Thai media: The Chinese team is not much stronger, and it is a pity to lose because of mistakes
The reporter reported that the home team was reversed by the Chinese team with a one-goal lead, and also lost the two cores of the offensive and defensive ends of the forward Songkrasin and the central defender Panza.
Thailand coach Polkin said after the game that the main injury was the main reason for the loss, "We performed better than the Chinese team most of the time, but unfortunately, many of the main players were injured, which seriously affected the team's performance." However, we have enough players to replace the injured and Salazzi can replace Sonkrasin. Polkin stressed that Thailand failed to control the game better after taking a 1-0 lead: "When you concede a goal, you are counter-attacked, and if you waste chances, you will be punished, which is the same all over the world. We didn't have more time to correct our mistakes, and next, our focus was on the game against Singapore. ”
Before the game, Ms. Lun Pan, the Chinese leader of Thailand, promised a high-profile reward of 3 million baht (about 600,000 yuan), but after the game, she could only bury her head behind the seat back in frustration, and this image spread quickly on the Thai Internet, and fans used this to express their disappointment.
Thailand's Siam Sports is focusing on the injuries of Songkrasin and Pansa – captain Songkrasin is the heart of Thailand's attacking playmaker, while Pansa is the taller main centre-back. Pansa retired in the first half due to injury and was replaced by naturalised centre-back Beal. Songkrasin was injured in the second half, and after leaving the field, Thailand's attack basically stopped.
Siam Sports says everyone will have to wait for injury news to see if they can recover against Singapore next Tuesday. The last time Thailand lost to the national football team at the King of Thailand Stadium was in June 2018, with Songkrasin, Pansa, Salazi and Danda all witnessing it, and now these four players have once again tasted the bitter fruit of a home defeat.
Siam Sports criticized Porkin's inadequate preparation and poor selection. Bangkok United defender Suphan was in better form but was not selected at the last minute, and naturalised centre-back Beal was a disaster. In addition, the team made too many mistakes defensively, especially Salazzi and Krisada, who were tackled, and Tristan on the right was out of position. Attacking there were too few chances in the box, with striker Supana playing limited time in the Belgian League. The conclusion was that "because of our own mistakes, we lost to the Chinese team, which is not much better than Thailand, which is a pity." ”
Thai Rath listed a number of stats from the match, highlighting that it was a shame that Thailand lost the match when they were leading in all the key figures. Key stats include possession (60% vs. 40%), passing (580 vs. 374), shots on goal (16vs. 6), shots on target (5vs. 3), corners (7vs. 5), key saves (1vs. 4), fouls (4vs. 16), yellow cards (0vs. 3), etc., but in terms of ability to take chances, Thailand's poor ability to take chances led to defeat.
The Thai Daily gave Thailand a rating after the game, with the highest score being Songkrasin (7 points), defensive midfielder Pokra and Supacho who participated in the goal both scoring 6.5 points, and substitute naturalized defenders Beal and Di Roran only 4 points, the former replacing the injured Pansa with a lot of mistakes, and the latter directly led to the second goal conceded. The Thai Daily also collected comments from many fans, saying that defenders make too many mistakes, can clear but are easy to make mistakes. In addition, it was questioned that the midfielder should be replaced with more strikers in the final moments of the game, and Porkin's substitution was also questioned.
The Ball Thai website lamented the loss of the first battle with the title "War Elephant Loses to "Dragon", Bad Start". In addition, the media began to "calculate the score" and "plan" the final hope of qualifying. On the whole, Thai public opinion is pessimistic, and it is generally believed that it may miss the final stage of the event again after the last World Preliminaries.