Managing to make two ties at the Southeast Asian Football Championship, Suzuki Cup and facing risks of being eliminated for the first time at the tournament, the national team of Thailand are judged the worst squad in the last two decades of the nation.
Kiatisak Senamuang, Thai former captain international and coach of Vietnam’s top-flight club Hoang Anh Gia Lai, confirmed it to Tuoi Tre. He attributed the failure to fitness and preparations.
Thailand, the nine-time champions of Olympic-level Southeast Asian Games and three-time champions of Southeast Asian Football Championship, were held to 2-2 and 0-0 draws with Laos and Malaysia on December 7 and will play the last game in group A against hosts Indonesia with six points after two wins.
Malaysia and Laos, each holding a point, will face each other in the last group stage
Thai players are not in their best form and fitness, Kiatisak admitted.
“They played fouls 15 times with Malaysians due to their failure in fighting for the ball,” he admitted.
“In the last 20 years, Thai football has never fallen in such a trouble at such a regional tournament,” Kiatisak added.
Poor performance of Thailand was also attributed to preparations when players started their training camp around two weeks before the tourney.
“I will discuss why Thai football is on the decline later,” Kiatisak told Tuoi Tre.
Group A Standings:
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Points |
| Indonesia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 6 |
| Thailand | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Laos | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
Group B Standings:
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Points |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| Philippines | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Singapore | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
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