Van Lam brings good news to Coach Park; 'Defeated General' of Vietnam National Team officially leads Malaysia National Team

Dang Van Lam brings good news to coach Park Hang-seo

After a long time of treatment for shoulder injury, goalkeeperDang Van Lamwas able to return to training with his teammates at Cerezo Osaka.

The official homepage of the J.League team also happily announced the return of the Vietnamese goalkeeper. “Dang Van Lam and Taggart entered the match in good spirits today. Both players are still in the process of recovery, but we are working hard to be able to return as soon as possible.”

Van Lam is said to have completed the exercises given by the coaching staff well. Although he still has to maintain training with a separate training program, the fact that Van Lam is gradually getting used to the amount of exercise is considered quite positive information. If he regains his best physical condition and form soon, Van Lam can return to the Vietnam national team to prepare for the last two matches against Japan and Oman in the third qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup taking place next March.

Player Dang Van Lam.

Van Lam's presence will bring more options for coach Park Hang-seo in goal, a position where the Vietnamese national team has not had stability in recent times.

As for himself, Van Lam and Cerezo Osaka will have about a month left to prepare for the opening day of J.League 2022. After a season without being given the opportunity to play regularly, the goalkeeper born in 1993 is determined to play a lot in the new season.

Dang Van Lam suffered a shoulder injury during training at the end of September, had to undergo surgery in October and could not join the Vietnam national team in some matches in the third qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup and the 2020 AFF Cup.

China misses Brazilian-born player due to Covid-19

Brazilian-Chinese striker Elkeson contracted Covid-19 while visiting his hometown in Brazil at the beginning of the year and was stuck there, unable to join the Chinese national team before the final qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup against Japan (January 27) and Vietnam (February 1).

Elkeson tested positive for Covid-19 on January 20 and had to stay in quarantine in Brazil. According to Chinese media, a few days later the player tested negative but was unable to apply for a visa to enter Japan.

Elkeson, a Brazilian naturalized Chinese player, is staying in his home country due to Covid-19. Photo: Getty Images

On January 23, the entire Chinese team will arrive in Japan to participate in the match on January 27, then five days later will arrive in Vietnam to play the eighth match at My Dinh Stadium.

Missed the match against Japan but Elkeson's participation in the match against Vietnam is still open.

Elkeson is no stranger to Vietnamese fans with his technical playing style, his large body but very fast and strong with the ability to disrupt the defense and his tricky playing style, often causing difficulties for Vietnamese defenders.

Vietnam women's team lost to top Asian opponent

Although the Vietnamese women's team played with great effort, they still had to accept defeat with a score of 0-3 against the Korean women's team.

Considered stronger than the Vietnamese women's team, the Korean women's team quickly showed their superiority over the Vietnamese women's team. Right from the 5th minute, the Korean women's team scored the opening goal thanks to captain Ji So-yun with a beautiful long-range shot to defeat goalkeeper Kim Thanh.

Huynh Nhu and her teammates could not surprise Korea. Photo: vietnamnet.vn

The Vietnamese women's team conceded their second goal just 2 minutes after Phuong Thao's own goal. Despite conceding two quick goals, Huynh Nhu and her teammates showed determination to reduce the score, but the Vietnamese women's team had to accept a score of 0-2 in the first half.

In the second half, the Korean women's team continued to dominate the game. However, the tireless defensive efforts of the Vietnamese women's team continuously discouraged the opposing strikers.

However, in the 80th minute, the Korean team was awarded a penalty after Chuong Thi Kieu handled the ball in the penalty area. Captain Ji So-yun easily scored to increase the score to 3-0. In the following minutes, the Korean team continued to create many opportunities but no more goals were scored.

Despite losing 3-0, the Vietnamese women's team played with great effort. Coach Mai Duc Chung and his team still have two matches ahead of them, against Japan and Myanmar, to compete for a ticket to the quarter-finals of the 2022 Asian Cup.

"Defeated General" of Vietnam National Team officially leads Malaysia National Team

The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) has officially found a replacement for coach Tan Cheng Hoe to lead the Malaysian national team, that is Korean coach Kim Pan Gon.

FAM's homepage announced that coach Kim Pan Gon has officially become the leader of the Malaysian national team. Mr. Kim is expected to arrive in Malaysia in early February with 4 assistants including 1 assistant coach, 1 goalkeeper coach, 1 fitness coach and 1 analyst.

The contract between Coach Kim Pan Gon and FAM will be for 2 years. The appearance of Mr. Kim Pan Gon will increase the number of Korean coaches leading national teams in Southeast Asia to 3, after Coach Park Hang-seo of the Vietnam National Team and Coach Shin Tae Yong of the Indonesia National Team.

Before accepting to lead the Malaysian national team, Mr. Kim Pan Gon took on the role of Technical Director at the Korea Football Association (KFA) and was in charge of selecting coaches and players for the national team and the Korean U23 team. In addition, this military leader led the Hong Kong (China) national team for two terms from 2009-2010 and 2012-2017.

Coach Kim Pan Gon will be the new captain of the Malaysian national team. Photo: AFP

Notably, coach Kim Pan Gon had two losses with the same score of 1-3 against the Vietnam team when he was leading the Hong Kong team (China). That was the match at My Dinh Stadium in the 2015 Asian Cup qualifiers in March 2014 and the friendly match at Lach Tray Stadium in September 2014.

The scorers for the Vietnam national team in the match at My Dinh Stadium were Huynh Quoc Anh, Nguyen Anh Duc and Nguyen Trong Hoang. In the match at Lach Tray Stadium, the scorers for the Vietnam national team were Le Cong Vinh and Nguyen Hai Anh (double).

Before having 2 consecutive failures beforeVietnam National TeamIn 2014, coach Kim Pan Gon helped the Hong Kong (China) national team win all 3 points in the first leg of the 2015 Asian Cup Qualifiers. Defender Chan Wai Ho scored the only goal against the Vietnamese national team in March 2013.

Coach Kim Pan Gon's predecessor, Coach Tan Cheng Hoe, resigned after the failure at the AFF Cup 2020 and was accepted by FAM. This is the tournament where the Malaysian team aimed to reach the semi-finals but was eliminated from the group stage after two heavy defeats against the Vietnamese team and the Indonesian team.

FAM's homepage said that coach Kim Pan Gon and his assistants will gather with the Malaysian team next March to prepare for the 2023 Asian Cup Qualifiers. The goal of the "Tigers" is to win a ticket to China to attend the finals in June next year./.