Thailand is the easiest in group A
Commenting on the best performing teams at the AFF Cup 2024, coach Hoang Anh Tuan said: “In Group A, Thailand is the team that is performing the best. I say that not because Thailand beat Timor Leste 10-0, but more importantly because of the way they won. Thailand played very leisurely, showing the style of a team at another level.
If Thailand is the strongest in Group A, then the Vietnamese team deserves to be at the top of Group B. Of course, if a team wants to win a title, reach the highest positions, it depends on many factors, including luck. However, to talk about the chances of the Vietnamese team in this year's tournament, considering the strength we have compared to our opponents, the Vietnamese team has a chance to reach the finals."
The Vietnamese team showed their strength, leading both groups.
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Sharing the same opinion with coach Hoang Anh Tuan, former VFF Vice President Duong Vu Lam commented: “After defeating Indonesia, perhaps the next strong opponent that the Vietnamese team needs to be wary of is Thailand. This team is clearly superior to the other teams currently in the tournament. At least, Thailand did not play as erratically as Indonesia or Malaysia in recent matches.”
The above comments show that Thailand and the Vietnam national team are the most expected teams. These are also two of the teams that are preparing most seriously for this year's AFF Cup, based on the quality players that both sides have called up to participate in the Southeast Asian football championship.
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Of course, football always has the element of surprise. The road is still long and risks for the Thai and Vietnamese teams are still ahead. As for the Vietnamese team, the two upcoming matches against the Philippines and Myanmar are still not easy matches for coach Kim Sang-sik's team. But after we finished off our fateful opponent Indonesia, the spirit of the Vietnamese team has changed completely, the confidence of the players, especially young players like Hai Long and Vi Hao, has increased significantly.
The spirit of the Vietnamese team is high after the victory over Indonesia.
As for the Thai team, this team is not without its shortcomings. For example, Thailand struggled to beat Malaysia with a minimal score, in a match where Malaysia lost almost all of its starting lineup (6 players were recalled by their home clubs right before Malaysia faced Thailand). Thailand had to rely on a bad pass from the Malaysian goalkeeper to score the only goal in the match.
In short, Thailand has not been too good in every match they have appeared in since the beginning of the tournament. However, when they do not play well but still win, that is the image of strong teams. At a time when they have not yet brought out 100% of their ability, but they still surpassed their opponents, proving that they are still one level above other teams.
Thailand team is likely to finish the group stage at the top of Group A.
For Vietnamese football fans, the two teams that the audience wants the Vietnamese team to defeat the most in recent years are Indonesia and Thailand. Currently, we have overcome the first hurdle. The whole team will aim for the next big hurdle. Of course, there are still many more stages for the Vietnamese team to approach Thailand in the final stages of the tournament. But for fans, they always want to compare the performance between Vietnamese football and Thai football in major tournaments, so the players always understand what they need to do to respond to the audience's expectations.
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