Player choked Cong Phuong, U21 Thailand coach still said... beautiful play

In the 88th minute, Kittipong used both hands to strangle Cong Phuong and received a yellow card. However, when talking about this issue, coach Ithsara Sritharo still firmly affirmed that there was no such thing as his students playing dirty, because Thai football is oriented towards fair play...

The match between U21 HAGL and U21 Thailand in the second round of Group B of the 2016 International U21 tournament became very notable when U21 HAGL had the return of the duo Cong Phuong - Xuan Truong, in addition to the presence of 2 other national players Van Toan and Van Thanh. Meanwhile, U21 Thailand showed their ambition when they crushed U21 Gangwon 6-2 on the opening day.

Kittipong used both hands to strangle Cong Phuong.

During the 90 minutes at Thong Nhat Stadium, U21 Thailand successfully disrupted the playing style of U21 HAGL and blocked the team's strikers thanks to the "using flesh to suppress people" tactic. Coach Ithsara Sritharo's students played continuously, not afraid of collisions, fouls or using tricks to prevent the defending champion from implementing their strong small-ball style of play.

HAGL U21 players were angry many times because of the dirty play of Thailand U21 players.

Typical examples include the foul by captain Samphaodi and the step on Van Toan's foot or the situation where Kittipong used both hands to strangle Cong Phuong in the penalty area and received a yellow card... However, when asked whether or not his players used many tricks to beat U21 HAGL, coach Ithsara Sritharo firmly denied it.

Van Toan reacted because Samphaodi fouled him and stepped on his foot.

“In football, I think it is normal for players to collide. In my opinion, today's match was a match of professional quality. When the match was pushed to a high level of tension, it was normal for young players to lose their composure. For U21 Thailand, in addition to winning, they also had to build a beautiful style of play to satisfy the fans. Surely the things the players showed on the field today will be learned from by the coaching staff, who will discipline the players more,” said coach Ithsara Sritharo after the match.

According to Danviet