nhu and Hai Yen are completing all procedures to go abroad, Tuyet Dung decided to stay and continue to contribute to her hometown team.

Previously, the Ha Nam Sports Training and Competition Center, where Tuyet Dung is working as an official, sent a dispatch asking for help.VFFverify the existence of Lank Club. By the afternoon of September 22, Coach Nguyen The Cuong confirmed that Dung did not go to Portugal.

Vietnam has 3 slots to participate in AFC Champions League and AFC Cup in 2021

Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has just made a decision on how to select teams to participate in the 2 AFC Champions League and AFC Cup tournaments in 2021. According to the new regulations and scoring method, Vietnam will have 3 clubs qualified to compete in the 2 continental tournaments.

Tran Nguyen Manh during a training session of the Vietnam National Team. Photo courtesy

Specifically, the team won the National Football ChampionshipV.League 2020will have a direct entry into the group stage of the AFC Champions League 2021. The Vietnam Football Federation will select the 2 champions and runners-up of the National Cup 2020 to participate in the group stage of the AFC Cup. In case Hanoi FC wins the V-League 2020 and enters the group stage of the AFC Champions League directly, the 2 slots to participate in the AFC Cup 2021 will be given to the second and third-placed teams of the V-League 2020. If Hanoi FC finishes second in the National Football Championship 2020, the third-placed team of the V-League will join them in the AFC Cup 2021.

Is Thai football "smelling Vietnam's smoke"?

FIFA Rankings September,Vietnam teamstill ranked 94th in the world, while Thailand ranked 144th.

Many people happily compared Thai football to "smelling the smoke" of the teachers and students.Coach Park Hang-seobecause of the 20-rank gap, even though the two teams have not played any matches for the rest of the year due to the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic.

No one denies that Vietnamese football under coach Han has made remarkable efforts over the past 2 years, associated with achievements in Southeast Asia and Asia. But for coach Park and his team to have a solid position in the world arena is not simple. And it is impossible to "drown" the formidable opponent Thailand in the international arena when they sometimes win, sometimes lose but are always a big rival of Vietnamese football.

Mr. Park was annoyed when many questions asked him to confirm whether Vietnamese football was better than Thailand. He just reassured with another question: "What do Thai people have to fear?"

Thai and Vietnamese football have always been rivals in regional tournaments. Photo: Phuong Nghi

The Korean coach was surprised because Vietnamese football fans seemed very satisfied with surpassing the Thai football village and rarely paid attention to other surrounding opponents, while Mr. Park was trying day and night to follow the path the Thai people had taken.

Remember that Thailand has been in the semi-finals of the Asian Games 3 times and for a long time (1990, 1998 and 2002), while Vietnamese football has only been there for the first time in 2018. In the past 11 AFF Cups, the Thais have also been crowned 5 times, while Vietnam has only been crowned 2 times. They have been crowned champions of the SEA Games many times, while Vietnamese football has only been crowned for the first time in 60 years...

Most importantly in the world cup arena, 4 years ago Thailand under Kiatisak easily entered the final qualifying round, and Mr. Park and his team are still anxiously waiting for a happy ending in this arena to catch up with their achievements.

Recalling the important milestones that the Thai people have experienced, Vietnamese football is still in its infancy and must devote all its efforts to the old goal. It is necessary to see that the rise of Mr. Park and his team is only temporary and use that as motivation to create synchronous development for the entire football industry, not to be complacent with a perspective of looking down on opponents.