Nguyen Filip has a chance to 'erase the curse' at AFF Cup 2024; Messi's team wants to recruit Neymar

Messi's team wants to recruit Neymar

Recently, the owner of Inter Miami Club, Jorge Mas shared with GiveMeSport about the possibility of recruiting Neymar.

According to many sources, David Beckham's team is looking to recruit Kevin De Bruyne of Manchester City, along with Neymar of Al-Hilal.

Neymar played alongside Lionel Messi at Barcelona and PSG, so this could be the third reunion for the pair.

Recently, Inter Miami owner Jorge Mas told GiveMeSport: "The issue here is if Neymar is useful to the club. Currently, Neymar is still an Al-Hilal player, he is not available to Inter Miami. I always say that we are eager to bring excellent players to the team. We have many limitations and constraints on the squad, but we have an unlimited budget."

"Inter Miami is ambitious. If there is a chance to recruit a player of Neymar's caliber, we will not hesitate. This depends not only on me, but also on the player and the league. But yes, we are eager to build a strong squad here," Jorge Mas added.

Nguyen Filip has a chance to 'erase the curse' at AFF Cup 2024

Goalkeeper Nguyen Filip is one of the unluckiest players in the Vietnamese national team. The talent of the goalkeeper from Hai Phong has been confirmed after 8 years of fighting in Europe, in which in the 2018/2019 season, this player also won the title of Best Goalkeeper of the Czech Republic national championship.

Filip Nguyen obtained Vietnamese nationality in December 2023, then was called up to the Vietnamese team to compete in the 2023 Asian Cup finals.

However, after nearly a year as the main goalkeeper, the goalkeeper from Hai Phong has not won a single match with Vietnam despite being on the field continuously.

Specifically, in the last 9 matches as the main goalkeeper for the Vietnam national team, Nguyen Filip has not known victory and has not kept a clean sheet for his team.

With number one goalkeeper Dang Van Lam out due to health issues, Nguyen Filip is very likely to be the main goalkeeper at the AFF Cup 2024.

Most likely, Nguyen Filip will "change his luck" when the Vietnamese team meets the Lao team on the evening of December 9, when this opponent is quite weak and is predicted to have to accept a big loss against coach Kim Sang-sik's team.

Laos team wants to create surprise against Vietnam

Head coach of the Lao team Ha Hyeok-jun affirmed that he will try his best in the match with the Vietnamese team to win.

"I know Vietnam is one of the strongest teams in Southeast Asia. But we will fight with everything we have and prepare everything within our ability. We want to win and learn from our opponents," Lao head coach Ha Hyeok-jun said ahead of the match against Vietnam inASEAN Cup 2024 December 8th

Coach Ha surprised many people when he entered the press conference room with the words: "Hello Vietnam". He shared that the Lao team has a lot of affection for Vietnam. The Korean strategist also has great respect for the head coach of his opponent - Mr. Kim Sang-sik.

"I once faced coach Kim Sang-sik in K.League 1. However,Coach Kim Sang-sik "He is younger but I respect him a lot. But our coaching styles are somewhat different. Coach Kim is stronger in tactics than me," the head coach of the Laos team revealed.

Coach Ha added that the Lao team has 4 players playing abroad and cannot participate. He chose to trust the current squad.

"I am confident that the current squad will perform well. We want to learn more. We don't have much time to prepare, but we will try our best," coach Ha revealed.

Laos will host Vietnam in the opening match of the 2024 ASEAN Cup on the evening of December 9.

Determining the shirt numbers of the Vietnam team at the ASEAN Cup 2024

Before the opening match against Laos on the evening of December 9, the Vietnamese team had a media photo shoot for the ASEAN Cup 2024. Here, the players' jersey numbers were also officially revealed.

The most notable name, naturalized striker Nguyen Xuan Son, will wear the number 12 shirt in his first tournament with the Vietnamese national team. The familiar number 14 of the Nam Dinh FC striker currently belongs to midfielder Nguyen Hoang Duc.

The number 3 jersey left by Que Ngoc Hai was taken over by Nguyen Van Vi. The defender born in 1998 is expected to play well the left wing position in the Vietnam national team. Midfielder Chau Ngoc Quang chose number 8, the familiar number that once belonged to former captain Do Hung Dung.

Rookie Doan Ngoc Tan, in his first time playing for the Vietnamese team, will wear jersey number 25. The remaining players all chose their familiar jersey numbers such as Duy Manh (2), Bui Tien Dung (4), Van Toan (9), Quang Hai (19), Bui Hoang Viet Anh (20), Tien Linh (22).

According to the tournament regulations, the shirt numbers of the Vietnamese team are chosen from 1 to 26, equivalent to 26 players. For each match, coach Kim Sang-sik will only register 23 names./.