Ishii is satisfied with the War Elephants’ performance, meeting the target. Jonathan hopes he will still be named to compete in the King’s Cup.
Masatada Ishii, head coach of the “War Elephants” Thai national football team, led his team back from Vietnam, arriving at Don Mueang Airport on September 11 after defeating the “Golden Star” Vietnam 2-1 in a special friendly match, LP BANK CUP 2024, on September 10.
On this return trip, Patrick Gustafsson, Ekanit Panya and Elias Dolah have already returned directly.
Ishii said that he felt sorry that he could not play with Russia. But the situation in Vietnam with the storm was something that we could not fix. However, this time, all the players were able to achieve their goals. In the camp, everyone was determined to practice and do their duties well. And the results of the competition were as good as we expected.
The War Elephants coach continued that what he had discussed with the players was that after returning from the national team camp, they should try to improve their playing level to a higher level for a chance to return to the national team next time. He himself would travel to observe the players’ form to find new players to strengthen the national team in the next tournament.
Jonathan Khemdee, a defender for the Thai national team, said that he thought the team played well against Vietnam. He was very happy that the ยูฟ่าเบท https://ufabet999.app team won. Vietnam has played together for a long time, but our team has quite a few new players
“I am very happy that the coach trusts me and gives me the opportunity to play in this game. My goal with the national team is to help the team win every game. I want to do my best to make the fans happy.”
Jonathan concluded by saying that the game against Russia was a pity because it was against a big team. He also wanted to be on the team for the next tournament, the King’s Cup. In the end, it all depended on the coach, but he was always ready and gave his all for the national team. The atmosphere in the team was good and there were no problems.
The Thai national team will compete in the 50th King’s Cup in Songkhla Province during the FIFA Day in October, between 11-14 October.