Coach Park Hang-seo: "If I say I don't win the SEA Games gold medal, everyone will beat me up"

Coach Park Hang-seo shared his goals for the 2021 SEA Games. He said he could not confirm whether or not he would win a gold medal at the upcoming Games with U23 Vietnam.

U23 Vietnam operates well thanks to the trio of players over 23 years old.

Referring to the goal of winning the 2021 SEA Games Gold Medal at home, in the press conference after the victory over U20 Korea, Coach Park Hang-seo said: "Regarding winning the Gold Medal, I cannot say anything right now. I can only try my best. If I say I cannot win, everyone will beat me again."

Thailand's ambition to regain SEA Games Gold medal

Both U23 Thailand and the Thai women's team are ambitious to win back the SEA Games Gold medal from U23 Vietnam and the Vietnamese women's team.

Thailand is of course Vietnam's rival in winning gold medals in these two events.

Coach Alexandre Mano Polking - who was appointed by the head of the delegation "Madam Pang" to lead the team shared the goal: "Of course, U23 Thailand aims for the Gold medal. However, the problem we are facing right now is the overlapping program. This makes U23 Thailand unable to prepare the best and may not have the best players.

However, Thailand also faced similar difficulties at the AFF Cup 2020. We showed that despite many hardships, Thailand still has the ability to win.

Coach Pochettino was shocked to hear that MU appointed coach Ten Hag

Coach Pochettino.

PSG coach Mauricio Pochettino was very surprised when he heard that the Manchester United board of directors had chosen his colleague Erik ten Hag to succeed Ralf Rangnick at Old Trafford. According to the Athletic, Pochettino's representatives have been negotiating with MU for several weeks now, but the Red Devils' board of directors did not mention that they had also approached Ten Hag.

Salah uses Ronaldo to put pressure on Liverpool

Striker Mohamed Salah has hinted at his future as talks over a new contract at Anfield hit a deadlock and has been mirrored by superstar Cristiano Ronaldo - who is at the top of his game at Man United at the age of 36.

Salah has put further pressure on Liverpool to give in to his contract demands by suggesting he could reach the same level of longevity at the top as Cristiano Ronaldo. The 29-year-old is currently locked in contract talks with the Merseyside club, with the Egyptian claiming that money is not his priority as he seeks a new five-year deal at Anfield.