Quang Hai helps Pau FC jump up the special rankings; Surprised by the number of Hoang Anh Gia Lai players on the Vietnam U16 team

Quang Hai helps Pau FC jump up the special rankings

According to statistics from local fans, before recruiting Quang Hai, Pau FC only ranked 19/20 in the ranking of fans following on the Facebook platform for Ligue 2 clubs. But everything has changed dramatically since the French media revealed that Pau FC was the destination of the midfielder from Hanoi.

Quang Hai in a training session with his new team Pau FC.

In just a few days, the number of fans following the Southern French team on Facebook has increased many times. Statistics as of July 1st show that Pau FC has jumped to 6th place with more than 200,000 followers, surpassing many traditional teams such as Paris FC, Sochaux or Le Havre.

The coming days ifQuang HaiPlaying and performing well in friendly matches in preparation for the new season of Pau FC, the number of followers is expected to increase even more.

Similar cases have happened with some foreign teams with Vietnamese players such as Incheon United (Xuan Truong-Cong Phuong), Sint Truidense (Cong Phuong), Heerenveen (Doan Van Hau)...

Surprised by the number of Hoang Anh Gia Lai players on the Vietnam U16 team

In the listU16 Vietnamjust announced, PVF academy contributed up to 5 players, while the number of Hoang Anh Gia Lai players in the national team this time is extremely small. To prepare for the 2022 Southeast Asian U16 Championship, U16 Vietnam under the leadership of coach Nguyen Quoc Tuan has officially gathered at the Vietnam Youth Football Training Center with 34 players.

The 34 players called up to the Vietnam U16 team are all excellent faces of the U16 age group from clubs, with impressive performances in the 2022 National U17 Championship Qualifiers.

This is also the core of the Vietnam U17 team competing in the 2023 U17 Asian qualifiers taking place at the end of this year, also under the guidance of former Hoang Anh Gia Lai coach Nguyen Quoc Tuan.

In the list just announced, PVF academy contributed 5 players, while only one player from Hoang Anh Gia Lai academy was called up for this training session. This shows the stagnation of Hoang Anh Gia Lai academy in recent years.

List of U16 Vietnam participating in Southeast Asian tournament.

Notable among the players called up are Le Huynh Trieu with 12 goals for Dong Thap U17 or Phan Duc Thien of SHB Da Nang with 9 goals. In addition, this force also has a few Vietnamese U17 players who trained in Germany in April 2022.

It is known that most of the 34 players showed good performance in the qualifying round of the 2022 National U17 Tournament, such as Le Huynh Trieu (scored 12 goals for U17 Dong Thap), Phan Thanh Duc Thien (scored 9 goals for U17 SHB Da Nang),...

In addition, there is also a group of players who trained in Germany in April 2022, including defender Le Nguyen Quoc Kien, midfielder Bui Quoc Duy, midfielder Nguyen Cong Phuong and striker Le Dinh Long Vu.

Vietnam U16 team will start training from July 1 to 28 at Vietnam Youth Football Center, Hanoi. After that, the team will go to Indonesia to participate in the 2022 Southeast Asian U16 Championship.

The 2022 Southeast Asian U16 Championship will take place from July 31 to August 13 in Indonesia. According to the draw results, Vietnam U16 is in Group A with host Indonesia, Singapore and the Philippines. Group B includes Thailand U16, Timor Leste, Laos and Brunei U16. In Group C, defending champion Malaysia U16 will compete with Myanmar, Cambodia and Australia.

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One thing that many people are interested in is how much Salah will receive in the contract he just signed with The Kop. According to the Daily Mail, this striker will receive a salary of 400,000 pounds per week.

Mohamed Salah.

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The remaining names in the top 10 highest paid players include: Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid, £356,000/week and Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich, £350,000/week).

Coach Dinh The Nam was satisfied when U19 Vietnam tied with U19 Indonesia.

Coach Dinh The Nam was satisfied with the match result when U19 Vietnam drew 0-0 with U19 Indonesia on the opening day of the 2022 Southeast Asian U19 tournament.

At the Patriot Candrabhaga Stadium packed with spectators, U19 Vietnam drew 0-0 after 100 minutes of intense play (including extra time) with host U19 Indonesia. According to coach Dinh The Nam, the passionate atmosphere on the field affected the psychology of the young players in the opening match of the 2022 Southeast Asian U19 tournament.

“This was the first match and took place on a very crowded field, the atmosphere was very enthusiastic. The U19 Vietnam players had never played in front of such a large audience. The U19 Indonesia players were playing at home, they were excited, strong and played well.

In fact, in this match, the playerU19 Vietnamsuffered from cramps a lot. Because playing in front of a large audience, players are affected by psychology and when they are psychologically affected, they easily get cramps. Meanwhile, U19 Indonesia was also under psychological pressure in this match, they created many opportunities but because of their psychology, they could not take advantage of them" - coach Dinh The Nam analyzed.

U19 Vietnam drew 0-0 with host U19 Indonesia.

The captain of U19 Vietnam also revealed that the coaching staff had done ideological work and confirmed to the whole team that the Indonesian audience was very enthusiastic. However, when they entered the field, the young players were still psychologically affected, because the reality was very difficult. However, the draw on the opening day still made coach Dinh The Nam feel satisfied.

"The first match is always very difficult. U19 Indonesia had more chances, but U19 Vietnam also had clear chances. Winning 1 point when playing against the home team, I am satisfied with this result" - coach Dinh The Nam shared.

After a 0-0 draw with host U19 Indonesia, U19 Vietnam will meet U19 Philippines at 3:00 p.m. on July 4, U19 Brunei at 5:00 p.m. on July 6, U19 Myanmar at 3:00 p.m. on July 8 and U19 Thailand at 8:00 p.m. on July 10.