Quang Hai to watch Barca and Messi play live
From March to early April 2019, young midfielder Quang Hai will have a training trip in Spain. This is an invitation from the club playing in the world's leading national championship La Liga.
Accordingly, Quang Hai will have 10 days of training with the club competing in the Spanish football championship, Deportivo Alaves. During this time, Quang Hai will be able to watch a match of Real Madrid or Barca live, where superstar Lionel Messi is playing.
Japanese coach highly appreciates the Qatari team
Speaking before the 2019 Asian Cup final, coach Moriyasu highly appreciated the opponent Qatar: "Qatar is a strong team. They have scored a total of 16 goals and kept a clean sheet. However, we will not change our playing style for Qatar."
"Our team will focus on defense with a defensive counter-attacking style of play. But when needed, we can also hold the ball and play offensively," added the head coach of the Japanese national team.
Cong Phuong predicts Japan will win the 2019 Asian Cup
In an interview with Football-Tribe, striker Nguyen Cong Phuong commented that Japan will overcome Qatar to win the 2019 Asian Cup.
"Japan is playing very well in this year's tournament. I find it difficult to predict which tactics they will play with in each match. With such an unpredictable style of play, it is likely that Japan will not have difficulty defeating Qatar. I predict Japan will win 2-0 and win the championship for the 5th time," Cong Phuong commented.
Coach Sarri refuses to go to London with Chelsea
After the defeat to Bournemouth, coach Maurizio Sarri called an emergency meeting for 50 minutes in the dressing room. He has asked all members of the coaching staff to leave, including assistant Gianfranco Zola.
According to Sportmail, coach Sarri did not make a fuss, but Chelsea players all felt the anger of the Italian coach. Notably, after this meeting, Coach Sarri refused to travel to London with the whole team by bus. Many sources said that the relationship between coach Sarri and Chelsea players is at a stressful level.
Newcastle breaks transfer record
On January 31, Newcastle successfully recruited midfielder Miguel Almiron at a club-record price. The 24-year-old Paraguay midfielder moved from the American club Atlanta United and was signed for five and a half years, and will wear the number 24 shirt.
Before the $27.5 million deal to buy Almiron, the old transfer record of the "Magpies" belonged to Michael Owen. In August 2005, Newcastle had to spend 21 million USD to welcome the famous English player back from Real Madrid.
