Speaking to the Thai media, striker Yotsakorn Burapha shared: "It would be great if we met U23 Vietnam early. This way, it is possible to test each other's level in Southeast Asia before the rematch at the SEA Games.
I want to meet Vietnam in the U23 Southeast Asian final. At the SEA Games, I want to meet Indonesia because I want to get revenge on the previous failed debt."
In the group stage, U23 Thailand is in Group C with U23 Myanmar and U23 Timor Leste. Meanwhile, U23 Vietnam is in the same group as U23 Laos and U23 Cambodia.
Before leaving for Indonesia, U23 Thailand had finalized the list of 23 players, most of whom were players born in 2003. In particular, there are 2 players playing abroad, Thanakrit Laorkai (Japan) and Yotsakorn Burapha (Singapore).
Compared to U23 Malaysia, U23 Indonesia or U23 Vietnam, U23 Thailand was somewhat affected in the preparation process when coach Takayuki Nishigaya was fired after a series of bad matches with 5 consecutive defeats.
However, that does not mean that the "War Elephants" have given up in the U23 Southeast Asian tournament. His successor, Mr. Thawatchai Damrong-Ongtraku, confidently said: "We aim for the championship. More importantly, the journey and how to achieve the goal when there is not much time to prepare. We have prepared carefully, studied each player and assigned specific tasks to the coaching staff".
