Thailand team heavily criticized
SiamSport has an article "10 highlights after the defeat of the Thai team". In which, more than half are details exposing the weaknesses and mistakes of the "war elephants". First, this newspaper assessed that the home team's left wing was almost completely "paralyzed". Coach Ishii used Mickelson, a right-back, to play left-back. Then, he sent Thitathorn onto the field but there was no difference. Mickelson should have played on the right wing to fully exploit his strengths of climbing the sidelines and crossing the ball, but in this position, the person chosen was Suphanan.
The Thai team is very strong when playing at home at Rajamangala Stadium.
Another personnel decision of coach Ishii that was also criticized was the central defender duo. SiamSport analyzed that the Chalermsak - Pansa duo, although experienced, physically fit, and good at defending high balls, had the weakness of being slow. Therefore, the Vietnamese team exploited this weakness to score goals.
Interspersed with the weak points of the Thai team, SiamSport also praised coach Kim Sang-sik: "Xuan Son scored 2 goals, but Kim Sang-sik deserves credit. His tactics were very clever when he let the players play patiently and disciplined to help the Vietnamese team gain an advantage. He also let Quang Hai rest in the first half, so that the other players could wear down the Thai defense and then he sent in the former Pau FC player to deliver the finishing blow."
Xuan Son creates turning point for Vietnam team
Xuan Son is also a character that receives a lot of praise from the Thai media. SiamSport rated the number 12 striker of the Vietnamese team as excellent. Meanwhile, Thairath TV station rated Xuan Son as being able to equal the record of the top scorer with the most goals in an AFF Cup.
SiamSport pointed out many weaknesses of the Thai team but believed that the "war elephants" could still lift the trophy at home at Rajamangala Stadium: "In the 2016 AFF Cup final, we lost 1-2 to Indonesia in the first leg but won 2-0 in the second leg and won the championship. Or in the semi-finals of this tournament, we also successfully came back against the Philippines. The Thai players are still at a slightly higher level than Vietnam."
One more point, both SiamSport and Thairath believe that Thailand will play well on the familiar Rajamangala field, with the cheers of more than 50,000 home fans, to be able to defeat the Vietnamese team.
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Source: https://thanhnien.vn/bao-chi-thai-lan-mo-xe-toi-ben-diem-yeu-doi-nha-nhu-van-lac-quan-185250103223626393.htm
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