Cong Phuong is confident to start for Vietnam national team; Leicester City crushes Southampton

Thanh Hien• October 26, 2019 06:53

(Baonghean.vn) - Vietnam team vs Thailand: Cong Phuong is confident to start; Major Thai newspapers attack Cong Phuong before the big match with Vietnam; Real Madrid is shocked to hear the Red Devils raise Pogba's price; Leicester City crushes host Southampton 9-0 are notable sports news of the day.

Vietnam team vs Thailand: Cong Phuong is confident to start!

Coach Park Hang-seo is preparing to play against UAE and Thailand in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, but the competition is not high so Cong Phuong can rest assured.

để Công Phượng dù không có phong độ cao vẫn yên tâm đá chính khi tuyển Việt Nam thiếu sự cạnh tranh
Although Cong Phuong is not in good form, he is still confident in starting when the Vietnamese team lacks competition in attack.
Looking at the list of 27 Vietnamese players that coach Park Hang-seo has just called up, it is clearly a bit small, especially when the V-League has ended.

In the attack, the addition of Ngan Van Dai to replace Tien Linh and Trong Hung (returning to U22) is almost like finding a new factor to solve the problem of goal drought in the Vietnam national team, when the striker of Hanoi Club has only scored once this season.

With no competition in the attack, it is almost natural that Cong Phuong - a player who has not played for a long time, even though he went to Europe to play football, and was not outstanding in the match against Malaysia - will be assured of a starting position if his physical condition allows.

Major Thai newspaper attacks Cong Phuong before the big match with Vietnam

Siam Sports, Thailand's largest sports site, attacked Cong Phuong as a failed contract for Sint-Truidense.

The second leg of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers is considered very important between Vietnam and Thailand. Siam Sports mentioned the current problem of Nguyen Cong Phuong - one of the main strikers of the Vietnamese team at Sint Truidense.

Striker Cong Phuong. Photo courtesy of Hai Hoang
Siam Sports quoted the shocking comment of the Belgian media that Cong Phuong was a failed contract of Sint Truidense. Thailand's leading sports newspaper said: "Although his personal page attracts more than 2 million followers, this number is meaningless when Cong Phuong is not allowed to play on the field."

Real Madrid shocked to hear Red Devils' price for Pogba

Don Balon reported that MU has requested 160 million euros from Real Madrid if they want to own Paul Pogba in the winter transfer window, in January 2020.

Pogba has been a mainstay for the Red Devils since returning in 2016. Since then, the French midfielder has made 148 appearances, scoring 31 goals and providing many assists for his teammates.

Zidane vẫn khao khát có Paul Pogba
Zidane still wants Paul Pogba.
The midfielder from his country is a dream player for Zidane's team and he does not want to give up. Therefore, according to Diario Gol, Real Madrid have sent an offer to MU to buy Pogba with 80 million euros plus Vinicius Junior. However, MU flatly refused, and asked for a much larger amount.

According to Don Balon, the figure MU requires is 160 million euros, if Real Madrid wants to own Paul Pogba. This can be seen as a way for MU to discourage Real. But if the Bernabeu team is willing to spend, this will be a big contract that Zidane believes will be successful.

Leicester City crushed host Southampton 9-0

The rain of goals came in the early match of round 9 of the Premier League between Leicester City and home team Southampton in the early morning of October 26.

Leicester City vùi dập chủ nhà Southampton 9-0
Leicester City crushed host Southampton 9-0.
With this 9-0 victory, Leicester City temporarily rose to second place in the Premier League rankings, 5 points behind the leader Liverpool. This is also the perfect tribute from Leicester players to the late chairman Vichai.

The 0-9 defeat left Southampton in 18th place with 8 points after 10 rounds. The home team at St Mary's is now -16, equal to Watford, who lost 0-8 to Man City.

Thanh Hien