U23 Thailand calls up 5 players from Europe, ready to rematch U23 Vietnam; MU loses miserably to Man City

U23 Thailand calls up 5 players from Europe, ready to rematch U23 Vietnam

To prepare for the matches between U23 Qatar, U23 China and possibly U23 Vietnam at the 2022 Dubai Cup, the Football Association of Thailand (FAT) has summoned 5 players currently playing in Europe.

Revealed to the media, head coachU23 Thailand- Worawut Srimaka said he is making a list to call up the Thailand U23 team to prepare for the 2022 Dubai Cup friendly tournament.

Thailand U23 plans to call up 5 players currently playing in Europe to participate in Dubai Cup.

Notably, among these, there are 5 players playing in Europe, including midfielders Thanawat Suengchitthawon (U22 Leicester City - England), Benjamin James Davis (U22 Oxford United - England), Channarong Promsrikaew (U20 Union Adarve - Spain), center-back Jonathan Khemdee (U19 Odense Boldklub - Denmark) and striker Jude Soonsup Bell (U18 Chelsea - England).

This week, FAT will send a letter of request to the clubs of these players in the hope that they will "release their players" to U23 Thailand.

Coach Tran Minh Chien: "Bui Tien Dung will have the opportunity to be the main goalkeeper"

Ho Chi Minh City Club faces a personnel crisis after a 1-1 draw against Binh Duong in round 3 of V.League 2022 on the evening of March 6.

"Goalkeeper Thanh Thang may have to rest for 2 weeks. He was hit in the thigh by Eydison, so he cannot continue playing. The remaining chance is for Bui Tien Dung or Pham Van Cuong because Van Cuong has just recovered from Covid-19," coach Minh Chien said after the match.

"The best goalkeeper will play. Today,Bui Tien Dungentered the field at the end of the second half, so there was no situation to show. If Thanh Thang is injured for a long time, this is an opportunity for the two remaining goalkeepers. We registered 3 goalkeepers," he added.

Goalkeeper Bui Tien Dung only played for 7 minutes, but could be the starting goalkeeper in the match against Hanoi.

Bui Tien Dung entered the field in the 88th minute when the score between Ho Chi Minh City FC and Binh Duong was 1-1. He remained on the field for another 5 minutes of injury time, but the away team did not create any more attacking situations. Therefore, Tien Dung had a total of 7 minutes with several kick-offs.

Coach Minh Chien admitted that both teams created many opportunities, but also missed close-range shots. In addition, Ho Chi Minh City FC suffered losses when Ngo Hoang Thinh and Huy Toan were injured after this match. The team currently has about 10 cases of injury and Covid-19.

In the next round, Ho Chi Minh City FC will visit Hanoi FC on March 12. Coach Minh Chien has only 2 points after 2 draws with Ho Chi Minh City FC.

Former MU star shines, Barca enters top 3

Memphis Depay scored the decisive goal to bring a dramatic 2-1 victory for Barca right at Elche stadium, in round 27 of La Liga. This result helped coach Xavi and his students temporarily rise to 3rd place on the rankings.

Score:

Elche: Fidel (44')

Barca: Ferran Torres (60'), Memphis Depay (84' pen)

This hard-fought and important victory helps Blaugrana temporarily take 3rd place on the rankings from Betis before their match with Atletico Madrid.

Line-up:

Elche: Badia; Barragán, Roco, González, Mojica; Tete Morente (Carrillo 65'), Rául Guti (Josan 78'), Mascarell (Perez 86'), Fidel (Marcone 78'); Pere Milla, Lucas Boyé (Ponce 65')

Barca: Ter Stegen; Dani Alves (Dest 85'), Araujo, Piqué, Jordi Alba; Pedri, Busquets, Frenkie de Jong (Nico 68'); Dembélé (Adama Traore 75'), Aubameyang (Depay 75'), Gavi (Torres 46').

MU lost miserably to Man City

Man United had a very lackluster performance in the Manchester Derby and suffered a humiliating 1-4 defeat against Man City.

Man United entered the Manchester Derby with a nine-match unbeaten record. But Ronaldo's inexplicable absence left them without their main gun in attack.

Coach Ralf Rangnick fielded an unfamiliar lineup with the Fred - McTominay duo in the middle, Sancho and Elanga on the wings, and Pogba and Bruno in the middle.

This style of play by MU worked quite well in the first half when they had some worthy exchanges with Man City. After De Bruyne put Man City ahead, MU equalized thanks to Sancho. After that, De Bruyne restored the lead for the home team but the Red Devils still had quite good responses.

Final result: Man City 4-1 Man United.

However, in the second half, Man United were completely helpless. They let the home team players completely control the game, freely passing the ball and threatening De Gea's goal. In the last 15 minutes of the second half, Man City even controlled the ball up to 92%.

It is not difficult to understand why Riyad Mahrez scored a comfortable and easy double to seal a 4-1 victory for Man City. Even if De Gea had not been excellent, MU would have conceded more goals.

This result helps Man City temporarily increase the gap with Liverpool to 6 points but has played 1 more match. Meanwhile, Man United officially dropped out of the top 4 when it is 1 point behind Arsenal and has played 3 more matches.

Final result: Man City 4-1 Man United