Malaysian tycoon 'hunts' for signatures of 3 Vietnamese players; Hai Phong Club 'pays the price' after winning against Hanoi FC

Hai Phong Club "pays the price" after winning against Hanoi FC

Hai Phong Club suffered a loss of force after an impressive victory against Hanoi FC.

At Lach Tray home ground, Hai Phong Club had an important victory over the top team Hanoi FC. The team from the port city led 3-1 in the first half and maintained the victory 3-2 in the second half. This victory helped Hai Phong Club shorten the gap with Hanoi FC to 2 points, thereby rekindling the championship opportunity.V. League 2022.

Hai Phong Club in the match against Hanoi Club.

To preserve the score against the attacking power of Hanoi FC, Hai Phong Club players had to commit many fouls. This made them face the loss of force before the match in round 22.

Specifically, midfielder Oloya Moses and captain Nguyen Hai Huy will have to sit out the away match at Thong Nhat Stadium against Saigon FC on November 28. The reason is that these two players have received 3 yellow cards. This is a serious loss for the Hai Phong team because Moses and Nguyen Hai Huy are the soul of the midfield. Hai Huy also scored a beautiful goal against Hanoi FC in the last match.

Saigon FC just lost to Binh Dinh with a score of 0-3 in round 21. This makes them have to play very determinedly in the remaining matches to keep the hope of staying in V-League next season. Therefore, it is not easy for Hai Phong to continue to have 3 points to compete for the championship. If they lose points, the home team Lach Tray will be at a disadvantage when competing with other opponents. Previously, Hai Phong Club President Van Tran Hoan gave the whole team a bonus of 1 billion VND after the victory against Hanoi FC.

Malaysian tycoon "hunts" for signatures of 3 Vietnamese players

According to the Malaysian newspaper Majoriti, the rich Malaysian football team Kedah decided to recruit three Vietnamese players, Duy Manh, Tien Linh and Thanh Chung. This team has just been "pumped" with money by tycoon Tan Sri Mohd Daud Bakar to prepare for player purchases.

"Duy Manh has played 855 minutes for Hanoi FC this season. With a height of 1m80, and a talent for playing as a central defender, Duy Manh could be a valuable investment for Kedah. Thanh Chung is also a potential target for Kedah FC. This player is 25 years old and has a height of 1m82. He has played 1,485 minutes forHanoi Cluband contributed 1 goal. Tien Linh is the most notable name among the Vietnamese players that Kedah is pursuing. This is a top-class striker of the Vietnamese team as well as Binh Duong Club," Majoriti wrote.

Tien Linh is one of the Vietnamese players that the Malaysian giant team wants to recruit.

Besides, Majoriti newspaper also predicts that Kedah Club may also pay attention to young faces of Vietnamese football, Nham Manh Dung and Dinh Duy.

The Kedah Club’s pursuit of quality players in Vietnam stems from the fact that the Malaysian National Championship has made major changes this season. Accordingly, the number of teams participating in the tournament will be increased from 12 to 18. In addition, each Club will be allowed to increase the number of foreign players to 9 (5 players on the field, 4 substitutes).

In recent years, Vietnamese football has been successful at both the national team level, youth teams as well as the National Championship, so it is not a surprise that Duy Manh, Tien Linh and Thanh Chung have caught the attention of the Malaysian team.

Of course, whether Vietnamese players will go abroad or not is still a matter of the future. Both Duy Manh and Thanh Chung have just renewed their contracts with Hanoi Club for many years, while Tien Linh has never expressed his dream of playing abroad.

Former Arsenal coach returns to Premier League

Aston Villa have appointed a new head coach who used to manage Arsenal, to replace the recently sacked coach Steven Gerrard.

Specifically, the Villa Park team appointed coach Unai Emery to the "hot seat" on October 24. To get the signature of the former Arsenal captain, Aston Villa had to spend 6 million USD to buy back the contract from Villarreal.

British media said coach Unai Emery joined Aston Villa on a three-year contract. The Spanish strategist will start working from November 1, when he receives a work permit in the UK.

Emery has led many teams such as Valencia, Sevilla, PSG, Arsenal or Villarreal and achieved a winning rate of 53%.

This strategist has led Villarreal since 2020 and led the La Liga representative to the Europa League championship in the first season when defeating Man Utd in the final. The following season, Mr. Emery impressed again when taking the "yellow submarine" to the Champions League semi-finals.

Agreeing to take over Aston Villa is essentially a return to England, a return to the Premier League for the strategist born in 1971. Previously, Mr. Emery had led Arsenal but was fired in November 2019, despite 6 months earlier helping the team reach the Europa League final.

It is expected that Mr. Emery will make his debut when Aston Villa hosts Man Utd on November 6 in the Premier League and then 5 days later they will continue to face the "Red Devils" again but in the English League Cup.

MU players support coach Ten Hag in handling Ronaldo

The Man United dressing room all sided with coach Erik ten Hag when he boldly removed superstar Ronaldo from the starting lineup.

According to Manchester United Evening News, the harsh punishment for Cristiano Ronaldo's undisciplined actions received enthusiastic support from the first team players.

Coach Ten Hag has made a list of strikers who can replace Ronaldo. Photo: GETTY

"The Man United dressing room was impressed by the head coach's authoritative yet subtle handling. In addition to imposing a penalty, Ten Hag still left the door open for Ronaldo to return, while affirming that the player born in 1985 is still an important part of Man United," the Manchester-based newspaper said.

At this time, no team has made any offer for Ronaldo, because CR7's salary is too high compared to the average. Except for Man United, hardly any team is willing to pay nearly 300,000 pounds per week for a 37-year-old player.

With a devastating 7-2 victory, PSG advances straight to the Champions League round of 16

Messi-Neymar-Mbappe shone to help Paris Saint-Germain beat Maccabi Haifa 7-2, thereby reaching the Champions League knockout round for the 11th consecutive season.

Paris Saint-Germain booked their place in the last 16 of this season's Champions League with one match left to play in Group H after thrashing Maccabi Haifa 7-2 at home at the Parc des Princes.

The trio Messi-Neymar-Mbappe continued to shine to bring a "destructive" victory to the reigning French champions.

Argentine superstar Lionel Messi scored twice and had two more assists for Neymar and Carlos Soler to score.

The trio Messi-Neymar-Mbappe played impressively again to help PSG win. Source: Getty Images

Kylian Mbappe was not far behind with two goals and he was the one who passed the ball in both of Messi's goals.

With a double in this match, the French striker has a total of 6 goals, temporarily surpassing Haaland, Lewandowski and Salah to take the lead in the list of top scorers.

The remaining goal of the Paris team was scored thanks to an "own goal" by Sean Goldberg after trying to block Neymar's pass.

The impressive home win helped PSG gain 11 points after 5 matches, registering their name in the round of 16 of the best teams in this season's Champions League.

This is also the 11th consecutive season that Paris Saint-Germain has passed the group stage in Europe's most prestigious club competition.

Along with PSG, Benfica also won tickets to the remaining knockout round of Group H after a dramatic 4-3 win over rival Juventus.

After 5 matches, Benfica also has 11 points like PSG and the two teams have the same head-to-head record, but the French team has a better goal difference (+8 compared to +4).

Thanh Hien (According to zing.vn/vietnamnet.vn)