Coach Kiatisuk hints at plan to use Cong Phuong at HAGL; Vietnam team's rival receives 'shocking shock'

Thanh Hien• January 5, 2021 06:10

(Baonghean.vn) - Liverpool lost miserably to Southampton, MU laughed happily; Vietnam national team's rival received a "shocking shock"; Coach Kiatisuk hinted at a plan to use Cong Phuong at HAGL... are notable sports news in the past 24 hours.

Vietnam team's rival received a "shocking shock"

Thailand teamlike sitting on hot coals after Thai League continued to be postponed due to Covid-19.

According to the latest information, the Football Association of Thailand (FAT) and the Thai League Organizing Committee have met with the teams to decide to postpone the matches of Thai League 1 and Thai League 2.

This decision was made when most provinces and cities in Thailand are experiencing new cases of Covid-19 infection in the community. More importantly, FAT has not been able to determine the time for matches to return.

Đội tuyển Thái Lan như ngồi trên đống lửa khi Thai League bị hoãn
The Thai team was in a bind when the Thai League was postponed.
The postponement of the Thai League while the 2022 World Cup qualifiers are likely to still take place has forced the Thai team to change its entire preparation plan.

In case the Thai League cannot return by March 2021, the Thai team will gather in a situation where the players have to take a long break, making it difficult to ensure their performance.

Currently, in Group G2022 World Cup qualifiers, Thailand team is ranked 3rd with 8 points, 3 points behind Vietnam and 1 point behind Malaysia.

Coach Nishino and his team must accumulate at least 7 more points in the remaining 3 matches (against UAE, Malaysia and Indonesia) if they want to win a ticket to continue.

Liverpool lost miserably to Southampton, MU smiled happily

Danny Ings scored the only goal to help Southampton defeat the defending championsLiverpool, indirectly bringing joy to Red Devils MU fans.

Danny Ings ghi bàn duy nhất của trận đấu
Danny Ings scored the only goal of the match.
Starting lineup

Southampton (4-4-2): Forster, Walker-Peters, Stephens, Bednarek, Bertrand, Ward-Prowse, Diallo, Armstrong, Djenepo (Tella 31'), Ings (N'Lundulu 77'), Walcott (Valery 82').

Liverpool (4-3-3): Alisson, Alexander-Arnold (Milner 77'), Fabinho, Henderson, Robertson, Wijnaldum, Thiago, Oxlade-Chamberlain (Shaqiri 56'), Salah, Firmino, Mane.

Goal: Ings 2'.

Pochettino received a lot of money from PSG for shopping

French press reported that new captain Pochettino received a lot of money from PSG boss in the January 2021 transfer window.

Telefoot say the Ligue 1 champions are in talks with Tottenham for Dele Alli, while L'Equipe claim Moise Kean will sign permanently from Everton.

Another name that could be on the way to Paris is Paulo Dybala. Tuttosport revealed that Juventus will sell the Argentine striker - whose contract expires in the summer of 2022 - if he does not agree to the terms of the renewal offered by the club.

Pochettino được cho lãnh đạo PSG chi tiền mua sắm lớn trong tháng 1/2021
Pochettino is said to be the PSG leader who will spend big money on shopping in January 2021.
However, Pochettino is unlikely to be able to pull off his former Tottenham ace, Harry Kane, as the Independent reported that the London team is rushing to negotiate a contract extension to ward off interest from PSG and Man City.

Coach Pochettino has just returned to coaching after more than a year of being fired by Tottenham, replacing Thomas Tuchel at the helm.PSGwith a fairly short contract, 18 months. He can stay with the Paris team longer, if he helps the club achieve good results.

Son Heung-min won the Asian Golden Ball for the fourth consecutive year

South Korean striker Son Heung-min received the "Asian Golden Ball" award, with a total score of 286, accounting for 35% of the votes.

On the afternoon of January 4, the Organizing Committee of the "Asian Golden Ball" announced the results, after receiving votes from 37 representatives of members of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and 14 guests.

Son Heung-min là cầu thủ xuất sắc châu Á 2019.
Son Heung-min is the best Asian player of 2019.
Son Heung Minfinished first with a total of 286 points, accounting for 35% of the votes, creating a large gap with the following opponents. Iranian midfielder Sardar Azmoun, who is playing for Zenit St. Petersburg, finished second with 89 points (10.9%) and striker Junior Negrao (Ulsan Huyndai) finished third with 83 points (10.2%).

The "Asian Golden Ball" poll was organized by Sports Weekly. Son Heung-min received this title for the 4th consecutive time, and the 6th time in the last 7 years.

In the 2019/20 season, Son scored 18 goals and had 12 assists for Tottenham, becoming Spurs' best player.

Coach Kiatisuk hints at plan to use Cong Phuong at HAGL

Coach Kiatisuk mentioned Cong Phuong as an example to illustrate the idea of ​​building a playing style that he wants to implement at HAGL.

The new captain of HAGL used Cong Phuong as an example to illustrate the philosophy of building a playing style for the team. Accordingly,Coach Kiatisukwant to bring balance in the tactical operation of the home team Pleiku.

“I want to focus on further developing the skills and tactics of domestic players in both attack and defense. Like Cong Phuong, in a match he can play many positions on the field. I want to take full advantage of that forHAGL.” – Coach Kiatisuk said.

In the HAGL squad, Cong Phuong is one of the most versatile players. His preferred position is striker, but Cong Phuong has played many different roles, under many coaches at many levels of the Vietnamese national team.

HLV Kiatisuk sẽ nâng tầm HAGL? (Ảnh: HAGL)
Will coach Kiatisuk raise the level of HAGL? (Photo: HAGL)
When he was playing for the U19 Vietnam team, there was a time when coach Guillaume Graechen arranged for Cong Phuong to play as an attacking midfielder in a 4-5-1 formation. Coach Toshiya Miura even moved Cong Phuong down to play as a central midfielder in the U23 Vietnam team's 4-4-2 formation.

While on loan at Sint-Truidense and Ho Chi Minh City,Cong PhuongMany times he was arranged to play as a left midfielder. Meanwhile, under coach Park Hang-seo, Cong Phuong continuously changed his role from "main attacker" to "super sub" through each tournament.

Most likely, Cong Phuong's versatility is not only an example to illustrate coach Kiatisuk's tactical ideas, but will also be a "special weapon" of HAGL under the former captain of the Thai national team./.

Thanh Hien