Van Toan completely believes in Cong Phuong
At the Vietnam team's training session on the afternoon of August 29, striker Van Toan shared about his close friend Cong Phuong. HAGL's number 9 revealed: "We still talk to each other a lot. He is under no pressure and has a complete confidence in himself.
" His teammates also trust Cong Phuong, and hope he will be in good form when meeting Thailand," Van Toan praised the striker playing in Belgium.
Quang Hai missed the plan to join the Vietnam national team
After the historic victory at the AFC Cup 2019, players Nguyen Quang Hai, Pham Thanh Luong, Bui Tien Dung, Nguyen Thanh Chung and Mach Ngoc Ha are having paperwork problems and cannot return home with their teammates.
Quang Hai and Thanh Chung are on the list of 27 players called up to the National Team, preparing for the match against Thailand on September 5 in the second qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup. The two players will be in Hanoi tomorrow and are likely to play in the afternoon training session of August 30.
Thai newspaper rates Vietnam as the easiest team to "play" in Group G
Ahead of the match between Thailand and Vietnam in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, the media sites of the Golden Temple do not highly appreciate the strength of Coach Park Hang-seo and his team. The media of this country commented: "The match against the Vietnamese team at home was the lightest of the matches in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers. Although Vietnam has caused a lot of bitterness to Thai football, from the small level to the big level".
"However, 3 points is a goal that the Thai team can achieve. If they beat Vietnam, the Thai team will partly compensate for the damage to the fans. At the same time, I slapped those who were teasing Thailand in the face that we were defeating at all levels of Vietnamese football, the Thai press expressed its determination.
Messi's injury takes a turn for the worse
Messi suffered a calf injury in his first training session with Barcelona in preparation for the 2019/2020 season. Coach Valverde once hoped Messi would return in the 5-2 win over Betis in round 2 of La Liga (26.8), but Messi did not recover in time.
According to Marca, Messi's recovery is very worrying because the 32-year-old striker could not practice with the whole team in the last 2 training sessions. Messi will likely have to deal with injuries for another two weeks and could return in the match against Valencia in round 4 of La Liga on September 15.
