Coach Kiatisuk's psychological warfare

The Thai national team coach continues to make meaningful statements before the crucial match at My Dinh at 7pm tonight (October 13).

Coach Kiatisuk has played for a long time in Vietnam and is loved by the home fans. However, he always appeared calm in his statements before the match, which was considered the "key" of the race in Group F, in the second qualifying round of the 2018 World Cup - Asia, on the evening of October 13. "Vietnamese fans are great, but they definitely want the home team to win. Our mission is to prevent this," said Mr. Kiatisuk. "We will play attractive football to conquer both Vietnamese fans and those at home."

Coach Kiatisuk understands the inside story of Vietnamese football very well.Photo: TN.

After three matches, Thailand is leading with 7 points, two and three points more than the two teams behind, Iraq and Vietnam. In the first leg in Bangkok, the home team struggled and only scored the only goal after the Vietnamese team lost a player due to a red card.

"Facing Vietnam is never easy, especially on their home field," the former Thai striker shared. "Vietnam are very strong at home and play aggressively. The most important thing for us is to control the tempo of the match. I want my players to make full use of their technique and talent."

"We have Chanathip Songkrasin but Vietnam also have their Messi, Cong Phuong. I believe the home team also wants to create an impressive performance. We are the two top teams in Southeast Asia and it would be great if we both made it to the next round."

In the second qualifying round, the eight group winners and the four best runners-up will advance to the final qualifying round. If they win against Vietnam, Thailand will likely advance because in the last two rounds they almost got three points against Taiwan (China) and only had difficulty against Iraq.

The Vietnam - Thailand match will take place at My Dinh Stadium at 7:00 p.m. today, October 13.

According to ngoisao.net