Vietnam national team midfielder confident of taking 3 points in the Philippines; Hanoi FC aims to 'play to the end' in AFC Champions League

Vietnam national team midfielder confident of taking 3 points in the Philippines

Center back Bui Hoang Viet Anh confidently said that the goal of the Vietnamese team in the away match at the Philippines' stadium is to win 3 points.

"The goal of the Vietnamese team is to win the first match in the second qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup. We are very confident of winning 3 points against the Philippines. Of course, having to play on artificial turf will be a bit difficult, but we have to adapt to all playing conditions," said center back Bui Hoang Viet Anh.

Evaluating the opponent Philippines, Viet Anh said: "We only watched the matches of the Philippines. First, the Vietnamese team will play away against the Philippines, then return home to welcome Iraq. Hopefully, many fans will come to the stadium to cheer for the Vietnamese team."

Viet Anh is one of the central defenders regularly used by Coach Philippe Troussier.

PSG president commits to Mbappe's future

Nasser Al-Khelaifi just had an interview with Gazzetta dello Sport, ahead of the Milan - PSG match in the Champions League group stage.

The head of PSG shared about the current situation of the club, as well as mentioned Real Madrid's statement about Kylian Mbappe.

On the possibility of extending Mbappe's contract, who has not activated the contract extension clause and intends to leave for free next summer, Al-Khelaifi said: "Kylian continues to achieve great things and maybe people take that for granted. But no one who has played in two World Cup finals has scored a hat-trick.

I repeat: Kylian is the best player in the world, it is great to see him leading PSG and the French national team. Kylian has a positive impact on our young people, he helps PSG build their future."

Hanoi FC aims to "play to the end" in AFC Champions League

On November 8,Hanoi Clubwill have the 4th match against Wuhan Three Towns in the AFC Champions League 2023/24.

Speaking at the pre-match press conference, assistant coach Le Duc Tuan said that despite not having good results in the previous 3 matches, before the 2nd match at home, the Hanoi Club players were all highly focused with the goal of giving a good match to the audience.

"We have lost 3 matches and the possibility of entering the next round is almost gone. The upcoming V-League 2023/24 schedule is quite dense, so Hanoi FC will have to calculate the rotation and use the most reasonable players" - assistant Le Duc Tuan said.

Despite losing 3 matches in the continental arena, Hanoi showed their unyielding spirit in the AFC Champions League arena. According to assistant Le Duc Tuan, the team's leadership has assigned targets to the entire team in both the AFC Champions League and the V-League.

"Even if we are eliminated from the group stage, we still have to contribute our best professional matches" - assistant Le Duc Tuan said.

The match between Hanoi FC and Wuhan Three Towns takes place at 7:00 p.m. on November 8 at My Dinh Stadium.

Hoang Anh Gia Lai criticized for treating foreign player Pape Diakite badly

According to the Organizing Committee's regulations, by 3:00 p.m. on November 2, the teams participating in the V-League 2023/2024 must finalize their foreign player quotas. That means the teams can replace or add new foreign players.

On the last day of the deadline for foreign players, Hoang Anh Gia Lai surprised fans when they removed Pape Diakite from the list of players registered to compete in V-League 2023/2024 to add striker Jesus Silva Jhon Cley.

Hoang Anh Gia Lai has finalized 3 foreign players: Jesus Silva Jhon Cley, Martin Dzilah and Jairo Rodrigues Peixoto Filho. Meanwhile, Pape Diakite did not have time to find a new team in the V-League.

Five days after parting ways with Pape Diakite, Hoang Anh Gia Lai posted a notice on the club’s official Facebook page with the message: “Thank you Diakite. Goodbye and I wish you success in your new environment.”

Immediately after Hoang Anh Gia Lai posted the above message, Mr. Duc's team was heavily criticized by fans. Many people blamed Hoang Anh Gia Lai for such actions, making it impossible for players to find new destinations. Meanwhile, a part of Hoang Anh Gia Lai's fans were confused when Pape Diakite, who played well, had to leave the team.

Pape Diakite joined Hoang Anh Gia Lai in V-League 2023 and played very well for the team from the mountain town. The presence of this central defender helped Hoang Anh Gia Lai's ability to defend high balls and dead balls significantly improved. In V-League 2023/2024, before having to leave the team, Pape Diakite started and played the entire 2 matches./.