Viettel closely follows HAGL in the V-League championship race; The man who raised Quang Hai's level receives a bitter ending
(Baonghean.vn) - The person who raised Quang Hai's level received a bitter ending; Crushing Saigon FC, Viettel closely followed HAGL in the V-League championship race; Thiago Silva received a red card, Chelsea shockingly lost to West Brom... are notable sports news in the past 24 hours.
The person who raised Quang Hai's level received a bitter ending
Hanoi Clubdecided to replaceCoach Chu Dinh Nghiemby coach Hoang Van Phuc after a series of unconvincing matches.
After 7 rounds, the capital team has only won 10 points. In round 7, Hanoi FC lost 0-2 to SHB Da Nang.
More importantly, the purple team showed signs of being outplayed in terms of playing style and coach Chu could not come up with a solution.
This was a predictable result, but Mr. Nghiem's replacement left a surprise.
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Coach Chu Dinh Nghiem helps Quang Hai become more mature. |
Coach Hoang Van Phuc is a former champion.V.Leaguewith Quang Nam Club. He is currently in charge of youth training at Hang Day Stadium. For his part, this is a bitter ending for Mr. Nghiem.
Under his leadership, Hanoi FC won 3 V-League championships, 2 National Cups, 3 National Super Cups and reached the semi-finals of the AFC Cup 2019. Mr. Nghiem also contributed to raising the level of Quang Hai, Dinh Trong, Duy Manh, Hung Dung, Van Hau... turning them into stars of Vietnamese football.
Quang Ninh coach hopes players will be paid soon
Coach Hoang Tho hopes the leadershipQuang Ninh Clubwill pay the outstanding salaries next week so that the players can fully devote themselves to the team.
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Quang Ninh players have had to play without pay for the past 8 months. Photo: TA |
"I hope next week the management will resolve the issue for the players. That is the players' right. They only demand benefits that are worthy of the time and effort spent practicing and competing. The result of the match was a victory, but there were also some sadness afterwards," coach Hoang Tho shared at the press conference after the 1-0 win over Binh Duong.
In the match at Cam Pha Stadium, despite internal problems, Quang Ninh players still had a good performance and won 3 points with the only goal of Tran Trung Hieu in the 34th minute. This result helped Quang Ninh maintain the second position in the table after 7 rounds of V.League 2021.
Thiago Silva received a red card, Chelsea suffered a shocking loss to West Brom
Thiago Silva received a red card in the first half, causing Chelsea to "break down" and lose shockingly 2-5 to West Brom in round 30 of the Premier League.
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Thiago Silva's red card left Chelsea "broken". Photo: Getty |
Defeat at home at Stamford Bridge,Chelseaare at risk of losing their top 4 position in the Premier League. The Blues have 51 points, 2 points more than West Ham, who are second but have played 1 more game.
On the contrary, the resounding victory could not help West Brom escape from the second-to-last position. Coach Sam Allardyce's team has 21 points, 5 points behind Fulham, who are above them, and 7 points behind the safety of Newcastle.
Crushing Saigon FC, Viettel closely follows HAGL in the V-League championship race
Defending champion Viettel continues to maintain a 3-point gap behind the top spot of HAGL after a resounding 3-0 victory overSaigon FCin round 7 of V-League 2021.
Viettel lost foreign player Bruno early due to injury in the 6th minute. However, Minh Tuan played well after coming off the bench and scored the opening goal in the 30th minute. Taking the lead, the V-League champions comfortably deployed their signature defensive counter-attacking style of play.
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Saigon FC lost heavily to Viettel in the debut match of coach Phung Thanh Phuong. Photo: Minh Hoang |
In the 63rd minute, Trong Hoang ended Viettel's sharp counter-attack with a well-coordinated play with Caique and then shot into the Saigon FC net, doubling the gap. The home team's 3-0 victory was sealed in the 66th minute when Caique's difficult cross forced Cong Thanh to score an own goal.
The 3-0 victory helped Viettel continue to stand in 4th place on the V-League table with 13 points after 7 rounds, 3 points behind the top team HAGL and 2 points behind Than Quang Ninh and Da Nang. Meanwhile, Saigon FC only has 6 points and falls to 12th place.
Liverpool convincingly beat Arsenal
The Gunners had no excuses after losing 0-3 to Liverpool in round 30 of the Premier League on the morning of April 4 (Hanoi time).
The moment coach Mikel Arteta bowed his head whenArsenalThe third goal conceded showed what the Gunners had to endure at the Emirates Stadium. In the match without Granit Xhaka, David Luiz, Bukayo Saka and Emile Smith Rowe, Arsenal played poorly and suffered a 0-3 defeat.
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Jota headed in the opening goal for Liverpool. Photo: Getty. |
Liverpool's three goals were all scored in the second half by Diogo Jota (62nd, 82nd minutes) and Mohamed Salah (68th). "The Kop" could have won by more if they had not wasted their 16 chances. Meanwhile, Arsenal had 3 shots on target against Liverpool.
After the match,Liverpoolhave 49 points, temporarily surpassing Tottenham and West Ham to stand in 5th place. Arsenal have 42 points after 30 matches and are holding themselves back in the race for a Champions League ticket.