Coach Park Hang-seo summons Quang Hai; U17 Vietnam gathers to prepare for the 2023 U17 Asian Qualifiers

Hoang Anh Gia Lai has a special move for fans after disappointing matches.

Hoang Anh Gia Lai decided to practice openly, welcoming spectators to the stadium before hosting Saigon FC in the quarter-finals of the 2022 National Cup.

Hoang Anh Gia Lai will host Saigon FC in the quarter-finals of the National Cup on the afternoon of September 7. According to the plan, on the afternoon of September 6, the team from the mountain town will open its doors to welcome spectators to Pleiku Stadium to watch the training session of Coach Kiatisak and his team. Hoang Anh Gia Lai wants the players to be in a comfortable mood and be able to interact with the audience to regain their spirit after recent bad results.

HAGL practice before the match against Saigon. Photo: HAGL FC

Hoang Anh Gia Lai is going through a 3-match winless streak. The team from the Mountain City lost 2 consecutive matches against Hanoi and Hai Phong. Most recently, despite playing at home and leading for most of the match, Hoang Anh Gia Lai was still held to a 1-1 draw by the bottom team Saigon. This is a disappointing result for Coach Kiatisak's team and the team's fans.

After being unfortunately denied a victory at home in round 14 of V.League, Hoang Anh Gia Lai is determined to "take revenge" on Saigon in the upcoming reception in the quarter-finals of the National Cup.

Vietnam U17 team gathers to prepare for the 2023 AFC U17 Qualifiers

The Vietnam U17 team with 31 summoned players has officially gathered in Hanoi to prepare for the 2023 AFC U17 Qualifiers.

The core of the U17 Vietnam team with 31 players called up are all faces who have passed the "fire test" at the recent 2022 Southeast Asian U16 Championship. At this tournament, the U16 Vietnam players had a good performance and won the overall runner-up position.

Vietnam U17 team with 31 players called up.

In addition to the faces that have affirmed their abilities, Coach Nguyen Quoc Tuan also selected and added to the list of U17 Vietnam some players with good performance in recent youth tournaments. Notably, the best goalkeeper of the 2022 National U15 Finals Nguyen Bao Ngoc, the best player of the National U15 Finals Vuong Van Tung, Nguyen Dang Khoa - an outstanding striker of U15 Hue, Nguyen Le Phat - midfielder of PVF...

According to the plan, the Vietnam U17 team will practice at the PVF Center until September 13 before leaving for Japan for a 2-week training session. In Japan, Coach Nguyen Quoc Tuan and his team will have a number of practice matches.

On September 26, U17 Vietnam will return home to complete the final preparations before entering the race at the 2023 U17 Asian Qualifiers.

Revealing the 'huge' amount of money MU spent to recruit Eriksen

The Red Devils' leadership offered a contract package worth 43 million pounds to convince Christian Eriksen to sign with MU on a free transfer last summer.

The Manchester team quickly recruited the Danish midfielder when Eriksen's 6-month contract with Brentford ended.

Eriksen proved he can still play at a high level, shining for the Bees last season. Concerns about Eriksen's heart problems at Euro 2020 have been put to one side.

MU pays high salary to have Eriksen's service.

Eriksen's brilliant form quickly attracted the attention of many top teams, including Tottenham.

According to Football Insider, to beat out other suitors, MU offered Eriksen a three-year contract with a salary of 200,000 pounds/week, plus a 12 million pound signing-on fee. That means, if Eriksen fully fulfills his contract with the Red Devils, he will pocket 43 million pounds.

Coach Park Hang-seo summoned player Quang Hai

To prepare for the AFF Cup at the end of the year, the Vietnamese team will gather for the first time in Ho Chi Minh City, starting September 17. The leader of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) said that Quang Hai is on the list of players called up by Coach Park Hang-seo for this time. Pau FC will definitely have to let Quang Hai return home because the gathering will take place according to the FIFA Days schedule.

The last time VFF organized the Four-team tournament was in 2018 when the Vietnam Olympic team was preparing for the 18th Asian Games. VFF really wanted the 3 guest teams to be "genuine" green troops, helping Coach Park Hang Seo and his team to practice towards the AFF Cup 2022. Moreover, because these matches take place during the FIFA Days, if the Vietnam team achieves good results, they will accumulate more points to continue to be in the Top 100 in the world.

Vietnam team will not participate in King's Cup in Thailand, but will play in the Four Nations Cup at home.

Expected,Vietnam teamconcentrate after the 16th round of V-League ends on September 14. Coach Park Hang Seo and his team have half a month to practice and compete in the Four Nations Cup, before the V-League returns on September 30. Because the tournament is held during FIFA Days, players like Quang Hai and Dang Van Lam can return home to play for the national team.

Besides, it is likely that in the next training session, Coach Park Hang Seo will call back many of his former students who have recovered from injuries such as Van Hau, Dinh Trong, Cong Phuong... This makes the Four Heroes Cup even more worth waiting for and has professional appeal.

In the next training session, the Vietnamese team will participate in a friendly tournament with two invited teams, India and Singapore. The three teams will play a round robin to determine the champion. According to the schedule, the Vietnamese team will meet Singapore on September 21 and then face India on September 27.

This is an opportunity for Coach Park Hang-seo to test the players' performance, test the squad and hone tactical moves towards the AFF Cup 2022. The 2022 Southeast Asian Championship will take place from December 23 to January 15, 2023. According to the draw results, the Vietnamese team is in Group B with Malaysia, Singapore, Myanmar and Laos. Group A includes Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia, Cambodia and the winner of the play-off match between Brunei and Timor Leste.

Coach Park Hang-seo aims to regain the championship after being eliminated in the semi-finals by Thailand in the last tournament. However, the Vietnamese team is likely to be without Quang Hai because the AFF Cup is not part of the FIFA competition system.