Van Toan shows his strongest point when joining Korean club; Arsenal wins against Man Utd

Van Toan shows his strongest point when joining Korean club

Van Toan is not currently in Vietnam to celebrate Tet with his family. At the moment, he is in Thailand to practice with Seoul E-Land Club. This is the new team that Van Toan has joined. For the first time in his career, Van Toan has said goodbye to HAGL and gone abroad.

The striker born in 1996 shared: “This is the first time I have played abroad. Actually, in Vietnam, I have only been with one team for 15 years, so I am a bit nervous but also very happy. Here, I get to meet new teammates, new challenges, and a new environment that can help me improve.”

Striker Nguyen Van Toan has left Hoang Anh Gia Lai Club to play for Korean team Seoul E-Land.

He confided: “I really like Korea. Actually, the style I like is also Korean style. I have been to Korea 3-4 times before. I like everything related to Korea, I love this country. Before, I also worked with coach Park Hang-seo for 5 years and I am also very interested in Korea. Hopefully, I will be successful with the club. My strongest point is speed, I can move into empty spaces very quickly. People often say that I am the strongest at that point. I will try my best to help the team advance, win the right to play in K.League 1”.

Thailand calls up 50 players to attend West Asia Cup

Patis Supapong, General Secretary of the Football Association of Thailand (FAT), revealed that 50 players will be called up for the upcoming training session. FAT has also sent the players' profiles to the visa office to prepare for the West Asian Championship.

During the training session, Coach Polking and his colleagues will evaluate and finalize the list of 23 players participating in the tournament. According to Siam Sport, two bright stars of the Thai team, Chanathip Songkrasin and Supachok Sarachat, have also been included in the list. In the 2022 AFF Cup, they were absent due to being busy with Kawasaki Frontale and Consadole Sapporo to prepare for the 2023 J1 League season.

Chanathip is likely to play in the West Asian Championship with Thailand.

The West Asian Championship will take place from March 20 to April 2 in the UAE. In addition to Thailand, the 11 other West Asian teams participating are Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Yemen and the UAE. This tournament is part of the FIFA Days schedule, so the results of the matches will greatly affect Thailand's ranking in the FIFA rankings.

Tottenham will part ways with coach Conte

Sky Italysaid that coach Antonio Conte will leave the club due to disagreements with the Tottenham Board of Directors. His contract will expire in June 2023 but the two sides have not yet reached an agreement to extend it. The former Juventus coach himself also expressed disappointment with the way the "Rooster" works.

British press revealed that Thomas Tuchel could be invited to replace Conte at the end of the season.

Journalist Gianluca Di Marzio also declared: "Conte will leave Tottenham at the end of the season. For sure."

Coach Conte wants to build a strong team with the goal of winning the title soon. This idea goes against the board of directors. Chairman Daniel Levy wants to develop young players for the future and increase the team's revenue from player sales, such as the cases of Gareth Bale, Kyle Walker, Luka Modric, Dimitar Berbatov...

Arsenal beat Man Utd

The top match of round 21 was dramatic as the two teams chased the score continuously. The away team scored first thanks to a great goal by Marcus Rashford, but Arsenal equalized with a header by Eddie Nketiah. In the second half, Bukayo Saka scored another great goal to put the home team ahead, but Lisandro Martinez equalized for the away team. In the 90th minute, striker Nketiah scored a double to help the "Gunners" increase the gap with Man City to five points.

Saka celebrates scoring the goal that increased the score to 2-1 for Arsenal against Man Utd at Emirates Stadium, London, in round 21 of the Premier League.

According to British newspaperGuardian, Arsenal deserved to win "thanks to their tenacity and absolute belief in their attacking style of play that confused their opponents". The home team also had 25 shots in this match, 3 times more than the visitors. "Everyone saw how much this victory meant to us", Saka said after the match.

The unprecedented at the Australian Open

The 2023 Australian Open marked a new turning point in the tournament's history after No. 1 seed Iga Swiatek stopped in the fourth round (January 22). The Polish player lost after 2 sets with the same score of 4-6 to the reigning Wimbledon champion, Elena Rybakina.

Nadal, Ruud, Swiatek and Jabeur were eliminated early.

Nine AU said that this is the first time in the history of the tournament in the Open Era that the top four seeds in the men's and women's singles events are absent from the quarterfinals. Previously, the second seed in the women's singles, Ons Jabeur, lost 1-6, 7-5, 1-6 to the world's 64th-ranked player Marketa Vondrousova in the second round.

No. 1 seed and defending men's singles champion Rafael Nadal lost 0-3 to Mackenzie McDonald. No. 2 seed Casper Ruud lost 1-3 to Jenson Brooksby in the second round.