Quang Hai was 'put on cloud nine' by AFC before the U23 Asian Cup; Why hasn't the women's team received all their bonuses yet?

Thanh Hien• January 6, 2020 07:33

(Baonghean.vn) - What is the reason why the Vietnamese women's team has not received all 22 billion in bonuses?; Finalizing the list, Coach Park keeps Dinh Trong; Quang Hai was "lifted to the clouds" by AFC before the 2020 U23 Asian Cup; Former U23 Australia coach: "Vietnamese players are progressing very quickly" are notable Sports news in the past 24 hours.

Why has the Vietnamese women's team not received all 22 billion in bonuses?

The 30th SEA Games ended more than half a month ago, but the Vietnamese women's team has yet to receive the full bonus of 22 billion VND because some businesses have not yet disbursed the money.

Các nữ cầu thủ đang tập luyện chuẩn bị cho giải đấu mới. Ảnh: VTC news

Female players practice in preparation for the new tournament. Photo: VTC news

According to the latest information, the women's team has not yet received the full 22 billion VND in bonuses as promised by the sponsors. It is known that some businesses have not yet disbursed the money because... the boss is away on a business trip, and no one has signed the money transfer order. However, the businesses have all committed to transferring the money before Tet.

Coach Park Hang-seo removes Danh Trung, keeps Dinh Trong for the U23 Asia gold medal hunt

After finishing the final training session in Bangkok before moving to Buriram this morning, head coach Park Hang-seo made a decision on the official list of 23 players who will participate in the 2020 AFC U23 Championship.

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Accordingly, two players had to say goodbye to the U23 Vietnam team: striker Tran Danh Trung and midfielder Nguyen Trong Dai. This decision is not surprising because in reality, this duo still needs to make more efforts if they want to compete with their teammates in the same position.

This decision by coach Park Hang-seo also means that the players who have just recovered from injuries such as Thanh Thinh, Trong Hung and Dinh Trong are ready for the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship.

Tomorrow morning, the Vietnam U23 team will travel to Buriram - the venue for the first two matches in Group D, against U23 UAE on January 10 and U23 Jordan on January 13.

Over 1 billion people watched Wu Lei score against Barca

Wu Lei was once considered a commercial contract at Espanyol but the Chinese striker is gradually asserting his value in La Liga.

Wu Lei là cầu thủ Trung Quốc đầu tiên ghi bàn vào lưới Barca trong lịch sử. Ảnh: Getty.

Wu Lei is the first Chinese player to score against Barca in history. Photo: Getty.

The goal against Barca that helped Espanyol draw 2-2 in the early morning of January 5 (Hanoi time) made Wu Lei the number one name on social media in China. The keyword "GoldeWuLei" (Wu Lei's goal) was mentioned 220 million times on a social network that is not very friendly to sports.

Many TV channels in the country of one billion people broadcast live the match between Espanyol and Barca. AS confirmed that about 1 billion people watched this match even though the match took place at 4am (Beijing time).

Quang Hai was "put on cloud nine" by AFC before the 2020 AFC U23 Championship

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) believes that Quang Hai is the key factor deciding the success or failure of U23 Vietnam in the 2020 AFC U23 Championship.

Quang Hải được AFC đánh giá cao tại VCK Giải U23 châu Á 2020

Quang Hai is highly appreciated by AFC at the 2020 AFC U23 Championship Finals.

On its homepage, AFC highly appreciated the number 19 of U23 Vietnam: "Quang Hai is the number 1 star of U23 Vietnam, one of the most famous names at the 2020 AFC U23 Championship finals in Thailand. Quang Hai not only has excellent personal skills, but he also possesses many powerful long-range shots and extremely dangerous free kicks. Hopefully, fans will witness more magic from this excellent attacking midfielder."

Former U23 Australia coach: "Vietnamese players are improving very quickly"

Strategist Aurelio Vidmar assessed that Vietnamese football has been developing very quickly in youth training in recent years, not even inferior to Australia.

Aurelio Vidmar đang dẫn dắt CLB Home United tại Singapore. Năm 2016, ông cầm quân U23 Australia thắng lứa Xuân Trường, Công Phượng của HLV Toshiya Miura tại VCK U23 châu Á 2016. Ảnh: Getty Images.

Aurelio Vidmar is currently leading the Home United Club in Singapore. In 2016, he led the U23 Australia team to defeat the generation of Xuan Truong and Cong Phuong of coach Toshiya Miura at the 2016 AFC U23 Championship. Photo: Getty Images

In a conversation with Zing.vn, Coach Aurelio Vidmar, who led U23 Australia to defeat U23 Vietnam at the 2016 AFC U23 Championship, gave many compliments to the development of Vietnamese football, especially youth training. He also commented that the skills of Vietnamese and Thai players are not inferior to those of Australia.

However, the former Australian midfielder advised Vietnamese players to boldly go abroad to play. That will help them develop, and raise the level of the national team in the future. According to coach Vidmar, many Southeast Asian players, including Vietnam and Thailand, are too satisfied with the domestic playing environment.