Coach Kim Sang-sik was shocked, Duy Manh scolded the Thai star: 'Playing in Japan is like that'

Immediately after Thailand scored an unsportsmanlike goal, Vietnam team captain Do Duy Manh immediately rushed to have a harsh talk with the opposing player. The 1996-born midfielder revealed the conversation with words of reproach towards Supachok Sarachat - the player who took the shot when he should have returned the ball in the spirit of fair play.

Vietnam team beat Thailand, won AFF Cup 2024.

Duy Manh scolds Thai star

"I told Supachok, 'Why did you play like that? You're playing in Japan and that's not allowed.' The opposing team's player said he didn't know if the Vietnamese team was really in pain or pretending to be," Duy Manh recounted the controversial situation.

The referee explained to coach Kim Sang-sik and the Vietnamese players that there was nothing else he could do. In fact, the Thai player had scored an unsportsmanlike goal but it was still legal. The referee suggested that the Vietnamese team negotiate with their opponents to compensate for a goal, and then he also talked to the Thai coaching staff about this. However, the home team refused.

" Supachok must feel ashamed. When the referee recognized the win, the teacher reminded the players to turn back. This is a necessary detail. The players focused, played hard and won the final victory," Duy Manh said.

Defender Nguyen Thanh Chung and midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai also jumped into an argument with Supachok. Thanh Chung revealed that because of his limited English, he could only say one sentence about how Supachok should not have done that if he played in Japan.

Coach Kim Sang-sik was shocked.

"I always feel uncomfortable in that situation. A team like Thailand that has a situation like that does not deserve to win the championship," said coach Kim Sang-sik. He and the coaching staff and players of the Vietnamese team outside the field also reacted strongly.

Coach Kim Sang-sik waited for the Thai team to return a goal to the Vietnamese team. This has happened many times in similar situations, when a team realized that they had scored a goal in a situation where they needed to return the ball. However, when he realized that the referee could not deny the goal and that the opponent had no intention of playing fair, Coach Kim Sang-sik immediately forgot his anger and reminded his players to focus.

"I'm afraid that when players talk to the referee or opponents, it can affect the team, for example, a yellow card. I advise my players to stay calm. The referee also comes out to talk to me. As a referee, he can't do anything else.

After that situation, I thought the opponent would let us score a goal back. However, the Thai team did not do so. I was shocked and very upset. However, I was still confident that the whole team would win. We continued to fight in the next minutes," said the head coach of the Vietnamese team.

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Source: https://vtcnews.vn/hlv-kim-sang-sik-bang-hoang-duy-manh-mang-sao-thai-lan-da-o-nhat-ban-ma-the-ar918725.html