Agent speaks out for the first time about Quang Hai's future at Pau FC; Saigon and Can Tho quit the national First Division

List of 30 U20 Vietnam players leaving for training in UAE

After the last training session on the morning of February 14, at the Vietnam Youth Football Training Center (Hanoi), head coach Hoang Anh Tuan announced the list of 30 players.U20 Vietnamwill participate in training in the UAE, preparing for the 2023 AFC U20 Finals.

Specifically, the first 25 players to complete the domestic training period and have their names on the list will go to the UAE first with a coaching staff of 10 people.

Among these 25 players, Khuat Van Khang will join the team right after the end of the match between Hanoi Police and Viettel in round 3 of V-League 2023 taking place this afternoon, February 14.

Meanwhile, the remaining 5 players including Ho Van Cuong, Dinh Xuan Tien, Tran Nam Hai, Nguyen Phi Hoang and Bui Vi Hao will move to the UAE on February 19, after round 4 of V-League 2023 ends.

According to plan, the Vietnam U20 team will leave for the UAE in the early morning of February 15.

Coach Hoang Anh Tuan and his team are expected to have two more friendly matches with Saudi Arabia (February 18) and Dubai FC (February 23).

“This is the final warm-up step for the Vietnam U20 team. Before arriving in Uzbekistan, we will have three to four more days of final preparation, perfecting our tactics. After February 20, we will have our full squad. Therefore, the match with Dubai FC is very important to help the coaching board re-evaluate the personnel when we have a full squad,” said coach Hoang Anh Tuan.

Representative speaks out for the first time about Quang Hai's future at Pau FC

The future of midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai is somewhat clear at Pau FC, which is playing in the French second division...

Quang Hai joined Pau FC on a 2-year contract from Hanoi FC. After nearly 8 months in the French second division, his future suddenly received special attention from fans when he was not appreciated here.

In fact, returning to France after attendingAFF Cup 2022With the Vietnam national team, Quang Hai has been constantly "sitting around". Specifically, Quang Hai has only been on the field for 1 minute in the last 5 matches by coach Didier Tholot. He has even been removed from Pau FC's reserve list in recent matches.

Understanding the wishes of fans, Quang Hai's representative recently spoke for the first time about his client's future.

"For a rookie like Quang Hai, having played 250 minutes and scored 1 goal in Ligue 2 shows that he is capable of playing in Europe," said Mr. Fersini Michele Donato, adding: "We wonder why Quang Hai does not play much at Pau FC? It is simply the coach's choice, not because he is inferior to his teammates or lacks ability."

Quang Hai has recently encountered many difficulties at Pau FC.

Mr. Fersini Michele Donato also revealed that he recently had a meeting with the leaders of Pau FC and had a discussion with coach Didier Tholot: "They confirmed that Quang Hai is still in the plan and did not recruit him for any other reason than football. That is why Pau FC gave Quang Hai a 2-year contract. There is still 1 and a half years left and Quang Hai needs time to integrate into the environment in France."

Speaking as both a representative and a fan, Mr. Fersini Michele Donato shared that he was "unsatisfied that Quang Hai rarely gets to play".

“In the recent winter transfer window, some European teams wanted to borrow Quang Hai. There were also a few offers from Vietnam, but the important thing right now is to give Quang Hai more opportunities to play at Pau FC,” the agent emphasized. “That’s why I proactively asked the head coach to give Quang Hai more playing time in the B team. Every European team has a B team for players who have just recovered from injury, so that the players can maintain their playing rhythm and have more playing time.”

"Although playing in the 5th division of France, it is still very competitive. Performing well in the B team, Quang Hai may be able to play in the next match for the first team" - Mr. Fersini Michele Donato commented.

Saigon and Can Tho abandon national first division

No longer a rumor, Can Tho Club and Saigon Club announced that they will not compete in the 2023 National First Division. On February 14, Can Tho Club and Saigon Club confirmed that they will not participate in the 2023 National First Division. Saigon FC was the team that finished last in the V-League last season and was the only team that was relegated in the 2022 season.

