Van Lam: Vietnam will defeat Thailand; Without Messi, Barca will still win the Joan Gamper Cup.

Van Lam believes Vietnam will defeat Thailand in the World Cup qualifiers.

Early this morning, Muangthong United hosted Nakhon Ratchasima at home in Round 22 of the Thai League. Similar to previous matches, goalkeeper Van Lam continued his excellent performance, ensuring a solid goal and making a significant contribution to Muangthong United's 2-0 victory.

Goalkeeper Dang Van Lam

On September 5th, goalkeeper Van Lam will join the Vietnamese national team as they travel to Thammasat Stadium in Thailand for their opening match in Group G of the second round of the 2022 World Cup Asian qualifiers. Speaking to the Thai media, Van Lam openly expressed his ambition to win with his team.

"Our group (Group G) is a very tough one. Because the teams frequently meet in regional tournaments like the AFF Cup, they know each other quite well. In our first match, Vietnam will be playing away in Thailand, and we will try our best to achieve the best possible result."

Coach Tae Hoon reveals the unbelievable reason why HAGL shared points with Nam Dinh.

Coach Lee Tae Hoon revealed the surprising reason why HAGL had to settle for a draw against Nam Dinh in the final seconds of the match.

In Round 19 of the V-League 2019, a goal by Ha Long in the 90+4th minute helped Nam Dinh salvage a point against HAGL at their home stadium, Thien Truong. Losing the victory in the final minutes of injury time left HAGL's head coach, Lee Tae Hoon, expressing his regret.

He said: “This scoreline is a bit disappointing, especially since we conceded a goal in the final minutes. That’s football, we have to accept it. Our players made mistakes in the final minutes, but we will improve in the future.”

HAGL shared the points in a disappointing draw against Nam Định.

In addition, the Nam Dinh players performed very well and fought with great spirit."

Coach Lee Tae Hoon affirmed that HAGL players need to improve their finishing. He stated: "Finishing is a problem for us. After this match, I will work on improving the players' finishing ability."

Without Messi, Barca still won the Joan Gamper Cup.

After their Asian tour, Barca returned to Spain to play the Joan Gamper Cup match against Arsenal. Although Messi had returned to training with his teammates after the Copa America, coach Valverde still did not field the Argentine superstar in the starting lineup.

In contrast, Barca fielded many young players along with new signings such as Neto, De Jong, and Griezmann.

Suarez scored the winning goal for Barca. (Photo: Getty).

Despite numerous attacks, Barca failed to score and paid the price in the 36th minute when Aubameyang turned and unleashed a powerful shot past Neto, giving Arsenal the lead.

In the second half, coach Valverde brought on key players such as Busquets, Suarez, Roberto, and goalkeeper ter Stegen.

However, the equalizer for the home team at Camp Nou came in an unbelievable scenario in the 69th minute. The following minutes saw a rather exciting match as Arsenal also had their own scoring opportunities.

In the 90th minute, Roberto delivered an accurate long pass to Suarez, who broke free and scored to make it 2-1, securing Barca's 10th consecutive Trofeo Joan Gamper title.

Mandzukic signs a three-year contract worth £120,000 a week at Old Trafford.

British and Italian newspapers have simultaneously reported that Mandzukic has reached a personal agreement with Manchester United. The Croatian striker is ready to take on the challenge at Old Trafford.

More specifically, Mandzukic will sign a three-year contract, earning £120,000 per week, a 35% increase from his current salary, and Manchester United will pay Juventus a fee of £15 million.

According to the Mail, the two clubs have agreed on the fee, and it could be included in a swap deal involving Lukaku and Dybala.

Mandzukic is reportedly close to signing a three-year deal with Manchester United.

The 2019 summer transfer window in English football is just days away from closing, and Manchester United is undoubtedly the busiest team.

TTottenham suffered a defeat in their final pre-season friendly.

A week before the start of the new Premier League season, Tottenham played their final friendly match in the ICC against Inter Milan. This was the only home game Tottenham played in the 2019 summer friendly series.

In front of nearly 60,000 home fans, Tottenham started the match with great enthusiasm. Just three minutes into the game, Inter's net was already shaken. Lamela sprinted forward and passed to Lucas Moura. The Brazilian player then unleashed a powerful shot, beating goalkeeper Handanovic.

Tottenham suffered a bitter defeat against Inter in their final friendly match of Summer 2019. (Photo: Getty).

Inter still managed to equalize in the 36th minute. After a dazzling combination play that blinded the Tottenham defense, Sensi finished accurately, leveling the score at 1-1.
In the second half, both teams made several personnel changes, which significantly reduced the quality of the match at Tottenham's stadium compared to the first half.

This forced the match into a penalty shootout. The match ended with a 4-3 victory for Inter in the penalty shootout.

Next week, Tottenham will kick off their 2019-20 Premier League season against Aston Villa, while Inter will have three more weeks to prepare before starting their new Serie A season.

Thanh Hien