Tien Linh stays for the rest of the U23 Asian qualifiers; Philippines may lose the right to host the 2019 SEA Games

Tien Linh stays for the rest of the U23 Asia qualifiers

Last night, U23 Vietnam finalized the list of 23 players. The last 6 eliminated faces were Tien Linh, Thanh Hau, Hoang Nam, Y Eli Nie, Tung Quoc and Tien Anh. But unlike the 5 teammates who returned to their hometowns, Tien Linh remained in Hanoi to practice recovering from a sprained meniscus ligament in his left knee.

Unlike his U23 Vietnam teammates who moved to the Crown Plaza Hotel to prepare for the U23 Asian qualifiers, Tien Linh was given the opportunity to stay in the expert room of the Vietnam Football Federation to practice. Talking to Bong Da newspaper, Tien Linh will stay until March 26, that is, until the end of the U23 Asian qualifiers 2020.

He will regularly practice in the gym of the Vietnam Youth Football Training Center, just over 100 meters from the training ground of U23 Vietnam. Tien Linh's absence makes many people wonder whetherWho will take charge of the U23 Vietnam attack? Currently, U23 Vietnam only has 2 players playing in the center forward position. They are Dinh Thanh Binh and Ha Duc Chinh.

Indonesia wants to continue causing nightmares for Thailand

SheetBolaIndonesia's U23 team headlined: "U23 Indonesia wants to continue to cause nightmares for Thailand" when the two teams are about to face each other in the 2020 U23 Asian qualifiers. Before entering this tournament, coach Indra Sjafri's U22 Indonesia defeated Thailand 2-1 in the final of the 2019 Southeast Asian U22 tournament.

Indra Sjafri expressed his determination to win the opening match of U23 Indonesia in the 2020 AFC U23 Championship qualifiers. “We have to prepare carefully for the match against Thailand. We definitely want to win the opening match. A victory against Thailand will help U23 Indonesia have more chances to win tickets to the 2020 AFC U23 Championship,” said coach Indra Sjafri.

Ezra Walian, a young Indonesian star playing in the Netherlands, also expressed his determination to win against Thailand: “We are ready to face Thailand as well as other teams in Group K. Of course, we will fight our best to help Indonesia win a ticket to the AFC U23 Championship.”

Incheon does not want to "release" Cong Phuong to play in SEA Games

Immediately after the decision that each men's football team participating in the 30th SEA Games will be allowed to call up 2 overage players (that is, becoming the U22+2 format) was sent by the host Philippines to the member countries, the representative of HAGL Club affirmed that they will work with Incheon United Club if the U22 Vietnam coaching staff (head coach is Mr. Park Hang-seo) really wants to call up Cong Phuong for the 30th SEA Games.

However, according to a source from Naver Sports (Korea), Incheon United Club has no intention of "releasing players". The reason given is that because SEA Games is a tournament that is not part of the official FIFA system, clubs are not obliged to send players back to perform national duty.

Furthermore, the 30th SEA Games takes place around the end of November and the beginning of December, and the national teams will have to gather before that, at least from mid-November. This is also the time when the K-League clubs enter phase 2 (12 teams divided into 2 halves, 6 teams ranked above play to compete for the championship, 6 teams ranked below play to avoid relegation), and every team wants to have the strongest force.

Philippines may lose hosting rights for SEA Games 2019

This is the information that the English-language newspaper Daily Tribune (Philippines) just published a short while ago. Accordingly, the Southeast Asian Games Council (SAGFC) is closely monitoring the situation in the Philippines and may soon make an official decision on this matter.

“The only thing they (SAGFC) asked is that if we decide to withdraw, please do so as soon as possible. So that it will not be awkward or unfair to those who will replace us to host the tournament,” the Daily Tribune quoted a Philippine official as saying.

"They are certainly not happy with us. First, we are planning to host 56 sports, including many new ones. Then there are our reports of lack of funds, and also the quarrels between POC (Philippine Olympic Committee) officials," the source continued.

In the past, the Philippines has hosted the SEA Games 3 times, the most recent being in 2005. According to the plan, the 2019 SEA Games will take place from November 30 to December 11 this year, which is only 8 months away.

It is known that Indonesia and Thailand are ready to stand in for the Philippines if the hosting rights are revoked. These are two countries that are very ready in terms of infrastructure for the regional sports event so it will not take too much time to prepare.

Germany draw with Serbia, Wales beat Trinidad & Tobago

Early this morning (Vietnam time), the German team drew 1-1 in a friendly match against Serbia. The "Tank" unexpectedly conceded the first goal in the 12th minute, after Luka Jovic scored. However, in the 69th minute, substitute player Leon Goretzka scored to help the German team level the score. 1-1 was also the final score in this match.

Meanwhile, Wales won 1-0 in a friendly against Trinidad & Tobago. The only goal of the match was scored by Ben Woodburn in the 90+2 minute.

MU spends 200 million pounds to buy 4 new players

British press reported that Solskjaer could be officially appointed by MU during this international break and the former Norwegian player will be given a large sum of 200 million pounds to build a squad that can compete for the Premier League championship next season.

And the 4 targets on MU's shopping list are listed as:Defender Kostas Manolas (Roma) is considered an ideal contract for MU to improve its defense, priced at around 31 million pounds.Adrien Rabiot (PSG) is a potential replacement for Matic in midfield. MU is reported to be negotiating with the young player on his way out of Paris due to bad relations with the club.Jadon Sancho (Dortmund) is an ideal replacement for Alexis Sanchez, worth about 80 million pounds.Paulo Dybala (Juventus) replaces Lukaku, could come for 120 million pounds.

Man City is about to have Atletico star to replace Fernandinho

According to ESPN, Manchester City is leading the race to sign Saul Niguez, the player the tycoon is targeting to replace Fernandinho.

Although not a very outstanding player, Fernandinho plays an extremely important role in Pep Guardiola's tactical system at Man City. The Brazilian player's position is likened to an anchor and he is considered the team's silent worker.

However, age is an issue for Fernandinho as the midfielder is 33 years old. Therefore, Man City are looking for a replacement for him. Frenkie De Jong was the number one choice but this young talent has joined Barcelona. The Citizens have turned to Atletico's Saul Niguez as their second target.

In this goal, Man City is the team with the advantage. Although ESPN said Barca has a priority clause to buy Saul, but with De Jong, the Catalan team is no longer interested in recruiting the Spanish midfielder. Therefore, Man City is an ideal destination for Saul.

Saul was trained at Real Madrid's La Fabrica academy and then moved to Atletico at the age of 17. He is one of the most complete and excellent midfielders in Spanish football today. In particular, Saul possesses an extremely skillful left foot.