Goalkeeper worth over 500 billion VND “flying like a bird” in the goal after the Vietnam – Russia match
Thursday, September 5, 2024 23:57 PM (GMT+7)
Paris Saint-Germain banned goalkeeper Matvei Safonov from playing against Vietnam in the 2024 LPBank Cup friendly tournament, as Vietnam is behind Thailand in the FIFA rankings.
Video: Goalkeeper Safonov practices after the Vietnam – Russia match.
“We want all goalkeepers to play. But PSG (the club’s parent club) requires Safonov to only play against teams with higher rankings according to the FIFA rankings. In this case, it is Thailand (ranked 101, while Vietnam’s position is 115). It is difficult for Safonov, but he is adapting,” Russian goalkeeper coach Vitaly Kafanov said before the Vietnam – Russia match.
In fact, Safonov did not participate in the match between Vietnam and Russia on the evening of September 5. Currently, Matvey Safonov is the most notable name on the list of the Russian team this time.
Safonov is currently valued at 20 million euros (about 550 billion VND) by transfer website Transfermarkt.
After the match between Vietnam and Russia, this goalkeeper, along with his goalkeeping coach and teammates, stayed behind to practice. They were the players who did not play in the match on the evening of September 5.
Safonov is 1m92 tall with a long arm span. According to Dan Viet reporters’ observations, his ball catching is very high quality.
With the arrival of goalkeeper Safonov, coach Karpin is confident in his position as a goalkeeper. In the past 10 years, Russian football has only found a successor to Igor Ankifeev.
Safonov is considered to have good footwork, suitable for modern football playing style, deployed from home.
Currently, Safonov is one of the players with the highest transfer value in the Russian team at the moment.
Safonov’s teammates practiced after the match, they mainly ran short distances, passing and getting the feel. The Russian team is ranked 33rd in the world, the strongest European team that the Vietnamese team has met.
In the match on the evening of September 5, Vietnam lost to Russia 0-3, Musaev was the one who raised the score to 3 with a cutback and neat finish.
Coach Kim Sang-sik and his players thank the fans who came to the stadium to cheer on the players. In the schedule of the LPBank Cup International Friendly Tournament, the Vietnamese team will face Russia (8pm, September 5) and Thailand (8pm, September 10). Between these two matches is the confrontation between Thailand and Russia (8pm, September 7).
In the match on the evening of September 5, the difference in class was also shown in the value of the players. The Russian team had a total squad value of more than 136 million euros. Meanwhile, the total squad value of the Vietnamese team was nearly 7 million euros.
Le Hieu