"Teerasil Dangda's absence will be a headache for new coach Masatada Ishii. The Thai team will not have their number 1 striker at the 2023 Asian Cup. This will also leave a huge gap, as other replacements will find it difficult to fully fulfill Teerasil Dangda's role and effectiveness with the team for a long time," Siamsport said.
At the age of 35, Teerasil Dangda always shows his importance in the Thai national team.
"The Thai team still has other stars in attack such as Supachok Sarachat, Ekanit Panya (players currently playing in Japan) or Suphanat Mueanta (in Belgium), who can replace Teerasil Dangda's role. But that is still not enough.
At the age of 35, Teerasil Dangda has always shown his importance to the national team. The most recent example was in the match against Singapore in the second qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup in Asia. When the score was tied 1-1 and the Thai team was at a standstill, the coach at that time, Mr. Mano Polking, sent Teerasil Dangda onto the field in the 66th minute. It was the presence of this veteran striker that helped break the deadlock in the attack and turned the situation around, helping the "War Elephants" score 2 more goals by Suphanat Mueanta to win (3-1) as expected," Siamsport shared.
"Now, the Thai national team in the new era of coach Masatada Ishii is preparing to gather and play a friendly match with the Japanese national team on January 1, 2024 in Tokyo (66,830 tickets for this match have been sold out), as well as participating in the 2023 Asian Cup. However, they received a huge shock when they said goodbye to Teerasil Dangda. Coach Masatada Ishii really likes to use the 4-3-3 formation, so the absence of Teerasil Dangda will raise a big question: Who will replace him to play as the center forward in this tactical scheme?", Siamsport expressed.
Teerasil Dangda has long been the number 1 striker in Thai football.
Currently, the Thai team only has two young strikers, Teerasak Poeiphimai (21 years old) and Yotsakorn Burapha (18 years old) in the squad to prepare for the match against the Japanese team, after Teerasil Dangda and before that Suphanat Mueanta both withdrew due to injury. Coach Masatada Ishii may consider calling up striker Supachai Chaided or Poramet Arjvirai, according to Siamsport .
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