Goalkeeper Van Toan leaves the national team; Vietnam continues to drop in FIFA rankings
(Baonghean.vn) - Coach Park Hang-seo let goalkeeper Nguyen Van Toan go home to rest to treat his shoulder injury; Coach Park Hang-seo and his team dropped to 99th in the world after losing 0-1 to Japan... are notable sports news in the past 24 hours.
Coach Park Hang-seo lets goalkeeper Van Toan leave the team
Van Toan suffered a minor shoulder injury when he started in place of Bui Tan Truong, who was injured in the 1-3 loss away to Oman on October 12. The Hai Phong goalkeeper then continued to play in 2 matches in the U23 Asian qualifiers. However, before the match against Japan in the third qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup, he was sent for an X-ray and discovered to have a small deformity in his shoulder, which prevented him from raising his arm to its full range. Coach Park Hang-seo therefore had tocall Quan Van Chuan to replacebefore the match with Japan.
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| Nguyen Van Toan practices with doctor Choi Ju-young in the Vietnam team. |
Coach Park decided to let Van Toan leave the team today, November 12. The goalkeeper will rest with his family and wait for doctors to consult to see if he needs immediate surgery to treat his deformity. Hai Phong Club also supports the immediate surgery.
Along with Van Toan, coach Park Hang-seo also let Nham Manh Dung and Ho Thanh Minh leave the team. This duo was added after their good performance in the U23 Asian qualifiers. However, they were not included in the registration list for the match against Japan on November 11.
Vietnam is at the bottom of Group B after five consecutive losses in the third qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup. The team will play its next match on November 16, hosting Saudi Arabia at My Dinh Stadium.
Vietnam team continues to drop in FIFA rankings
According to Football Ranking, Vietnam lost 6.1 points after the defeat to Japan. This caused coach Park Hang-seo and his team to drop one place to 99th in the world with 1,216.8 points. This is the lowest ranking of Vietnam since September 2019.
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| Vietnam team lost its 5th match in the World Cup qualifiers. Photo: Viet Linh. |
In the FIFA rankings announced in October, the Vietnam team ranked 98th in the world with 1,222.9 points, after being deducted 21.19 points for 2 losses to China and Oman. This is the lowest ranking of the Vietnam team since October 2019. The next rankings were announced by FIFA on November 25 after the teams finished the World Cup qualifiers in each continent.
Xavi purifies Barca squad
According to Sports, Xavi asked Barca's board of directors to fire the team's medical director Ramon Canal and was approved. Many fitness experts and analysts also left at Xavi's request.
Ramon Canal holds an important role at Barca. This person is considered to be not playing the right role when the injury situation has increased at Barca in recent years. Stars like Ousmane Dembele are constantly injured and relapse.
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| Xavi radically reshuffles the personnel at Camp Nou. Photo: Reuters. |
Canal's departure opens the door for Ramon Pruna to return. This is a fitness expert who worked with Barca when Xavi was a player and was targeted by the former midfielder for the position of head of fitness. Pruna is working in the UAE and will soon terminate his contract to return to Camp Nou.
Xavi also wants to bring some new players to Barca, one of them is Raheem Sterling of Man City. The former midfielder born in 1981 also wants to recall Trincao from Wolverhampton.
In addition, Xavi also made disciplinary demands. Players must arrive at the training ground 90 minutes before training sessions. There will be penalties for players who arrive late. The entire Barca team will eat together at the Sant Joan Despi training center according to a menu prepared by the fitness team and nutritionists.
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