Pau FC did something unprecedented for Quang Hai; Who is the European coach running to lead the Vietnamese team?

Who is the European coach running to lead the Vietnamese team?

Mr. Dragan Skocic, former coach of Iran national team, has applied for the position of Head Coach of Vietnam national team.

Coach Park Hang Seo has decided to leave the team.Vietnam teamAfter the AFF Cup 2022 ends. Following coach Park, two other important members of the Vietnamese national team's coaching staff also did not renew their contracts with the VFF.

Mr. Dragan Skocic, former coach of Iran national team, applied to run for the position of coach of Vietnam national team.

Specifically, effective assistant Lee Young Jin and fitness coach Park Sung Gyun will also part ways with the Vietnamese team after the AFF Cup 2022. These are all people who have made great contributions to the success of Vietnamese football in recent years.

According to a reliable source, Mr. Dragan Skocic, former coach of the Iranian national team, has applied to be the head coach of the Vietnamese national team. This coach was fired by the Iranian Football Federation (FFIRI) in July this year despite helping the national team win a ticket to the 2022 World Cup.

Mr. Skocic was born in 1968 and is Croatian. When he was still playing, this former player was highly regarded and now has the desire to lead the Vietnamese team after Mr. Park leaves.

Lukaku does not want to return to Chelsea

Romelu Lukaku's loan deal with Inter Milan expires at the end of June 2023 but it is likely that they will reach an agreement with Chelsea to loan the striker for another season.

Italy's La Gazzetta reports that Romelu Lukaku does not want to return to Chelsea when his loan deal with Inter Milan ends on June 30 next year. Inter are planning to extend the striker's loan deal until 2024 and then buy him outright.

The Belgian striker returned to Inter last summer after a disappointing year at Stamford Bridge, where he joined Chelsea in the summer of 2021 as the club's most expensive signing. In one year at Chelsea, Lukaku failed to show much of his worth as a striker who cost €115 million, scoring just eight goals in 26 Premier League games under coach Thomas Tuchel.

Lukaku is likely to continue to stay with Inter. Photo: Reuters.

Lukaku returned to Inter on loan at the beginning of July. However, according to La Gazzetta, Inter and Chelsea have an agreement for Lukaku to stay at the Stadio Meazza until 2024. Inter will pay €10 million for an additional season (including wages). The Italian team will try to include a buyout clause in the deal.

La Gazzetta said Lukaku does not want to return to Chelsea and "The Blues" also have no intention of reuniting with the 29-year-old striker. Therefore, Inter will likely reach an agreement with Chelsea.

In Serie A this season, Lukaku has only played 3 matches, contributing 1 goal and 1 assist. A muscle injury has kept the Belgian striker out of action since August 26. According to Italian media, if he recovers in time, the former Man United striker could be registered on the bench for the match against Fiorentina on October 23.

How many teams are participating in the 2022 World Cup?

The 2022 World Cup will take place from November 21 to December 18, 2022, and will feature 32 of the world's strongest national teams. The 2022 World Cup will be held in Qatar. This will be the first time FIFA's top football tournament has been held in the Middle East. Previously, the World Cup has been held in Europe, North America, South America, Africa and Asia.

The opening match will take place at 11pm on November 21 at Al Bayt Stadium between hosts Qatar and Ecuador, while the final will be held on December 18 at Lusail Iconic Stadium. The tournament will be held at 8 stadiums in 5 cities in Qatar.

The 2022 World Cup has a total of 32 teams divided into 8 groups. The teams will compete in a round robin, the top two teams in each group will qualify for the round of 16.

32 strongest teams compete at World Cup 2022.

The 2022 World Cup is a special event, because the tournament takes place in winter, instead of the usual summer.

World Cup 2022 draw results:

Group A: Qatar, Netherlands, Senegal, Ecuador.

Group B: England, USA, Iran, Wales.

Group C: Argentina, Mexico, Poland, Saudi Arabia.

Group D: France, Denmark, Tunisia, Australia.

Group E: Spain, Germany, Japan, Costa Rica.

Group F: Belgium, Croatia, Morocco, Canada.

Group G: Brazil, Switzerland, Serbia, Cameroon.

Group H: Portugal, Uruguay, South Korea, Ghana.

Pau FC did something unprecedented for Quang Hai

Pau FC has just posted a status in Vietnamese to encourage Quang Hai and Vietnamese fans. Since Quang Hai joined Pau FC, the French team has always received great attention from Vietnamese fans. The number of followers on the team's homepage has increased from more than 20,000 to nearly 300,000, an increase of 11 times and has increased after Quang Hai scored his first goal in Ligue 2.

In addition to the number of followers, other data obtained from this club's fanpage since Quang Hai joined the club also received great interaction from fans of "Hai con".

Pau FC has dedicated a post in Vietnamese to win the hearts of Vietnamese fans.

To continue to score points with Vietnamese football fans, Pau FC dedicated a post in Vietnamese with the content: "Moving forward, together towards our goal!!! Our yellow and blue will not give up all opportunities to make our colors shine. Our team needs your support, France, Vietnam or everywhere.

PS: We decided to post some articles in Vietnamese because we know that your support is huge. Despite the distance, our team relies on your enthusiastic encouragement!!!".

The post on Pau FC's official fanpage was set to display only in Vietnam. That means accounts with IP addresses in other countries will not be able to view it. However, after 23 hours of posting, it attracted more than 32,000 reactions and more than 1,600 comments.

In a recent share,Quang Haiexpressed his determination to compete in the AFF Cup 2022, but still had to wait for Pau's answer. Meanwhile, coach Park Hang Seo wanted the VFF to "influence" the French team more.

However, Coach Didier Tholot agreed to let Quang Hai return to the AFF Cup as the player wished: "Quang Hai and I have not talked about playing in the Southeast Asian Championship taking place at the end of the year, but only want to focus on the matches in Ligue 2. We will discuss this later. However, my opinion is whether Quang Hai's return to the country will affect Pau's results or not. That is an issue that we need to evaluate" - Coach Didier Tholot said.

The 2022 AFF Cup will take place from December 20 to January 16, 2023. If Quang Hai plays for the Vietnamese team in the regional tournament, he will miss at least 4 matches in Pau. Because the AFF Cup is not part of the FIFA competition system, the French team has the right not to release the player.

Arsenal win 8th match in a row

Early morning of October 21 (Hanoi time), Arsenal defeated PSV 1-0 in the make-up match in Group A of Europa League.

In the 70th minute, Arsenal won the ball and immediately organized a counter-attack on the right wing. Takehiro Tomiyasu passed the ball just enough for Granit Xhaka to finish the ball, defeating the entire PSV defense.

Arsenal dominated the home field with 61% possession and 25 shots, 8 of which were on target.

Xhaka has scored three goals this season, as many as he did in the entirety of last season. According to Opta, this is also the first time the Swiss midfielder has scored for Arsenal with his weaker foot. Previously, he had scored 16 goals with his left foot.

Xhaka's goal was also the decisive moment at the Emirates Stadium. Arsenal beat PSV 1-0 to secure top spot with 12 points, 5 points ahead of their Dutch rivals. Coach Mikel Arteta's team had their 8th consecutive victory in all competitions.