U22 Vietnam practices new formation; Defeating Inter Milan, Sevilla wins Europa League for the 6th time

Defeating Inter Milan, Sevilla won the Europa League for the 6th time

Sevilla have won the Europa League for a record sixth time after beating Inter Milan 3-2 in the 2019-20 final.

Sevilla won the Europa League for the 6th time. (Source: Getty Images)

This is the 6th time Sevilla has had the honor of stepping onto the highest podium in the tournament considered the second-tier playground of European football.

This record of Sevilla will certainly take a long time to be broken when the teams behind them are 3 titles behind, including Inter Milan.

U22 Vietnam tries out new formation

This was also the match where Mr. Park tried the innovative 3-5-2 formation with 3 central midfielders.

On the afternoon of August 21, at the Vietnam Youth Football Training Center (Hanoi), the Vietnam U22 team had 2 internal practice matches. Because the Vietnam U22 team has 47 players and is divided into 2 teams, Mr. Park proactively arranged 2 matches. The first match is a confrontation between group A. The second match is a competition between group B.

In the first match, coach Park Hang-seo proactively left out goalkeeper Van Toan. According to the media, the first team of group A includes: goalkeeper Dinh Long; 3 central defenders Viet Anh, Van Cong, Van Toi; fullbacks Van Minh (right), Van Xuan (left); midfielders Hai Long, Ly Cong Hoang Anh, Van Luan; strikers Hoang Anh, Viet Cuong.

The second team of group A includes: goalkeeper Van Chuan; 3 central defenders Duong Quan, Hoang Hung, Tieu Exal; fullbacks Sy Hoang, Van Lam; midfielders Ngoc Tien, Huu Thang, Thanh Minh; strikers Manh Dung, Xuan Quyet. It can be seen that Mr. Park advocates building a 3-5-2 formation with 3 central midfielders for both the first and second teams of group A.

U22 Vietnam players have gathered in Hanoi. Photo: VFF

This player, considered as the “new Do Hung Dung”, was assessed by his teammates as playing aggressively, coordinating well with his teammates, and making some smart assists. Mr. Park also commented that Hoang Anh played well. Unfortunately, Hoang Anh and his teammates in the first team could not take advantage of the opportunity and had to accept a 0-0 draw.

In the internal match of group B, the first team won 2-0 against the second team. The two players who scored were Hong Son and Minh Binh. After 3 days, U22 Vietnam will have another internal match.

MU invites Pogba to extend 3-year contract

Paul Pogba's current contract has only 12 months left. According to information from the British press, MU Vice President Ed Woodward is about to invite the French star to extend his contract for another 3 years, meaning he will stay at Old Trafford until the summer of 2024 if he agrees to sign a new contract.

MU wants to extend Pogba's contract for another 3 years.

The possibility of Pogba renewing is very high. Because Pogba's close friend, former MU striker Louis Saha also revealed that Pogba is very happy at Old Trafford. "I think Pogba is feeling satisfied with MU's performance since the team recruited Bruno Fernandes. Pogba has more motivation thanks to Bruno. Playing alongside Bruno in the middle of the field helps Pogba have more freedom and more passing options," Saha said.

Vietnam team determines the time to compete with Malaysia

After postponing all matches of the second qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup in Asia to 2021, the World Football Federation (FIFA) has announced plans to organize matches next year, along with the schedule of FIFA Days during this time.

Specifically, the FIFA Day periods in 2021 include: from January 24 to February 1, from March 22 to 30, May 31 to June 15, August 30 to September 7, October 4 to 12, November 8 to 16.

The draw, grouping and match schedule of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar is expected to take place in April 2022.

Vietnam team will meet Malaysia in February 2021.

Thus, the match between Vietnam and Malaysia is likely to take place on February 1, 2021.

In the most recent match (January 24) in Group G of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, the Vietnamese team had a break. The match against Malaysia is very important for the Vietnamese team.

If they win, Coach Park and his team will have a good chance of advancing, and vice versa. The remaining two matches of the Vietnamese team (against Indonesia and UAE) will take place in March.

U19 Vietnam negative for SARS-CoV-2

Bach Mai Hospital has returned the test results of all members of the Vietnam U19 team before the team enters the training phase.

Realtime RT-PCR tests of the entire U19 Vietnam team were negative. The results were sent by the hospital to the Vietnam Football Federation headquarters on the afternoon of August 21.

All members will move to PVF Center in Hung Yen. The third training session will last from August 22 to 28. On the last day, the U19 team will have an internal practice match.

U19 Vietnam is ready to practice even though the upcoming tournament may be postponed due to the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic. Photo: The Anh.

The goal of U19 Vietnam is to reach the 2020 AFC U19 Championship finals. The tournament is scheduled to take place in October in Uzbekistan. The U19 Vietnam team is in Group C with Australia, Laos and Saudi Arabia. Mr. Troussier is aiming for a semi-final spot, which means a ticket to the 2021 U20 World Cup in Indonesia.

The 2020 AFC U19 Championship features 16 teams, divided into four groups, playing a round-robin format, with the top two teams from each group advancing to the quarter-finals. Group A includes hosts Uzbekistan, Indonesia, Cambodia and Iran. Group B includes South Korea, Japan, Iraq and Bahrain. Group D includes Qatar, Tajkistan, Malaysia and Yemen.