After the Thai team lost to China in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, coach Mano Polking was heavily criticized. Many opinions said that the Brazilian coach was not qualified enough to help Thailand reach the top, but only hovered around the Southeast Asian region.
Coach Mano Polking announced he would resign if Thailand lost to Singapore (Photo: Getty).
Thai fans say their team is always naive when facing strong opponents. The loss to China is an example. Despite having a huge advantage when taking the lead, the "War Elephants" lost 1-2.
On social media, Thai fans created a wave of demands for coach Mano Polking to resign. Coinciding with that time, Thai media spread information that coach Park Hang Seo was negotiating to replace coach Mano Polking to lead the "War Elephants".
This unintentionally puts the Brazilian coach under even more pressure ahead of the match against Singapore. When asked about the future, coach Mano Polking spoke frankly about his views. He shared: "We cannot take the match against Singapore lightly. After the loss to China, the Thai team has no way back.
Coach Mano Polking does not want to be distracted by rumors of losing his seat to Coach Park Hang Seo (Photo: Tien Tuan).
We need to regain our confidence quickly. We should not waste time thinking about the loss to China. The whole team needs to quickly focus on the task of winning 3 points in the match against Singapore.
As for my future, I can confirm that if the Thai team continues to lose to Singapore, I deserve to be fired immediately."
Coach Mano Polking does not want to be distracted by information on social networks before the match with Singapore.
"Social media has a big influence on people. I turned off my social media account before the match against China and did the same before facing Singapore. I want to eliminate distractions and focus on getting the three points against Singapore," he added.
The match between Singapore and Thailand takes place at 19:00 on November 21 at Singapore National Stadium.
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