SLNA is one of two Vietnamese teams in the world's Top 10; Mr. Park plans to 'kill' the winger

SLNA is one of two Vietnamese teams in the world's Top 10 due to very special statistics.

The International Centre for Sports Studies Football Observatory (CIES) has just released statistics on the number of players used by professional football teams around the world during the last 5 seasons, from 2015 to 2019. Based on this criterion, they have announced the Top 10 clubs using the fewest players.

Sanna KH and SLNA are in the top 10 clubs using the fewest players in professional competition.

Notably, the list released by CIES includes 2 Vietnamese clubs. They are not Hanoi FC, HAGL or Thanh Hoa, Hai Phong but Song Lam Nghe An and Sanna Khanh Hoa BVN. CIES said that both clubs have only used a maximum of 50 players during the past 5 V.League seasons.

Mr. Park plans to "kill" the winger in the Vietnam national team

Looking at the image of the tactical map built by Mr. Park and assistant Lee Young Jin before conducting professional discussions with the assistants, it can be seen that the Vietnam team's coaching staff is building a new diagram.

We see that Vietnam currently has many good midfielders. We want to make the most of the strength in the midfield to help the team play better,” VFF quoted coach Park Hang-seo.

At the previous Vietnam national team level, from the 2018 AFF Cup, 2019 Asian Cup and recently the 2022 World Cup Qualifiers, Mr. Park still advocated applying the 3-4-3 formation (when attacking) or 5-4-1 (when defending).

Coach Park Hang-seo admits to having a headache when Anh Duc retires

The Korean coach admitted that Anh Duc's retirement made it difficult for him to choose a striker capable of leading the Vietnamese national team's attack.

Coach Park Hang-seo faces difficulties when Anh Duc retires.

“Last year, for the center forward position, I could only screen and choose Nguyen Anh Duc, Ha Duc Chinh and Nguyen Tien Linh. Now, Anh Duc has retired. The coaching staff has done everything possible to find a replacement. But it is really difficult,” Coach Park lamented.

Henderson leads group of players refusing to take pay cut

The majority of Premier League players have rejected a 30% pay cut to help their clubs during the Covid-19 pandemic, causing further conflict between the two sides.

Players on an average wage of £3.2m a year say the pay cut will hit them harder than the higher-paid stars.

The 20 captains of the 20 Premier League clubs held a video call to discuss the issue. Captain Jordan Henderson strongly opposed it and received widespread support. Those in charge wanted a decision that covered the whole league, but some argued that each club should handle it on its own with its own circumstances.

Pep Guardiola, the master of "burning money"

Pep Guardiola is a master tactician. That is indisputable. But Pep is also a master of "burning money" in the transfer market.

Pep is also a master of "burning money" in the transfer market.

During his coaching career, Pep has spent a total of 1.281 billion euros on the transfer market. That is an incredibly high number. In the history of world football, no coach has "burned money" shopping as much as Pep. In 4 years leading Barcelona, ​​the amount of money Pep spent on buying players was 342 million euros. At Bayern, thanks to the fact that the Gray Tigers' squad at that time was already strong and stable, in 3 years working in Germany, Pep only spent 204 million euros.

Mourinho in big trouble for organizing "special training" session

Tottenham were not happy after manager Jose Mourinho held a training session with three players, while the UK banned public gatherings and implemented social distancing due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

When this video was widely circulated, Tottenham's board of directors expressed great displeasure.