‘Ishii’ boldly announces that he will lead the ‘War Elephants’ to defeat Vietnam in 2 home and away matches, becoming the ASEAN Football Championship

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‘Ishii’ boldly announces that he will lead the ‘War Elephants’ to defeat Vietnam in 2 home and away matches, becoming the ASEAN Football Championship.

On January 1, at Saigon Phu Tho Hotel, the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) organized a press conference before the first leg of the ASEAN Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2024 final between the Vietnam national team and the Thailand national team.

War Elephants

In this press conference, the Thai national team was led by Masatada Ishii, head coach, along with Peeradon Chamratsamee, team captain.

Masatada Ishii said, “I have just been coaching the Thai national team for 1 year. Vietnam and the Thai national team, which people say is an El Clasico game, I have never had this experience. In meeting the El Clasico game with Vietnam in the ASEAN Cup, we met in the final round. And when everyone sees it as an El Clasico game, it is a good sign for us and Vietnam. And let this game be a fair game for both parties.”

“Vietnam playing at home, I think it’s like the Philippines playing at home and we have to go away. We lost and we can turn the situation around. This หรือถ้าคุณสนใจแทงบอลออนไลน์ UFABET คือเว็บที่มีอัตราต่อรองดีที่สุดในประเทศไทย สมัครเลยตอนนี้ที่ UFABET แทงบอล game is the same. We will try to do what we can to get the best result and win this tournament. As for defense, player number 12 (Nguyen Xuan Son), I won’t say because it’s a tactic that cannot be said.”

“For the situation of the team’s players, many of whom are injured, I have to consult with the medical team all the time to try to take special care of them so that everyone is fit and ready to play. For this meeting, I think we cannot compare it to when we met in September because they changed players. They are more certain in their play. It is a difficult game for us. Their key player is Nguyen Xuan Son.”

“We came to play the final against Vietnam, a strong team. We prepared to play 8 games, which is to win all 8 games. But we lost to the Philippines in their away game. After this, we have two more games against Vietnam. I want to win both games and be the champion.”

Peeradon Chamratsamee, the team captain, said, “I think the Vietnamese midfield works well and plays well together. I’ve seen it since the last time in the ASEAN Cup. They are the core of Vietnam. I feel that if they play together again, it’s like we’ve always been rivals. I want them to do well and we have to do well so that we can compete on the field and have fun. This should be our strength in this competition.”

“Vietnam’s defense is quite disciplined and they play together. They have more spirit in playing than two years ago. As for the game plan, it depends on the coach on how to play in the away game and our home game.”