Coach Park Hang-seo's assistant leads Nam Dinh Club; Goalkeeper Dang Van Lam 'in trouble'

Goalkeeper Dang Van Lam "encounters trouble" again, rich V-League team in trouble

GoalkeeperDang Van Lamrecently left Cerezo Osaka (Japan) to return to Vietnam to play for Binh Dinh Club. Returning to play in the V-League is considered a step back in the career of the "goalkeeper" of Vietnamese-Russian blood.

However, this is also an opportunity for Van Lam to regain his form and aim to compete for an official position in the goal of the Vietnam national team.

However, since joining the martial arts team, Lam "Tay" has been continuously plagued by bad luck. Not long ago, the goalkeeper of the Vietnamese team contracted Covid-19 and had to spend a long time in quarantine.

Goalkeeper Dang Van Lam in Binh Dinh Club shirt.

After testing negative, it was thought that Van Lam could return to training and prepare for his debut match for Binh Dinh, but unfortunately his plans will have to be put on hold. Specifically, in a recent training session, the goalkeeper born in 1993 suffered a calf injury. Test results showed that Van Lam had a slight muscle tear and will likely be sidelined for 3 to 4 weeks.

Currently, the former Cerezo Osaka goalkeeper can only do light exercise, walk on the track and will most likely not participate in the match against Binh Duong on August 28. Van Lam's injury is a headache for Coach Nguyen Duc Thang because at this time he does not have many options in goal.

According to the schedule, at 6:00 p.m. on August 28, Binh Dinh will host Binh Duong at Quy Nhon Stadium in round 14 of V-League 2022.

Assistant Coach Park Hang-seo leads Nam Dinh Club

Coach Vu Hong Viet (white shirt) officially became head coach of Nam Dinh Club.

Nam Dinh is going through a difficult 2022 V-League season. At the end of the first leg, the team from the South only won 10 points, ranked 13th/14 and only 3 points ahead of Saigon FC. The risk of relegation is looming and that is the reason the team's leadership was forced to part ways with Coach Nguyen Van Sy in the hope of "changing their fortunes".

The replacement is Coach Vu Hong Viet, a familiar assistant to Coach Park Hang-seo in the Vietnam National Team. This young coach rose to fame when he helped Vietnam U16 win the 2017 Southeast Asian U16 Championship. In addition, the Coach born in 1979 also helped Quang Nam Club successfully stay in the V-League 2019.

On the afternoon of August 24, Coach Vu Hong Viet officially signed a contract with Nam Dinh to lead the team from the second leg. The immediate goal of the Nam Dinh team is nothing other than staying in the V-League.

In round 14, coach Vu will officially debut when Nam Dinh hosts Da Nang at home, at 6:00 p.m. on August 27.

U20 Vietnam set a friendly match schedule with U20 Palestine in Viet Tri

As part of the preparation plan for the 2023 AFC U20 Qualifiers, the Vietnam U20 team will have an international friendly match with the Palestine U20 team on September 3 at Viet Tri Stadium, Phu Tho.

Having another international friendly match for U20 Vietnam before the 2023 AFC U20 Qualifiers is a great effort by the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF), with the desire to create the best conditions for young U20 Vietnam players to accumulate the necessary experience and battle spirit to aim for the continental arena.

This can also be considered a rehearsal match for U20 Vietnam before moving to Indonesia to compete in Group F - 2023 Asian U20 Qualifiers.

Vietnam U20 will have another friendly match as a rehearsal before the 2023 AFC U20 Qualifiers. Photo: VFF

Similarly, with U20 Palestine, the match againstU20 VietnamIt is also a quality test towards the 2023 AFC U20 Qualifiers, where they will face the challenge in Group C with opponents: Japan, Yemen, Laos and Guam.

Currently, the U20 Vietnam team is in the training phase at the J-Green Sakai Training Center, Osaka, Japan. During this training session, coach Dinh The Nam's students had 2 useful practice matches against U20 Japan and U18 Cerezo Osaka.

As planned, on August 25, U20 Vietnam will continue to have another practice match with Osaka Sangyo University before returning home to complete the final preparations for the 2023 U20 Asian Qualifiers.

Newcastle is about to welcome the most expensive rookie in the club's history

Transfer expert David Ornstein has confirmed that Newcastle United have agreed to sign striker Isak from Real Sociedad. The Swedish striker will arrive at St James' Park for around 70 million euros. This is the most expensive signing in the history of the "Magpies".

Journalist Fabrizio Romano added that Newcastle have reached a personal agreement with the 22-year-old striker. Currently, Newcastle and Real Sociedad are discussing the final details before the deal is completed.

Possessing speed, technique and the ability to fight independently, Isak is sought after by many teams. Former English football player Gary Lineker commented: "Don't be surprised if many European clubs are interested in Isak. An outstanding talent".

Isak is set to join Newcastle. The striker was once expected to follow in the footsteps of Zlatan Ibrahimovic in the Swedish national team.

Since being acquired by Middle Eastern owners, Newcastle United has changed significantly. In the last two transfer periods, the "Magpies" spent more than 150 million euros to recruit a series of new players.

In the summer of 2022 alone, the St James' Park club has three quality additions including centre-back Sven Botman (37 million euros), goalkeeper Nick Pope (11.5 million euros) and full-back Matt Targett (17.5 million euros).