Ishii aims for rotation but still aims for 3 points. Insists there is no problem with the club calling players back to the team
“Changsuek”, the senior Thai national football team, is preparing to enter the field in the ASEAN Football Championship “Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2024” the first round, Group A. The last match, meeting Cambodia at Rajamangala National Stadium on December 20 at 8:00 p.m. Broadcast live on Channel 32, AIS Play, YouTube: BG Sports and Nok Plus page.
The Thai national team is guaranteed to win Group A after winning 3 matches in a row. Cambodia still has a chance to enter the next round by winning more than Malaysia won against Singapore. They will have 7 points, the same as Singapore, and win by goal difference instead.
Most recently, on December 19, Masatada Ishii, head coach of the Thai national team, and Teerasak Poeipimai, the team’s forward, held a joint press conference. Before the match at the press conference room inside Rajamangala Stadium before practicing for the last time.
The Japanese coach said that the plan for this game is to play. As we have always done, focusing on passing, connecting attacks, and reducing the efficiency of the opponent’s attack. Personally, he sees the goal of both rotating players and winning both at the same time. But he will focus on the players’ physical condition as the main factor in deciding who to send to play in this game. Because in the end our goal is to be champions and send players back to the club in the best physical condition.
Reporters asked about Buriram United calling 3 players, Supanat Mueanta, Pansa Hemviboon and Seksan Ratree. Back to their clubs for the FA Cup before releasing them back to the national team. Are they worried about injuries? Ishii said that it was the club’s request and the association was aware of it.
As for himself, the 26 players who were called up did not want this kind of incident to happen. Because it would definitely have a negative effect on the แทงบอล UFABET ราคาดีที่สุด ไม่มีขั้นต่ำ team. But a problem occurred. As a coach, he just did the best he could with the players he had. No matter what happened, his duty was to do his best.
When asked about the competitors in Group B, who he thought was the strongest, Ishii said that the team with the most points was the strongest. Right now, we don’t know who will win Group B. We’ll talk about it once we know the results.
Teerasak said that after the last game, he thought that what he needed to improve was playing together as a team. As for this game, whether he plays as a starter or a substitute, he will have to do his best on and off the field.