Many Japanese teams want to recruit Quang Hai; MU plans to fire Solskjaer
(Baonghean.vn) - The marketing representative of the Japanese National Championship admitted that midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai is the number 1 target in developing the image of J.League in Vietnam; The management board of the Old Trafford team is considering the possibility of inviting coach Mauricio Pochettino to lead the "Red Devils".
Many Japanese football teams want to recruit Quang Hai
In an interview in early October on the Japanese sports news site soccer-king, Mr. Kei Koyama - Official of the J.League International Relations Department, commented: "Quang HaiHe cannot go to Japan yet even though many teams here are ready to recruit him."
"Many football teams in Southeast Asia operate based on the finances of their owners. They are faced with the question 'Why should we let our brand players go?'. Thailand has changed this mindset and sent their stars to Japan to develop their football," Mr. Kei emphasized.
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Quang Hai cannot go to Japan to play even though many J.League clubs are interested in this player. Photo: Quang Thinh. |
"We really want to bring Vietnamese players to Japan to compete. The level of Vietnamese players is almost equal to that of Thailand. We brought 15 representatives of J.League teams to Vietnam in October 2019 so that they could feel the passion for football of Vietnamese people and guide them to the Southeast Asian market," the J.League representative continued.
Mr. Kei visited Pleiku in 2016 when J.League 2 club Yokohama FC came to HAGL for training. At that time, midfielder Nguyen Tuan Anh was transferred to this club with a loan contract. Striker Nguyen Cong Phuong played for Mito Hollyhock at the same time. However, the journey of the two HAGL players in the Japanese Second Division was considered unsuccessful.
MU plans to fire Solskjaer
Mirror sources say vice-chairman Ed Woodward is prepared to sack Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, a scenario that could happen if Manchester United continue to play poorly in the coming time.
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Manchester United are having a bad run in the Premier League. Photo: Getty. |
MU have played 3 matches in the Premier League since the beginning of the season. They have all been outplayed by Crystal Palace, Brighton and Tottenham. MU won against Brighton and lost the other two matches.
The MU board is said to have contacted coach Pochettino. The Argentine coach has been unemployed since being fired by Tottenham. British media revealed that after the 1-6 loss to Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford, many MU players began to doubt the ability of the team's head coach.
Germany wins for the first time in Nations League 2020/21
Knowing the strength of the German team, Ukraine, despite having the home field advantage, accepted to defend deep to wait for counter-attack opportunities. This helped Die Mannschaft completely control the game, and it was inevitable that they would find the opening goal.
In the 20th minute, centre-back Antonio Ruediger tried to break through the penalty area before passing to Matthias Ginter who shot close to the goal to open the scoring. In the following period, Joshua Kimmich, Serge Gnabry and Toni Kroos all made the Ukrainian goal wobbly but no more goals were scored.
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Ginter (No. 4), the player who opened the scoring for Germany, admitted that his team did not play well in the match against Ukraine. Photo: DFB. |
In the second half, the game was still under Germany's control, and they doubled the gap in the 49th minute. From a not-so-dangerous cross from Lukas Klostermann on the right wing, goalkeeper Heorhiy Bushchan missed the ball, allowing Leon Goretzka to easily head the ball home.
After that, Julian Draxler and Klostermann both had clear scoring chances but failed to capitalize. Meanwhile, Ukraine's efforts only brought them a consolation goal thanks to Ruslan Malinovskyi from the 11-meter mark. In the end, Germany defeated Ukraine 2-1.