Indonesian media asks home team to keep an eye on 3 stars of Vietnam team; Chinese fans demand coach Jankovic be fired after 2 draws
(Baonghean.vn) - Indonesian media asked the home team to keep an eye on 3 stars of the Vietnam team; Chinese fans demanded the dismissal of coach Jankovic after 2 draws; The referee for the Vietnam vs Indonesia match was revealed... are notable sports news in the past 24 hours.
Indonesian media asks home team to pay special attention to 3 stars of Vietnam team
According to Bola.com, these 3 stars ofVietnam teamcould cause the Indonesian team to stop early at the 2023 Asian Cup.
The first name Bola mentioned was young striker Nguyen Dinh Bac, the 19-year-old player who played very well in the match against Japan.
"Dinh Bac is the player who scored the goal against Japan a few days ago. He is only 1m77 tall but has very good heading ability. This winger is also very fast and can cause many difficulties for the Indonesian defense in the next match," the news site described.
Pham Tuan Hai is the next name mentioned. Bola believes that Tuan Hai has perfectly replaced striker Nguyen Tien Linh. The Hanoi club player is highly regarded for his speed and positioning ability.
The third star of the Vietnamese team that Bola praised was goalkeeper Nguyen Filip. As a European-class goalkeeper, Nguyen Filip can discourage the Indonesian strikers. "The Vietnamese team does not have the service of goalkeeper Dang Van Lam due to injury. However, Nguyen Filip is a worthy name. He even had the opportunity to play for the Czech Republic national team," Bola commented.
The match between Vietnam and Indonesia will take place at 9:30 p.m. on January 19.
The referee for the Vietnam vs Indonesia match has been revealed, 9:30 p.m. on January 19.
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has just announced the main referee for the match between Vietnam and Indonesia in the second match of the 2023 Asian Cup Finals, taking place at 9:30 p.m. on January 19.
AFC announced that referee Gulmurodi Sadullo - from Tajikistan - will be the main referee for the Vietnam vs Indonesia match. The two linesmen, Tsapenko Andrey and Tantashev Ilgi, are both from Uzbekistan, and the table referee is Ronnie Koh Min Kiat (Singapore). In addition, the VAR room is in charge of referees Sivakorn Pu Udom from Thailand and Fu Ming (China).
In addition, AFC also congratulated referee Gulmurodi Sadullo as he was the first Tajik referee to officiate an official match at the Asian Cup, so this can be considered a historical milestone for this individual referee. At the 2023 Asian Cup, referee Gulmurodi Sadullo participated in the match between Indonesia and Iraq, as a table referee.
Vietnam and Indonesia teams receive bad news before the big match
In the second match of Group D of the 2023 Asian Cup, the Vietnamese team will compete with Indonesia at 9:30 p.m. on January 19 (Hanoi time), at Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha.
The match, considered the "Group D final", was broadcast live on VTV5 and FPT Play channels. Before this decisive match, both the Vietnamese and Indonesian teams received bad news about their squads.
Accordingly, Coach Shin Tae Yong is likely to be without three key players due to injuries of varying degrees, including: Center back Rizky Ridho, who suffered a hamstring injury in the match against Iraq. Defender Asnawi Mangkualam was substituted at the beginning of the second half in the match against Iraq for health reasons, and finally Jordi Amat, who was diagnosed with a pelvic injury after a collision with teammate Asnawi Mangkualam.
Meanwhile, on the Vietnamese team's side, in the most recent training session, young striker Dinh Bac was also absent due to muscle pain and is still uncertain about his ability to play in the next round.
In the next match, Coach Troussier will likely field his most important players such as Quang Hai and Van Toan, who have not played in the previous match, in the hope of getting all 3 points against the team from the archipelago and having the opportunity to enter the knockout round.
Chinese fans demand coach Jankovic be fired after 2 draws
Yesterday, the Chinese team continued to be held to a 0-0 draw by a weak opponent at the 2023 Asian Cup. In the first two matches, they failed to score and had to share points even though Tajikistan and Lebanon were both ranked below 100 on the FIFA rankings.
With this result, the Chinese team is at risk of being eliminated from the group stage. In the final match, they will face host Qatar and need at least 1 point to keep their hopes of advancing.
Witnessing the poor performance of Wu Lei and his teammates, Chinese fans no longer have enough patience. They think that the first person to take responsibility is head coach Aleksandar Jankovic.
On social media, a series of Chinese fans spoke up to demand the dismissal of the 51-year-old Serbian coach. One person wrote: “After so many matches, the Chinese team’s playing style has not changed. Coach Jankovic has no plan for attacking. Continuously being held to draws by weak opponents is no different from defeat! He should leave the position of coach of the Chinese team as soon as possible.”
Another wrote: “The current Chinese team is even worse than Li Tie's time, coach Jankovic has absolutely no tactical ideas.”
Another person was upset: “Favorable schedule but can’t score. Coach Jankovic should resign if China is eliminated early in the 2023 Asian Cup.”
Not only fans, but also the Chinese media have begun to turn their backs on coach Jankovic. Some newspapers have published comments and opinions on the Serbian coach’s mistakes and said that he is not capable of managing big stars like Wu Lei./.
