The War Elephants, all 26 players, prepare to face Malaysia. Abhisit believes everyone will fight for a chance to play

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The War Elephants, all 26 players, prepare to face Malaysia. Abhisit believes everyone will fight for a chance to play.

On December 11, at BG Training Center, Pathum Thani Province, the Thai national men’s football team continued training to prepare for the 2024 AFF Championship, Group A, second match against Malaysia on December 14. 

The War Elephants

In this training session, Masatada Ishii, head coach of the Thai national team, had Ekanit Panya, midfielder from Muangthong United, and Supachok Sarachat, midfielder from Consadole Sapporo, the last two to travel to join the team, making the War Elephants have 26 players, focusing on increasing strength, tactics for both defense and offense, and building relationships within the แทงบอล UFABET ราคาดีที่สุด ไม่มีขั้นต่ำ team, which took 1 hour and 30 minutes to train.

Before training, Aphisit Sorata, left-back of the Thai national team, said that he was quite ready to train with the national team, and everyone in the team was also well-prepared. In this camp, there was no need to adjust much because he already knew everyone. He just had to adjust the rhythm of the game to be more suitable. The ASEAN Championship was the first time he had played. He wanted to lead the Thai national team to defend the championship. As for winning the latest King’s Cup, it gave him more confidence and he might be able to build on it in this tournament.

“I think that every position in the team has to fight and squeeze for a chance to play. It’s a good thing in the team that everyone has to compete to perform. Working with Coach Ishii this time, I understand more about tactics and I’m more confident. Playing left back feels some pressure, but now that I’m here, I have to prove myself. Personally, I think social media affects the pressure, but I don’t really care because I’m not a social media person. I’d like to ask Thai fans to come and cheer us on. Everyone will try to defend their championship.”