The position of head coach of the Thai national team has been a hot topic for a long time.
Coach Masatada Ishii received many favors from Madam Pang.
Up to now, although Mr. Polking is still "firmly on his feet", that does not reduce the heat.
Recently, Thai media reported that Madam Pang is favoring coach Masatada Ishii and is trying to bring him to replace coach Polking in the near future.
Even the Japanese coach himself confirmed that he was informed by Mr. Newin Chidchob (Chairman of Buriram United Club) and Ms. Madam Pang that he would become the head coach of the Thai team after the 2023 King's Cup.
Two powerful figures in Thai football have appointed Mr. Masatada Ishii as Technical Director of the Football Association of Thailand (FAT).
Both see this as a favorable stepping stone for Mr. Masatada Ishii to climb to the position of head coach of the national team in the future.
However, all the plans of Mr. Newin Chidchob and Mrs. Madam Pang failed when coach Masatada Ishii was rejected by the Thai players.
Chanathip and his teammates are said to still have faith in coach Polking even though the team is not playing well at the King Cup 2023 and FIFA Days in October.
Not only that, the fact that the female head of the Thai football delegation favored Mr. Masatada Ishii too much also made many fans angry.
Meanwhile, FAT also received a lot of criticism when the home team did not play well recently.
In particular, the anger of Thai fans reached its peak when the home team lost 0-8 to Georgia in a friendly match in mid-October.
Currently, the second qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup and the 2024 Asian Cup is approaching, but Thai football is facing many difficulties.
This even raises media doubts about whether the home team can play well in the two upcoming important tournaments.
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