Ho Chi Minh City wants to keep Cong Phuong; Malaysia does not withdraw from World Cup qualifiers, Vietnam...breathes a sigh of relief
(Baonghean.vn) - After the contract with Cong Phuong expired, the Ho Chi Minh City team is actively negotiating with HAGL to borrow the striker from Nghe An for at least one more season; The fact that the Malaysian team did not withdraw from the 2022 World Cup qualifiers can be considered good news for the Vietnamese team.
Ho Chi Minh City team wants to keep Cong Phuong
Recently, the strikerNguyen Cong Phuongis expected to return to his parent team HAGL after his loan contract with Ho Chi Minh City expires. If this happens, next season, the former runner-upV.Leagueare expected to have difficulty scoring goals.
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Player Nguyen Cong Phuong. |
In V.League 2020, Cong Phuong was the main striker of Ho Chi Minh City when he scored 6 goals, becoming the domestic player with the most goals of the season. Just a little regret, in phase 2, due to a foot injury, Cong Phuong had to be absent in most of Ho Chi Minh City's matches.
Malaysia does not withdraw from World Cup qualifiers, Vietnam... breathes a sigh of relief
The fact that Malaysia did not withdraw from the 2022 World Cup qualifiers can be considered good news for the Vietnamese team. Because if FIFA punishes Malaysia by not accepting their results in this qualifier, the Vietnamese team will be affected.
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The Vietnam team is happy that Malaysia did not withdraw from the World Cup qualifiers. |
Accordingly, Vietnam's 1-0 win over Malaysia at My Dinh Stadium will not be counted. It also means that Thailand's 1-2 loss to Malaysia will not be valid. Based on the score and goal difference at that time, Vietnam will fall to second place in the table, behind Thailand.
At the moment, Vietnam has 11 points with 5 unbeaten matches in the World Cup qualifiers. If they win against Malaysia, the door to the next round for coach Park Hang-seo and his team is wide open.
It's time for MU and Pogba to free each other
Paul Pogba is a talented player, but Man United do not necessarily need to try to keep a player who lacks enthusiasm and has little motivation to play for the club.
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Pogba said he was liberated when he joined the French national team. |
Since returning to Man United from Juventus in the summer of 2016, Pogba has never made the club proud. Labeled the most expensive contract in history, what the 27-year-old midfielder has brought is only disappointment. Admitting that Pogba has had many good performances, but honestly, they are too few compared to the great faith that the Red Devils and many fans have placed in him. Pogba's unstable form has always been evident, and ironically, it has now become a symbol of MU for a long time.
Pep has not decided on the future, Man City considers backup plan
Although the current contract is only until the end of this season, Pep Guardiola and Man City have not made any moves that would make the public think about a new contract.
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Pep is in his fifth season at Man City - his longest spell at one club after four years at Barcelona and three at Bayern Munich. However, Pep has only seven months left on his contract with Man City and there is no sign of a new deal. Normally, the current international break is a good time for clubs to negotiate contracts, but City and Pep have skipped it./.