The Cong Viettel buys 'quality' foreign players to replace Hoang Duc; 'Doan Van Hau is a threat to Indonesia in AFF Cup'

The Cong Viettel buys "quality" foreign player to replace Hoang Duc

The Cong Viettel bought 2 quality foreign players, and this is considered a move to prepare for replacing Hoang Duc before the 2024/25 season.

The future of midfielder Hoang Duc has not been decided yet, despite many rumors that the 2023 Vietnam Golden Ball is being sought after by a football team for 30 billion. The The Cong Viettel side said that Hoang Duc can leave right now (although his contract expires in January 2025), but the contract compensation issue must be resolved.

While Hoang Duc's move is at a standstill, The Cong Viettel continues to announce new contracts in preparation for the 2024/25 season. These are two foreign players, Wesley Nata (midfielder) and Amarildo (striker). Of these two players, Nata is considered the option that The Cong Viettel is preparing to replace Hoang Duc once this player leaves.

Wesley Nata is 1m83 tall and plays as a central midfielder. Nata has participated in the qualifying rounds of the three most prestigious European cup tournaments with Riga FC: UEFA Europa Conference League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Champions League.

Meanwhile, Amarildo (1m83) is expected to increase the attacking power of the army team. The Brazilian rookie born in 1999 has 5 years of experience in the Brazilian Serie B leagues with Tombense, Resende and Ypiranga.

Up to this point, The Cong Viettel has announced 4 new players. In addition to the 2 foreign players above, the army team has just introduced center back Nguyen Minh Tung and full back Bui Van Duc.

“Doan Van Hau is a threat to Indonesia in the AFF Cup”

Defender Doan Van Hau has returned to training with his teammates and is expected to compete in the upcoming V-League 2024/25.

If he regains his form soon, Van Hau will have a chance to join the Vietnamese national team during FIFA Days and the AFF Cup later this year.

Faced with this news, many newspapers in Indonesia expressed concern. On the afternoon of August 6, Bola published an article with the title: "Doan Van Hau has recovered from injury, could he become a threat to the Indonesian team at the AFF Cup 2024?".

Reporter Hery Kurniawan commented: "In the near future, Doan Van Hau will return to the field. He is expected to play in mid-September. This is definitely good news for the Vietnamese team. They can count on Doan Van Hau in the AFF Cup 2024. Doan Van Hau is known as a player with a rather rough playing style. This 25-year-old player also often plays very hard. Doan Van Hau will be a threat to Indonesia in the AFF Cup 2024, where the Vietnamese and Indonesian teams will face each other from the group stage."

Indonesia's Super Ball page also commented on the defender of the Vietnamese team. Author Eko Isdiyanto recalled the situation of Doan Van Hau's tackle on Evan Dimas and said that the player of the Hanoi Police Club is "the enemy of Indonesian football". "The person who crushed Evan Dimas's leg, the enemy of Indonesian football, has not given up hope yet. He is trying to save his career. According to the latest report, this player is about to recover from injury. If everything goes well, Doan Van Hau will play in the V-League 2024/25".

Due to constant injuries, Doan Van Hau has not had the opportunity to be called up to the Vietnam national team under coach Kim Sang-sik. In the near future, this star is expected to return to the Hanoi Police Club in the first phase of the V-League, and can be called up to the national team to play in the AFF Cup if he does not have health problems and is in the best form.

Japan calls up formidable squad to compete with U16 Vietnam

The Japan Football Association recently announced the list of 21 Japanese U16 players participating in the U16 Peace Cup friendly tournament, taking place in China from August 16 to 20.

The U16 Peace Cup brings together 4 Asian teams including: Host U16 China, U16 Vietnam, U16 Japan and U16 Uzbekistan.

At the tournament in China, Japan U16 was led by head coach Nozomi Hiroyama, who recently won the Dream Cup 2024 international friendly tournament with this team.

The core of the Japanese U16 team participating in the U16 Peace Cup is the generation of players who just won the international friendly tournament Dream Cup 2024, including many prominent names such as goalkeeper Genki Nishikawa, defender Yuki Yamanaka, Tsubasa Usui, midfielder Yuwa Fukuoka or young striker Mibuki Kasai...

According to the schedule, U16 Vietnam will face U16 Japan in the final match taking place at 6:30 p.m. on August 20. Before that, the red-shirted team will compete with host China on the opening day of August 16 and Uzbekistan on the second day of August 18.

Coach Kiatisak is considered to lead Thailand U23

Former Thai national team striker and coach Kiatisak is being considered for the position of Thailand U23 coach. The information has just been confirmed by FAT.

According to BKP, no decision on this issue has been made yet, but Football Association of Thailand (FAT) spokesman Piyapong Pue-on has confirmed that Kiatisak Senamuang - the coach nicknamed "Zico" by the Thai media for his scoring ability while playing, is among the coaches being considered to lead the "War Elephant" youth team.

“We are trying to find a suitable coach for the Thailand U23 team and there are many candidates from Korea, Japan and other countries who are interested in this job. As for Thai coaches, the most prominent names are Kiatisak, Sirisak Yodyardthai, Worrawoot Srimaka and Sasom Pobprasert,” said Piyapong, a former striker of the national team.

After resigning from the position of captain of the V.League team, Hanoi Police, coach Kiatisak has not accepted to lead any club or national team./.