Thai people admit: 'Vietnam is too brave'
Thai press feels sorry for their team, but also has to admit that Vietnam played bravely after the recent 0-0 draw.
"A true Vietnam"
MThai newspaper recently published an article analyzing the match between Thailand and Vietnam, within the framework of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers.
Along with analyzing the playing style that new coach Akira Nishino has implemented, MThai also praised the Vietnamese team, especially coach Park Hang-seo.
"A true Vietnam", the article emphasizes the playing style, mettle and psychological factors shown by coach Park Hang-seo's students.
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| Vietnam had a brave match against Thailand |
The highlight for Vietnam was a determined, disciplined defensive performance."
The Vietnamese team's physical strength - which has been a weakness in the past - was also mentioned in the article.
"The match was always maintained at a high intensity. The players' physical strength was almost maintained intact until the last minute.
In addition, they combine with an effective counter-attacking formation, creating scary situations. Vietnam is not a team that can be easily defeated."
"Vietnam eliminated 'Thai Messi' from the game"
Meanwhile, the commentary on SMM Sport focused on the aspect that Vietnam almost neutralized Chanathip - "Thailand's Messi".
"The whole of Asia knows how flexible and dangerous Chanathip is when he has the ball. He is the one responsible for implementing the game for Thailand.
In the last match, he always had a lot of the ball. But Chanathip could not create a breakthrough against the Vietnamese players."
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| Chanathip was completely disabled. |
"Every time 'Thai Messi' has the ball, there are always Vietnamese players pressing him. He cannot get the ball into the penalty area.
Chanathip's movements are always slow and lose their danger. The 'Thai Messi' factor is expected but is not effective.
This is of course effective in defending and neutralizing the ball of Vietnamese players".
