Thailand determined to 'crush' Vietnam in 2022 World Cup qualifiers; Coach Park's favorite player hospitalized

Man City successfully bought Ronaldo's compatible teammate

In the early morning of August 8 (Hanoi time), Man City announced the completion of the transfer using cash and adding Danilo to exchange for defender Cancelo from Juventus.

According to Goal, Man City must put Danilo (valued at 20 million euros) and 28 million euros in cash on the negotiating table to have Cancelo's service. The Portuguese defender signed a 6-year contract with "The Citizens". Cancelo's salary has not been disclosed. The total amount Man City spent on this deal is 65 million euros.

Cancelo is a quality addition for Man City.

Last season, Cancelo played impressively for Juventus. He played 34 matches, made 5 assists and was considered to have an influence no less important than Ronaldo. In Turin, Cancelo is a rare compatriot of Ronaldo and the two are quite close to each other.

The Portuguese defender can play well at right and left back. Coach Guardiola will most likely put Cancelo at left back at Man City as Aleksandr Zinchenko lacks experience and Benjamin Mendy has not regained his form after a serious injury.

Man United will not sell Smalling to Everton

The Manchester Evening News reports that Everton have made a transfer offer for Smalling, which has been rejected by Man United. This means that manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer still sees Smalling as a key member of the first team squad.

The recruitment of the world's most expensive defender Harry Maguire from Leicester City makes Smalling's starting opportunities rare as Maguire will pair up with Victor Lindelof or Eric Bailly, while Smalling and Phil Jones are only 4th or 5th choices.

Everton have made an offer for out-of-favour Old Trafford defender Chris Smalling, but the Red Devils have refused.

Everton are therefore serious about buying or loaning Smalling. But Old Trafford has no intention of releasing Smalling and Jones, who have both signed new contracts in the last 12 months. Although Solskjaer's style of play has exposed Smalling's weaknesses, he still wants to keep the club's veteran players from the Sir Alex era.

Now, insiders understand that Marcos Rojo is the brightest candidate for the drop and Everton will quickly turn to the Argentine centre-back who has been of interest to them in recent seasons.

The Thai team is showing great determination to defeat "arch-rival" Vietnam in the opening match of Group G of the second qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup in Asia on September 5.

The results of the second qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup in Asia are the basis for determining the final qualifying round, and also the ticket to the 2023 Asian Cup finals. But for the Thai team, their ambition is much more than that. In the rematch with the Vietnamese team, the Golden Temple team does not hide their intention to defeat Coach Park Hang-seo and his team to regain the No. 1 position in Southeast Asia.

The Thai team is showing great determination to defeat "arch-rival" Vietnam in the opening match of Group G of the second qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup in Asia on September 5.

The goal of "overthrowing" the dominance of Vietnamese football was realized by the Football Association of Thailand (FAT) when they spent a record salary to get the signature of coach Akira Nishino, who led the Japanese team to an impressive performance at the 2016 World Cup. The 64-year-old strategist is also very focused on the match against Vietnam in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers.

With the latest moves from Thai football, the match against the Vietnamese team, which is also the debut of coach Akira Nishino in the Thai hot seat, will certainly promise to be dramatic and exciting.

Coach Park's favorite student was hospitalized the day before the match but still asked to enter the field

Center back Do Duy Manh had to be hospitalized the night before the match between Hanoi FC and B.Binh Duong.

On the evening of August 7, Hanoi FC defeated B.Binh Duong 1-0 in the second leg of the 2019 AFC Cup Southeast Asia final. This result helped the capital's representative win the right to enter the inter-regional semi-finals, facing opponent Altyn Asyr FC of Turkmenistan.

Center back Do Duy Manh. Illustration photo

Explaining why Duy Manh was not used from the start of the match, coach Chu Dinh Nghiem informed that Duy Manh had a fever the night before the match and had to be hospitalized for an IV. On the morning of August 7, Manh returned to the team, but Mr. Nghiem was afraid that his student's health would decline, so he did not put his name in the starting lineup.

“In the second half, Duy Manh asked to enter the field to help Hanoi FC. So I decided to bring him onto the field,” said Mr. Nghiem.

Regarding winning a ticket to the inter-regional semi-finals, Mr. Nghiem affirmed that this is a great honor. However, this coach expressed concern that his students will be exhausted.

“The weather and constant travel will certainly wear down the players’ physical strength. But we will try to overcome the difficulties to achieve the best results,” Mr. Nghiem affirmed.