After the match, the coach of the "War Elephants" praised the fighting spirit of his students, and admitted that the team still has many problems that need to be improved in terms of fitness.
He said: "First of all, I must admit that I am very proud of all the players. We created a good football match, but what you see at the end of the match is that some athletes are exhausted, have seizures and other symptoms, that is my challenge to make the athletes healthier. But I am proud that we have achieved results.
In this match, Yotsakorn Burapha was given the responsibility of taking the penalty and did not make a mistake when opening the score for Thailand. Explaining this decision, coach Hudson said: "The reason Yotsakorn Burapha was chosen to take the free kick in this match is because we checked all the players before the match. Yosakorn is confident, and compared to many others, the reason to choose him is because he is confident and responsible, that is why Yosakorn is allowed to do this job".
In addition, the English strategist also thanked the fans who came to the stadium to cheer for the Thai team, and affirmed that the whole team will continue to strive to meet expectations.
He shared: "Regarding the number of fans who came to the match, what we and the coaching staff have done is to make the team show the best possible performances, including the results. This makes fans come to cheer even more, but I have to thank everyone who came today. We will try to create good results and performances to regain the trust of the fans.
Assessing the opponent, coach Anthony Hudson said that Malaysia is a team with many quality players and caused no small difficulties for Thailand.
He commented: "I think Malaysia is a dangerous team. The important thing is that without Endrick and Dos Santos, the match would have changed. But many players in this match have their unique abilities, including speed, good movement and energy. In addition, Sergio Aguero did very well. We must acknowledge that the Malaysian coaching team did very well. This match is very complex".
The 2-0 victory gives Thailand 6 points after 2 matches, scoring 7 goals and not conceding a goal at ASEAN Cup 2026. Coach Anthony Hudson's team temporarily leads Group B thanks to a superior goal difference compared to Malaysia, thereby creating an advantage in the race to win a ticket to the semi-finals.
