Thai brand sponsors Hoang Anh Gia Lai despite conflict with VPF; Nam Dinh FC unexpectedly replaces foreign players before round 3 of V.League

Van Quyet achieved the highest index in V-League 2023 after the first 2 rounds

InStat statistics show that Van Quyet is the best player.V-League 2023in the first two rounds.

Van Quyet scored 2 goals and helped Hanoi FC defeat Hanoi Police Club with a score of 2-0. His successful penalty kick on the opening day also helped the capital team get 1 point against Viettel Club. Van Quyet is the only player to score and bring all 4 points for Hanoi FC up to this point.

Goals are not the only measure to evaluate Nguyen Van Quyet's ability. Numbers from the statistical software Instat provide more perspectives on the striker born in 1991.

Van Quyet exploded at the age of 32.

In round 2 of V-League, Van Quyet was the player with the highest Instat Index score. This is a general scale to evaluate the performance of players from the Instat software - an application used by many coaches around the world.

In the match against Hanoi Police Club, out of 4 chances, Van Quyet successfully took advantage of 2 times with a rate of 50%. Van Quyet had 5 shots and 3 of them were on target. This player also created 2 good chances for his teammates. The Hanoi FC striker made 34 passes with an accuracy rate of up to 82%, of which, 3 passes opened up important attacking situations.

However, age and physical strength somewhat make Van Quyet disadvantaged in aerial ball disputes or defensive disputes. He only had 1 successful aerial ball dispute and failed in defense. Meanwhile, his skillful individual technique and experience helped Van Quyet win up to 38% of the disputes when this player participated in the attack.

After the match, Van Quyet said: "We have prepared very seriously for the match with Hanoi Police Club. The defense played very well. The offense also had opportunities. This was an open match. On the Hanoi FC side, respect for Hanoi Police prevented the team from being complacent. This result comes from the efforts of the whole team. In addition, I think luck is also a factor."

In round 3 of V-League, Hanoi FC will visit Hong Linh Ha Tinh before returning home to welcome Dong A Thanh Hoa Club in round 4.

U23 Thailand has the opportunity to compete with Vietnam in the Dubai Cup 2023

Thailand U23 is facing the risk of not being able to participate in the Dubai Cup friendly tournament due to lack of funds. However, according to SiamSport, the budget for training Thai football for the 32nd SEA Games and 19th ASIAD has been approved.

Currently, the Dubai Cup 2023 tournament has been added to the budget of the Football Association of Thailand with a spending limit of 5,680,000 Baht. At this time, Thai football is waiting for an official invitation from the Organizing Committee of the Dubai Cup 2023 and then will decide how much budget to spend to support the team.

Thailand's Matichon newspaper also firmly confirmed that Thailand U23 will still participate in Dubai Cup 2023 to practice for SEA Games 32 and ASIAD 19.

Vietnam U23 will also participate in the Dubai Cup 2023 friendly tournament from March 23 to 29 at the Aspire Academy, Qatar. This year's tournament brings together many strong U23 teams, including Croatia U23, South Korea U23, Saudi Arabia U23, UAE U23, Uzbekistan U23 and host Qatar U23.

U23 Thailand has the opportunity to compete with Vietnam in an international friendly tournament in Qatar.

For the Vietnam U23 team, this is also the time when the Vietnam Football Federation introduces the new head coach of the national team and the U23 team to replaceCoach Park Hang-seo.

According to many sources, French coach Philippe Troussier is said to be about to sign a contract with the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) after a short period of negotiations.

VFF plans to sign a 2-year contract with the new coach of the Vietnam national team with the condition of extension if he meets the requirements. This strategist will lead both the U23 and the Vietnam national team.

Along with the high salary, the new captain of the Vietnamese team must also take responsibility for surpassing what Mr. Park has done with Vietnamese football.

Nam Dinh FC unexpectedly replaces foreign players before round 3 of V.League 2023

Despite leading the V.League 2023 rankings, the Southern team suddenly changed foreign players before round 3 of the tournament.

After 2 rounds of V-League 2023, Nam Dinh FC rose to the top of the rankings with 6 absolute points after 2 wins. This is the best start for the team from Thanh Nam since 2004, when they defeated The Cong (now Viettel) 2-1 at Thien Truong and Hai Phong 4-1 at Lach Tray.

Brazilian striker Wilker leaves Nam Dinh after a few weeks of trial.

By the end of that season, Nam Dinh finished in second place with 44 points, only 2 points behind the champion team, Hoang Anh Gia Lai of Mr. Duc.

However, the team from Thanh Nam still decided to replace the foreign player before round 3 of the tournament. According to the registration list of VPF, the team of coach Vu Hong Viet replaced the Brazilian player - Wilker with the striker from Nigeria - Nnamani.

Wilker just debuted for Nam Dinh in the match against Da Nang on February 8, but because he met the requirements of the coaching staff, he was not signed and was replaced by striker from Africa Nnamani.

Thai brand sponsors Hoang Anh Gia Lai despite conflict with VPF

Recently, Hoang Anh Gia Lai Club has officially signed a contract with a sponsor from Thailand.

On February 10, the Carabao brand from Thailand officially became the main sponsor of Hoang Anh Gia Lai Club for the next two seasons. Carabao's goal is to bring Vietnamese and Southeast Asian football to the world level, and at the same time organize Carabao Club football tournaments at the national and regional levels.

With over 20 years of establishment and development, Hoang Anh Gia Lai Club is considered the most prominent club in Vietnam in recent years, having produced Cong Phuong, Tuan Anh, Xuan Truong, Van Toan.

Carabao becomes sponsor of Hoang Anh Gia Lai Club.

Also related to Hoang Anh Gia Lai, on February 9, coach Kiatisak was awarded the Player of the Decade award by the Thai Sports Journalists Association. This award is to recognize Kiatisuk's talent and influence on Thai football over the years.

For sponsor Carabao, the relationship with Hoang Anh Gia Lai also comes from the “bridge” named Kiatisak. The Thai enterprise will sponsor Hoang Anh Gia Lai with more than 40 billion VND/year. They also promise to help Hoang Anh Gia Lai develop youth football.

“Carabao is determined to support Hoang Anh Gia Lai - a famous football team that will succeed in Vietnam. The conflict is between the club and VPF, no matter what the result is, we still choose to support Hoang Anh Gia Lai, because football is only the first thing in Vietnam. We will cooperate with Mr. Duc more than football in the future,” Carabao leaders told the Vietnamese media./.