Soccer
War Elephants U23 raise troops to go to the Dubai Cup, coach Yong shrugs his shoulders, even when preparing the team is small.
"Coach Yong" leads the army of "Chang Suek 23" to raise troops in the sky to Dubai United Arab Emirates to fight for the Dubai Cup 2022, ready to say no, even if there is little time to prepare the team because many of these youngsters have played together in the U19s already, and set a goal to win 4 points
On March 22, 2022, at Suvarnabhumi International Airport, the "War Elephants" of the Thai national team, under 23 years old, set off for Dubai, United Arab Emirates to prepare for the Dubai Cup 2022. with Worawut Srimaka, head coach of the Thai national team under 23 years old, along with 21 other players, while Sittichok Phaso and Channarong Promsrikao will join Dubai.
Worawut Srimaka, head coach of the Thai national team under 23 years old, said: "According to the plan, when we arrive We will test for covid first. When the results come out, talk to the team. and plans to practice for an hour at 9pm local time."
“Qatar, we have already done scouts. Because this team is the same team as when we faced in the U19 Asian Championships in Indonesia. And he has many main characters from that set. As for China, we have a little bit of his information. will also watch their play in the first game. But he hasn't been withdrawn for over a year."
"A matter of little time It wouldn't be a big problem. Because many players of this generation have already played together when U19 is well known. The goal in this tournament is experience. This is very important International experience and met a high standard And it will continue in the SEA Games, the Asian Games and in Uzbekistan. When we face this kind of situation, we will have more courage. In these two games we planned to get four points. But we also want the full six points first.”
Anusak Jaipetch, the captain of the Thai national team under 23 years old, said: “Being the captain of this team Thank you for giving me the opportunity and I will do my best. We haven't talked much about duties. I put a little pressure. because when going to Cambodia Being a captain, there are only children. But this set is the same model. My goal in this show is to try my best. and help the team as much as possible I hope to gain experience from the Asian team. After this we will have a discussion.”
Before the trip, Coach Yong has selected 3 captains for this tournament, comprising Anusak Jaipetch, Kornwit Tasa and Teeraphat Laohabutr.
For the Thai national team, under 23 years old, the competition program is as follows.
- Matchday 1, 23 March 2022
The Thai national team meets Qatar at the Dubai Police Stadium at 11:00 PM (Thailand time).
-Matchday 2 on 26 March 2022
The Thai national team meets China at The Sevens Stadium at 19.00 (Thailand time).
The third matchday will be the ranking from the first 2 games to find the championship team. and other ranks in the case of equal scores will decide Goal Difference, Fair Play Score And if they are still equal, there will be a lottery. Which will compete on March 29, 2022, in the third game if it ends in a draw will be settled on the penalty shootout immediately