Two more Hoang Anh Gia Lai players go to Korea; Why did Quang Hai ask to withdraw from Pau FC's squad?

Defeating Villarreal, Barca is 11 points ahead of Real Madrid

Barca won 1-0 against Villarreal, thereby widening the gap with Real Madrid in the race for the championship to 11 points.

This morning (February 13), Barca will visit Villarreal in round 21 of La Liga 2022/2023.

Despite their determination to win, Barca faced fierce resistance from the home team Villarreal. However, thanks to Pedri's brilliance, the Catalan team still opened the scoring in the 18th minute of the match.

Despite opening the scoring, Barca faced many difficulties against Villarreal afterwards. Both teams played very fiercely, not hesitating to commit fouls, forcing the referee to blow the whistle repeatedly.

Barca took the lead thanks to Pedri. Photo: Reuters

In the second half, Villarreal pushed up the pitch in search of an equalizer. The home team put on considerable pressure and had chances to score, but their strikers could not beat Barca's goalkeeper.

In the end, Barca won 1-0 against Villarreal. With this victory, the Catalan team has 56 points, firmly consolidating the top position, 11 points more than Real Madrid and having played one more match than their opponent. Meanwhile, Villarreal is ranked 8th with 31 points.

V-League 2023 Round 3 Rankings: Thanh Hoa takes the top spot

Thanh Hoa Club defeated Da Nang Club 1-0 to temporarily take the top spot in V-League 2023.

Night Wolf V-League 2023 Rankings.

Why did Quang Hai ask to withdraw from Pau FC squad?

Midfielder Quang Hai has withdrawn from the Pau FC squad for the match against Grenoble Foot in round 23 of Ligue 2, saying he wants to join Pau FC's reserve team to have a chance to play.

Early morning of February 12 (Hanoi time), Quang Hai was absent from Paul's match against host Grenoble in round 23 of Ligue 2.

Previously, Quang Hai was still on the list of 20 players of the team in the southwest of France. However, when finalizing the list of players participating in this match, Coach Didier Tholot decided to remove Quang Hai's name.

This is the second time since joining Pau FC that Quang Hai has been removed from the squad. Both times happened after the player returned to the National Team to participate in the AFF Cup.

Why did Quang Hai ask to withdraw from Pau FC squad?

The first timeQuang HaiThe only time he was absent from Pau FC was the match against Paris FC. And if we count before Pau FC's away match against Grenoble, Quang Hai was only on the field for 1 minute and didn't even have time to touch the ball.

However, according to Quang Hai's representative, the midfielder born in 1997 has proactively asked to withdraw from the first team of Pau FC to stay and play for the B team in the French 5th division. Last week, this midfielder started when Pau B visited Neuville in the French 5th division (Championnat National 3).

This is a very surprising move from Quang Hai, but it is consistent with his current situation at Pau FC. For a long time, Quang Hai has not had the opportunity to play and has had to continuously sit on the bench for the entire match at Pau FC.

8th coach sacked in Premier League this season

Southampton have terminated the contract with Nathan Jones after a series of poor results in recent times.

The 1-2 loss to Wolves in round 23 of the Premier League cost Nathan Jones his job. This strategist only replaced Ralph Hasenhuttl since November last year.

The former Luton boss has lost seven of his eight Premier League games in charge, with the Saints’ only win coming against Everton in January 2023. Southampton are in deep trouble, bottom of the table and four points adrift of safety. The board feel they need to act quickly to get the club out of trouble.

Nathan Jones is powerless to pull Southampton out of crisis.

Southampton still have 16 games left to play, six of which are against teams in the "Big Six" group.

Nathan Jones became the 8th strategist to lose his job, in the 2022/23 Premier League alone, after Scott Parker, Thomas Tuchel, Bruno Lage, Steven Gerrard, Ralph Hasenhuttl, Frank Lampard and most recently Jesse Marsch of Leeds Utd.

Jones was joined by first-team assistants Chris Cohen and Alan Sheehan. Ruben Selles has been appointed caretaker manager and will be in charge of Southampton's preparations for next week's game against Chelsea.

Last week, Everton sacked their manager and immediately got a positive sign with a shock win over league leaders Arsenal.

The Premier League is renowned for being the toughest league in the world. Last season, 10 managers were sacked, including Dean Smith (Aston Villa), Nuno Santo (Tottenham), Daniel Farke (Norwich), Steve Bruce (Newcastle), Xisco Munoz, Claudio Ranieri (Watford), Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (Man United), Rafa Benitez (Everton), Marcelo Bielsa (Leeds United) and Sean Dyche (Burnley).

Two more Hoang Anh Gia Lai players go to Korea

Cheonan City officially signed striker Vu Minh Hieu and center back Nguyen Canh Anh on loan from Hoang Anh Gia Lai for the 2023 season.

On the morning of February 12, Vu Minh Hieu and Nguyen Canh Anh officially debuted for Cheonan City Club in K League 2. They will have the opportunity to face Nguyen Van Toan at Seoul E-Land team in the 2023 season.

Minh Hieu and Canh Anh passed the trial with Cheonan City during the training trip in Chonburi in January 2023. After that, the two players who grew up from Hoang Anh Gia Lai received a contract confirmation to fly to Korea to compete.

Currently, the two players are training and getting ready for the K League 2 kick-off. Sports Naver assessed that the two players of Hoang Anh Gia Lai promise to join Van Toan in opening a wave of Vietnamese players to compete in Korea. Minh Hieu and Canh Anh are both considered promising players.

Canh Anh (left) and Minh Hieu are determined to play well in K League 2. Photo: Naver Sports.

"Canh Anh was once selected by Coach Park Hang-seo to join the Vietnam U22 team. Minh Hieu is considered the 'second Cong Phuong' at Hoang Anh Gia Lai. He is also the youngest player to debut in the first team.Hoang Anh Gia Laiand was called up to the Vietnam U20 team," Sports Naver wrote.

Minh Hieu was born in 2002 and plays as a striker while Canh Anh was born in 2002 and plays as a center back. Last season, Minh Hieu played 136 minutes in the V.League while Canh Anh did not play a single minute at Hai Phong Club on loan.

Cheonan City has just won promotion to the 2023 K League 2. This year's season will feature 13 teams. The tournament will start on March 1 and end on December 9 in a split-play format. There will be no relegation to the K League 2.

In the first match, Cheonan City will meet Busan Ipark at 11:30 on March 1./.