Thai stars are wary of the power of the Vietnam team
Sharing with the press, midfielder Charyl Chappuis (Thailand) highly appreciated the position of the Vietnamese team in Southeast Asia, after consecutive successes. The 28-year-old midfielder said: "For a long time we have always thought that the Thai team is the best. I remember at the AFF Cup 2016, it was not disrespectful, but Thailand won the championship easily".
"We entered the tournament thinking about winning the championship no matter how we played. Now, we see that the Vietnam team is the number 1 team in the region, Indonesia is very close, Malaysia will return with a new look and so will Singapore. That is something we have to pay attention to, Chappuis assessed.
Kiatisuk won the Southeast Asian Best Coach Award
Recently, Siam Sport (Thailand) published the voting results of ASEAN Football, a famous football fanpage in the region. ASEAN Football has ranked the 8 best coaches of Southeast Asia over the past 10 years (2010-2020).
Accordingly, Kiatisuk was chosen as the best coach in Southeast Asia in the past 10 years. He has played 43 matches in charge of the Thai national team, winning 22 matches (51.2%), winning the AFF Cup 2014, 2016. In addition, Kiatisuk also helped Thailand reach the final qualifying round of the 2018 World Cup in Asia.
Muangthong United clarifies Van Lam's future
Sharing with SMM Sport, Mr. Kan Chantarat - manager of Muangthong United club affirmed that coach Alexandre Gama wanted to keep Dang Van Lam even though this goalkeeper no longer held the number one position in front of the goal.
Before the 2020 Thai League was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Van Lam lost his starting position to teammate Somporn Yos. Recently, this goalkeeper and his teammates have also had to practice vegetarianism because the Thai national championship was expected to be able to return in September.
Ronaldo is an example for the Portuguese national team
Speaking to BBC Sport, Bernardo Silva said: "Sking alongside Ronaldo and assisting him with a few goals is something special that I can tell my children and grandchildren later. Ronaldo is an example both on and off the pitch".
"In the Portuguese national team, we train in the morning. In the afternoon, while the whole team was playing cards or PlayStation, Ronaldo went to the gym. In important moments, when you need Ronaldo the most, he is always there," he added.