Immediately after learning of their club's relegation, Saigon FC's Board of Directors terminated the contracts with the players and coaching staff. Currently, the Saigon team is planning to transfer its First Division position to another more ambitious locality.

Meanwhile, Can Tho Club was forced to withdraw from the tournament because it could not find a sponsor. The Western team had its players strike at the end of last season due to debt. This season, some debts have not been settled while efforts to find a new sponsor have failed.

Can Tho Club and Saigon Club will not participate in the 2023 First Division.

The Organizing Committee has twice postponed the deadline in hopes of keeping Can Tho Club, but by the deadline of February 11, they still have not received any registration.

Former head coach of Can Tho Club and current Permanent Vice President of Can Tho Football Federation - Nguyen Thanh Danh once shared: "We mobilized businesses in the city but no one was interested in sponsoring the team in the 2023 season. Firstly, the old sponsor still had an unresolved debt, so it was quite troublesome, and if a new business came in, they would not want to take on this debt. Secondly, they also saw that the Club's sustainability was not there. We could not register to participate in that situation."

In case Saigon FC replaces the club, the 2023 First Division will have a total of 11 teams, instead of 12 teams as originally planned. This change will lead to changes in the match schedule, the number of promotion/relegation slots...

Ronaldo is still nominated alongside Messi for the best team of the year.

Although he is no longer playing at his peak and his form is erratic, Cristiano Ronaldo is still nominated for FIFA's 2022 best team.

The world professional footballers' union FIFPro has just announced a list of 26 names. Ronaldo competes with Benzema, Haaland, Lewandowski, Mbappe, Messi and Neymar for 2 or 3 positions in the attack line-up in the official squad. But if you look closely, it is clear that Al Nassr's players are the weakest.

He only shined in the recent match against Al Wehda, and all he has scored for MU and the Portuguese national team in the past half year is 4 goals (3 for MU and 1 for the national team).

Many experts even believe that this 38-year-old player does not deserve to be nominated if looking at the performance of Vinicius, Osimhen... because the performance of these players throughout the last season was very stable.

In 2021/22, Ronaldo scored 24 goals for MU. Perhaps this is the basis for him to be nominated when FIFPro calculates achievements in the period from August 8, 2021 to December 18, 2022. But anyway, Ronaldo's comparison with Benzema, Haaland, Messi is still quite lame.

The controversy probably only appeared in Ronaldo's position. Meanwhile, other positions were honored by strong candidates. After the successful World Cup, Gvardiol was placed alongside Cancelo, Davies, Van Dijk, Rudiger... in the race for the typical team. The same is the case with Enzo Fernandez or Jude Bellingham... in the midfield and Emiliano Martinez in the goalkeeper position.

PLAYERS IN THE NOMINATION LIST

Goalkeeper

Alisson Becker (Liverpool, Brazil)

Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid, Belgium)

Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa, Argentina)

Defender

Joao Cancelo (Manchester City/Bayern, Portugal)

Alphonso Davies (Bayern Munich, Canada)

Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool, Netherlands)

Josko Gvardiol (RB Leipzig, Croatia)

Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint-Germain, Morocco)

Theo Hernandez (AC Milan, France)

Antonio Rudiger (Chelsea/Real Madrid, Germany)

Thiago Silva (Chelsea, Brazil)

Midfielder

Jude Bellingham (Dortmund, England)

Casemiro (Real/Man United, Brazil)

Kevin de Bruyne (Manchester City, Belgium)

Enzo Fernandez (River Plate/Benfica/Chelsea, Argentina)

Gavi (Barcelona, ​​Spain)

Luka Modric (Real Madrid, Spain)

Pedri (Barcelona, ​​Spain)

Federico Valverde (Real Madrid, Uruguay)

Forward

Karim Benzema (Real Madrid, France)

Erling Haaland Dortmund/Man City, Norway)

Robert Lewandowski (Bayern/Barcelona, ​​Poland)

Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain, France)

Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain, Argentina)

Neymar Jr (Paris Saint-Germain, Brazil)

Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United/Al Nassr, Portugal)./.