Van Lam injured, says goodbye to Vietnam national team; Who is the overseas Vietnamese player signed a long-term contract in Germany?

Van Lam injured, says goodbye to Vietnam team

The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) announced that Nguyen Duc Chien, Dang Van Lam and Nguyen Thanh Nhan were returned to their clubs due to injuries.

Dang Van Lam suffered an Achilles tendon injury, Duc Chien suffered an injury to his left transverse pubic bone, while Thanh Nhan suffered an ankle injury. All three players were injured before the training camp and the team's medical team confirmed that they would not recover in time to join the team at the 2023 Asian Cup.

Dang Van Lam's injury is a big loss for the Vietnamese team, as he is still coach Philippe Troussier's number one choice in 2023. The Binh Dinh Club goalkeeper was in good form in the V.League before getting injured and having to leave the field in the second half of the match against Hai Phong Club on December 27.

Coach Philippe Troussier has only two goalkeepers left, Nguyen Dinh Trieu and Nguyen Filip. Among them, the opportunity to start is being opened for Nguyen Filip. He has a lot of experience playing in Europe, possesses good footwork skills, suitable for the French coach's ball deployment philosophy.

Vietnam teamstart training in Hanoi from December 31, 2023. The team will finalize 30 players to go to Qatar for training on January 5. This is also the venue for the 2023 Asian Cup. During this time, the team will play a friendly match with Kyrgyzstan on January 9 and finalize the official list of 26 players for the tournament.

Indonesian newspaper admits the harsh truth about home team against Vietnam team

At the 2023 Asian Cup finals, the Vietnamese team is in Group D with Japan, Iraq and Indonesia.

Most recently, the Indonesian newspaper Bola attracted attention with an article titled: "Interesting facts about the Vietnam team, Indonesia's potential opponent in Group D of the 2023 Asian Cup".

Bola newspaper believes that the Indonesian team will face a big challenge when meeting the Vietnamese team in Group D of the Asian Cup.

"Indonesia will have to work very hard to get a ticket to the round of 16, but coach Shin Tae Yong and his team still have a chance. In addition to first and second place in the group, Indonesia can win the third place with the best results. However, the Indonesian team is still wary of opponents, including the Vietnamese team, which has been a difficult opponent to conquer in recent years," Bola commented.

Explaining this, the "Thousand Islands" newspaper analyzed: "The Vietnamese team is one of Indonesia's most difficult opponents to defeat in many different tournaments. In the past 10 years, Indonesia has been considered to be very disadvantaged when facing them. The two teams have met 10 times in the past decade. As a result, Indonesia has only won once, specifically in the semi-finals of the AFF Cup 2016. The rest, Indonesia had to accept 4 defeats and 5 draws when meeting the Golden Star warriors. The head-to-head record is what worries the Indonesian team ahead of the 2024 Asian Cup."

Bola revealed that the 2023 Asian Cup finals will be the fifth time that Indonesia and Vietnam have participated in the finals of Asia's number one national team tournament. However, Vietnam has a better record, having reached the quarter-finals of the Asian Cup in 1956 and 1960, while Indonesia has only advanced past the group stage four times.

According to the schedule, at the Asian Cup, the Indonesian team will compete with the Vietnamese team in the second match of Group D at 9:30 p.m. on January 19, 2024.

Who is the Vietnamese-German player who signed a long-term contract in Germany?

Vietnam Football Scout - Information channel about Vietnamese-American players has just reported about a young talent of Vietnamese origin playing in Germany, Thomas-Le Desurmont.

It is known that Thomas-Le Desurmont has three bloodlines: Luxembourg, French and Vietnamese and currently has Vietnamese nationality and passport.

Desurmont is only 17 years old (born in 2006), 1m68 tall and is currently on the U17 Mainz 05 team, the first team of this club currently competing in the Bundesliga (German national championship).

Thomas-Le Desurmont is quite versatile as he can play well in all three roles: defensive midfielder, central midfielder and attacking midfielder.

Thomas-Le Desurmont has just had his contract extended by Mainz 05 Club until 2026 after having good performances for this team recently.

Mainz 05's contract with Desurmont until 2026 shows their confidence in the potential of the Vietnamese-American player. If he maintains his form, Thomas-Le Desurmont has every chance of advancing to the first team of Mainz 05.

Bruno Fernandes in the Premier League Team of the Year 2023

As 2023 comes to a close, Sofa Score has released its Premier League team of the year, which is the sum of all the players' scores for the entire year of 2023.

Accordingly, this team is arranged in a 4-1-4-1 formation with Fulham goalkeeper Bernd Leno taking the starting position in goal. The German goalkeeper is rated 7.2 points, according to Sofa Score.

MU midfielder Bruno Fernandes has officially been included in the Premier League team of the year 2023 voted by Sofa Score. Notably, he is the highest rated player on the Sofa Score system with 7.66 points.

The lowest player in midfield is Man City's Rodri. The Spanish star is an indispensable factor in coach Pep Guardiola's tactical scheme. He was rated 7.47 points by Sofa Score.

The highest player in this formation is Man City striker Erling Haaland. The Norwegian star won the Premier League Golden Boot last season with a record 36 goals. In the 2023-2024 season, he still maintains a stable scoring form and is given a total score of 7.25 by Sofa Score in 2023./.