Minh Vuong is ready to return; What did Japanese media say before the match with Vietnam?
(Baonghean.vn) - Midfielder Minh Vuong has almost completely recovered from his injury and can return in the match between Vietnam and Japan in the third qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup; Coach Hajime Moriyasu and his team are under great pressure in the two November matches in the World Cup qualifying round... are notable sports news in the past 24 hours.
Minh Vuong is ready to return in the match against Japan.
Vietnam will host Japan and Saudi Arabia on November 11 and 16. Before the two home matches, coach Park Hang Seo received good news about Tran Minh Vuong's health. Accordingly, the HAGL midfielder has almost completely recovered from his knee ligament injury. He has recovered about 95%.
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| Midfielder Minh Vuong. Photo: Contributor |
Previously, Minh Vuong suffered a knee ligament injury and missed all four matches of the Vietnam national team in the third qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup. Before leaving for the UAE, coach Park Hang Seo let Minh Vuong return home to treat the injury. Recently, the midfielder born in 1995 has been actively training at the injury rehabilitation center owned by his close friend Xuan Truong.
Before getting injured, Minh Vuong had a pretty good performance. This midfielder often scored in the training matches of the Vietnam national team and U22 Vietnam. In the final match against UAE in the second qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup, Minh Vuong also left his mark after entering the field in the second half with 1 goal and 1 assist.
What did Japanese media say before the Vietnam match?
"On November 11, Japan will face Vietnam, who have lost four consecutive matches. Top-ranked Saudi Arabia will face second-ranked Australia, while third-ranked Oman will face fifth-ranked China. In the third qualifying round, goal difference is also important. Japan needs to continue winning, and must get three points against Vietnam, who are at the bottom of the table. Both Saudi Arabia and Oman defeated Vietnam 3-1," Nikkan Sports commented.
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| Japan's attack disappointed in the third qualifying round, after scoring 46 goals in the second qualifying round. Photo: Getty Images. |
Japanese media are worried about the strength of the "Samurai Blue" attack after Takefusa Kubo and Ritsu Doan were injured. Kubo was not called up for the recent series of matches due to a knee injury, while Doan was injured during a training session of the Japanese team and will be out for about a month.
"November will be a tough month for Japan. If they lose points, their World Cup ticket will be far away. The recovery of Kubo and Doan from injury will be important because they can be the explosive force in the attack," Nikkan Sports commented.
Leicester crushed Man Utd
Man Utd's 29-match unbeaten away streak was broken in an unexpected way. They conceded four goals to a home team that was not in good form and Ole Solskjaer's position began to shake. Immediately after the final whistle, he went onto the pitch and thanked the away fans who came to King Power to cheer on his team. This defeat was hard to accept for a team that owns superstar Cristiano Ronaldo.
Mason Greenwood started the chase with a superb long-range shot in the 19th minute. But Harry Maguire's mistake allowed Youri Tielemans to score a beautiful European goal to equalize 1-1. Caglar Soyuncu put Leicester 2-1 up, but Rashford equalized shortly after. In the next kick-off, Jamie Vardy punished the Man Utd defense's mistake with a beautiful volley to make it 3-2. In the second half's injury time, Patson Daka became the first Zambian player to score in the Premier League with a close-range tap-in to seal a 4-2 win for Leicester.
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| Vardy and teammates destroyed Man Utd. Photo: LCFC |
