Assistant Lee to lead a Vietnamese team? Wenger recommended to replace Sarri to lead Chelsea
(Baonghean.vn) - Results of the second leg of the Europa League round of 16; Barca hunting for a new striker; Klopp heavily fined for speaking out with the referee; Fellaini reveals the reason for leaving MU... are notable sports news today.
Coach Park proposed assistant Lee to lead a Vietnamese team
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Assistant Lee Young-jin is considered by coach Park Hang-seo as his "brain". |
The SEA Games and the World Cup qualifiers are taking place close together at the end of this year. Coach Park Hang-seo said that it would be difficult for him to work if he were to manage both the U22 team and the national team at the same time. The Korean coach has proposed to the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) to reduce the workload and only manage one of the two teams.
"Lee Young-jin can take over a team for me. He has worked hard and proven himself over the years," Coach Park Hang-seo suggested. "However, I am still waiting for a decision from the VFF."
Lee Young-jin is a former South Korean player who played in the World Cup twice. When he switched to coaching, he led Deagu FC in the K-League. In 2017, this coach surprised everyone when he came to Vietnam to become an assistant to coach Park Hang-seo despite having millions of dollars in his bank account.
Lee Young-jin's influence on the Vietnamese national teams is enormous. He is the one who directly instructs the players in training and also plans tactics for coach Park Hang-seo to review before each match. Coach Park Hang-seo once publicly called Lee Young-jin "my brain".
Arsenal escape, Inter win big
The highlight of the second leg of the Europa League Round of 16 last night was the clash between Arsenal and BATE Borisov at the Emirates. Despite losing 0-1 in the first leg, the Gunners defeated the Belarusian side 3-0 at home thanks to an own goal from Volkov and goals from Mustafi and Sokratis. Arsenal won 3-1 on aggregate after two matches, thereby securing a ticket to the Europa League Round of 16.
Similar to Arsenal, at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea also won 3-0 against Malmo in the second leg of the Europa League round of 16 thanks to 3 goals from Giroud, Barkley and Hudson-Odoi. The Blues overcame Malmo, securing the ticket to 1/8 with a total score of 5-1 after 2 matches (Chelsea won 2-1 in the first leg).
The most impressive team in the second leg of the Europa League Round of 16 was Inter Milan. At home at San Siro, the Italian team crushed Rapid Wien with a score of 4-0, the biggest win in the series last night. Thus, Inter Milan won the ticket to 1/8 of the Europa League with a total score of 5-0 after 2 matches of the Round of 16 (Inter won 1-0 in the first leg).
Another Italian representative also secured a ticket to the 1/8 after winning the second leg of the 1/16 round of the Europa League last night: Napoli. At home, coach Carlo Ancelotti's team defeated Zurich 2-0, thereby securing a ticket to the next round with a total score of 5-1 (winning 3-1 in the first leg).
After the second leg of the Europa League round of 16 last night, the 16 teams that have won tickets to the round of 16 are Sevilla, Dinamo Zagreb, Salzburg, Napoli, Frankfurt, Valencia, Zenit, Villarreal, Arsenal, Inter Milan, Slavia Praha, Krasnodar, Rennes, Chelsea, Dynamo Kyiv and Benfica.
Wenger recommended to replace Sarri to lead Chelsea
"I believe Arsene Wenger will be a great manager for Chelsea, just like he has been everywhere else. Wenger is an inspirational manager, enough to lift the team in any situation," David Seaman shared ontalk Sportsabout the possibility of his old coach coming to Stamford Bridge to work.
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Arsene Wenger has not taken on any new jobs since leaving Arsenal in the summer of 2018. Photo:PA. |
Wenger had many years of rivalry with Chelsea during his 22 years in charge of Arsenal. However, Seaman does not see this as an obstacle for the French coach.
"He always said he would not return to the Premier League because of his great love for Arsenal and did not want to face his old team. But time is an effective medicine to heal all wounds. Instead of worrying about the gossip, Wenger should think that he has to come back to prove everyone wrong about him. Wenger was in a very difficult position in his final seasons at the Emirates and received a lot of undeserved criticism," Seaman advised his former teacher.
Barca hunting for new striker, list of candidates revealed
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Notably, Maxi Gomez is a compatriot of Luis Suarez. |
According to Mundo, scouts from the Catalan club are currently keeping a close eye on Benfica striker Luka Jovic, who is currently on loan at Eintracht Frankfurt, Sevilla's Andre Silva, on loan at AC Milan, and Maxi Gomez (Celta Vigo).
Maxi is the favourite at the moment, but the player has a contract release clause of 50 million euros.
In addition, Barca have also been monitoring Lille duo Rafael Leao and Nicolas Pepe.
With Barca's current attack line, although Luis Suarez is "protected" by his close friend Leo Messi, rumors that the club wants to replace him still appear, due to his performance not being at its peak anymore. The Uruguayan striker himself also determined that one day he will be kicked out by the Nou Camp team...
Klopp was heavily fined for speaking out against the referee
The FA has just fined manager Juergen Klopp £45,000 for his negative comments about referee Kevi Friend during the match against West Ham.
Although referee Friend made a mistake in judging and recognizing Sadio Mane's offside goal in the 1-1 draw with West Ham, Klopp was still very angry after the match: "We played quite well when we scored a goal in an offside position. I think the referee knew when he watched the video at half-time and then you saw a series of strange expressions like indecision, breaking the rhythm of the match, giving West Ham strange free kicks."
"As a normal person, if I make a mistake in the first half, I don't want the gap to increase in the second half."
Immediately after Klopp's statement, the FA conducted an investigation and issued a verdict: "Mr. Juergen Klopp was fined £45,000 after accepting the FA's verdict for comments made in the press conference after the match between Liverpool and West Ham on February 4, 2019."
"His comments were in breach of FA Rule E3(1) for questioning the integrity of the referee or implying deliberate bias."
Messi was praised by La Liga President
In an interview with Marca, La Liga President Javier Tebas affirmed that Messi is the greatest player to ever play in Spain. Currently, the Argentine striker has played 667 matches and scored 582 goals for Barca.
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Messi was praised by the President of La Liga (Photo: Getty). |
Fellaini reveals reason for leaving MU
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Speaking to the press, midfielder Fellaini said that he left the "Red Devils" to join Shandong Luneng not because of money. According to the Belgian star, if coach Mourinho had not been fired, he might have stayed at Olf Trafford and not gone to China. Fellaini joined Shandong Luneng in the recent winter transfer window with a contract until December 31, 2021.
Neymar returns home for injury treatment
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Neymar suffered a foot injury in the match against Strasbourg and is expected to be out for 7 weeks. According to the latest announcement from PSG, the striker has returned to Brazil for treatment and recovery from the injury.
