U20 Indonesia made a surprise move before the match against U20 Vietnam; International press disappointed with Quang Hai's performance at Pau FC

U20 Indonesia made a surprise move before the match against U20 Vietnam

Indonesia U20 is actively preparing for the U20 Asian qualifiers. Here, the young team from the archipelago is in group F with Vietnam, Timor Leste and Hong Kong (China).

U20 Indonesia actively prepares for the U20 Asia qualifiers.

According to the latest information from Indonesian media, coach Shin Tae-yong decided to cancel a friendly match with a domestic club without revealing the reason, causing a stir among Indonesian football fans.

Currently, U20 Indonesia is training in Surabaya. This is also the location where the 2023 U20 Asian qualifiers will take place. U20 Indonesia's mission in this tournament is to win the top spot in the group and a direct ticket to the 2023 U20 Asian finals.

Group F of the AFC U20 Championship qualifiers takes place from September 14 to 18 in Surabaya (Indonesia). All matches in this group will take place at Gelora Bung Tomo Stadium, a stadium with a capacity of up to 45,000 people, very large for a youth tournament.

International press disappointed with Quang Hai's performance at Pau FC

Midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai has just marked a sad memory in Pau FC's shirt by not playing a single minute in Ligue 2 for the first time, in the 2-2 draw with St-Etienne at home in round 7. This is also the 7th consecutive time this season that Quang Hai's team has not known the taste of victory.

Witnessing what happened, La Rep des Pyrenees newspaper commented: “More than two months since joining Pau FC, Nguyen Quang Hai, nicknamed "Vietnamese Messi", is going backwards. His playing time is decreasing with each round.”

La Rep des Pyrenees believes this has caused frustration among Vietnamese fans: “His difficult start at Pau FC is starting to cause trouble in Vietnam. His arrival in the Béarn region caused a stir, especially in his homeland, where a horde of fans flocked to Pau FC’s Facebook page. The number of followers has increased from 30,000 to 400,000 this summer alone.

More than two months later, the heat is onQuang Haidecreasing with each match having to sit on the bench. After 7 rounds, "Vietnamese Messi" has spent 210 minutes on the field with only two times being named in the starting list. Worse, his playing time continues to decrease. In the match against Saint-Etienne, for the first time this small midfielder completely disappeared. That made the number of fans expressing disappointment increase. Proof is that at this time, Pau FC's Facebook page has lost more than 100 thousand followers, only 297 thousand instead of 400 thousand as before".

Quang Hai is at risk of being on the bench for a long time at Pau FC.

Meanwhile, the Chinese website Sohu recently published an article comparing the impressions of Quang Hai and Wu Lei when they went to Europe to play football after the midfielder from Dong Anh had difficulty in the French second division. This article believes that Wu Lei's impression is still greater because the Chinese striker played and scored in La Liga - the tournament with the top quality in Europe, much better than Ligue 2.

"Wu Lei used to be the hope of Chinese football and he played in La Liga, one of the five biggest leagues in Europe. Nguyen Quang Hai is also the hope of Vietnamese football but he only plays for Pau FC, a team in Ligue 2 of France. In the latest match, Quang Hai did not play. This basically shows that it is difficult for him to regain his starting position. Up to now, Quang Hai's playing time has also gradually decreased. In the first round, although Pau FC lost 0-4 to Guingamp, Quang Hai was still rated 6.9 points, quite high compared to the club's average. However, the opportunities for Quang Hai to play are getting less and less and he is not even allowed to play."

Van Lam reveals the reason for leaving Japan to join 'PSG Vietnam'

Since returning to Vietnam to play for Topenland Binh Dinh Club, Dang Van Lam has had two official matches for his new team. In both matches against strong opponents Hanoi and Viettel, Van Lam made 10-point saves to prove his worth.

Recently, Van Lam shared about his time studying abroad: "After a long time playing for Hai Phong in the V-League and Muangthong United in the Thai League, Lam moved to Japan to play for Cerezo Osaka.

Dang Van Lam shares about his time playing for Cerezo Osaka.

Lam himself knows that during his time at Cerezo Osaka, he did not have many opportunities to compete. However, in return, he has accumulated many valuable lessons, improved himself, and strived to learn to get the best."

Talking about the reason for returning to Vietnam, Van Lam said: "After nearly two years playing football in Japan, Lam has learned a lot, but to have the opportunity to play more regularly, he decided to return to Vietnam. This is an opportunity for Lam to demonstrate what he has learned in Japan. Going abroad to play, overcoming his comfort zone is a great effort and Lam himself has overcome it. Van Lam hopes that in the future, there will be many Vietnamese players who have the opportunity to play football abroad to develop their careers. Hopefully, friends, relatives and fans of those players will support and encourage them so that they have more motivation to strive in the international environment."

In the next round of V-League, Van Lam and his teammates will face Hai Phong Club - a direct competitor for the championship. This is also the first time the goalkeeper born in 1993 has faced his old team since leaving Vietnam to play in Thailand.

Phu Dong Club owes players 5 months' salary

On the evening of September 9, many Phu Dong team players shared their worries online about not being paid their salaries and bonuses for 5 months.

Phu Dong Club has owed players and coaching staff salaries since the beginning of the year, and has been paying them gradually, but stopped paying them after March. Up to now, the amount of unpaid salaries and bonuses is about 2 billion VND. The club has been in turmoil since July when head coach Nguyen Trung Kien resigned.

After 4 months of unpaid wages, Mr. Kien, on behalf of the coaching staff and players, spoke to the leadership about the salary and bonus issues, promising the players that he would find answers from the leadership. But coach Trung Kien himself only received promises. Unable to find an answer, Mr. Kien resigned right after Phu Dong won 1-0 against Phu Tho in round 8 of the 2022 First Division on July 22.

Phu Dong Club has not received salary for many months but still goes to the field to practice and compete.

More than a month after the incident of parting with the head coach, the players of Phu Dong Club still have not received their salaries and bonuses. The lowest salary group in the team is about 7 million VND/month. Many people have to play amateur football or use their savings/borrow money to cover living expenses.

Phu Dong Club was only established in 2015, headquartered in Hanoi. The team won the Third Division in 2016, was promoted to the Second Division for 2 years and then promoted to the First Division. In 2019, Phu Dong was relegated and returned in 2021, playing in the First Division until now.

Lewandowski sets record in Barca's 4-0 win

On the night of September 10 (Hanoi time), the Polish striker scored and assisted twice in Barca's big win over host Cadiz in round 5 of La Liga.

Robert Lewandowski came off the bench but continued to shine with his ninth goal in his last five appearances, six of which came in La Liga.

According to Opta, the goal against Cadiz helped the former Bayern striker become the fastest player to reach 6 goals in La Liga in the 21st century, surpassing Andre Silva's achievement while playing for Sevilla (6 goals in 6 matches in 2018).

Barca climbed to the top of the rankings.

Not only scoring, Lewandowski also made his mark with 2 assists in the final minutes of the match, allowing Ansu Fati and Ousmane Dembele to score respectively.

The 4-0 victory helped coach Xavi and his team temporarily rise to the top of the La Liga rankings with an unbeaten record (4 wins, 1 draw), 1 point ahead of Real Madrid.