Identifying opponents Thailand and Indonesia at the 2020 AFC U23 Championship Qualifiers

Compared to the U22 Southeast Asian tournament, the Golden Temple team retained 6 players and added 17 new faces. These are all the best players in the U23 age group of Thai football at present. We can mention young talents of Thai football such as Supachai Jaided, Supachok Sarachat, Worachit Kanitsribampen, Ekanit Panya, Shinnaphat Leeaoh.

In particular, the Vietnamese defense and the remaining teams need to be wary of the three strikers of Buriram United Club, where Xuan Truong is playing. That is the "prodigy" Suphanat Mueanta: 16 years old, 1m75 tall. This player played for Thailand U16 (2017) 16 matches and scored 19 goals, U19 (2018) 6 matches and scored 4 goals. Suphanat Mueanta has been a member of Buriram United's first team since 2018, this player also played in the recent match against Jeonbuk in the Asian Cup 1.

Thailand U23 team attends 2020 AFC U23 Championship Qualifiers. Photo: FA Thailand

The second player is Supachai Jaided: 20 years old, 1m83 tall. Played for the U19-21-23 Thailand teams (2015-2018) 22 matches, scored 11 goals, Thailand national team 12 matches, scored 4 goals. This striker is a regular in the main squad of Buriram United.

In addition, 20-year-old player Supachok Sarachat, when playing for Thailand U19 and U23, he scored 3 goals in 17 matches. Supachok Sarachat has been a member of Buriram United's first team since 2015, appearing 71 times and scoring 14 goals.

Overall, Coach Park Hang-seo and his team will have to be on high alert against Thailand's attack in the upcoming qualifying round. In addition to the runner-up of the recent U22 Southeast Asian Championship, another formidable opponent, U23 Indonesia, is also very strong. The team from the archipelago has high ambitions when facing Vietnam and Thailand.

Compared to the squad that was just crowned at the 2019 Southeast Asian U22 Championship held in Cambodia, U22 Indonesia did not have many changes when only adding a few players playing abroad. The U23 Indonesia team kept 21/24 players, adding 3 stars playing abroad including: Egy Maulana (Lechia Gdańsk - Poland), Ezra Walian (RKC Waal Wijk - Netherlands), Saddil Ramdani (Pahang - Malaysia).

Before coming to Vietnam, U23 Indonesia also had a practice match and won 3-0 against Bali United Club. In that match, Coach Indra Sjafri's students played very impressively, showing their strong physical foundation, fast and powerful playing style.

The 2020 AFC U23 Championship qualifiers will begin with Vietnam U23 in their opening match against Brunei on March 22, Indonesia on March 24 and Thailand on March 26.

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