Ishii dissects Vietnamese players, insists on not letting them play easily, the War Elephants beat the war drums
On September 9, at the press conference room inside the Vietnam Football Federation office in Vietnam, the organizers of the LP BANK CUP 2024 football tournament held a press conference before the game between the “War Elephants” Thai national team before taking the field to meet the “Golden Star” Vietnam on September 10 at 8:00 p.m., with Masatada Ishii, head coach of the Thai national team, along with Elias Dolah, vice-captain of the ยูฟ่าเบท team, joining in.
Masatada Ishii said that after we didn’t compete with Russia, we had more time to practice than yesterday. It should be a good preparation and we are ready to face Vietnam tomorrow. We didn’t focus on the condition of the training field. We think that playing for the national team, we have less time to practice when we don’t face Russia, so we have more time to practice, which is a good thing for us.
“I have watched Vietnam play in the World Cup qualifiers, including the game against Russia. They have improved their defense, their offense is fast and they use more players to attack. If we talk about the players, there are many Vietnamese players with good potential. We must not let them play easily.”
Vice-captain Elias Dolah said that many Thai players were disappointed not to meet Russia. As for the match against Vietnam, they are a good team, a strong team in ASEAN. Personally, the team and I are focused on the results of the match, trying our best, aiming to win and prepare for future opportunities.
“I believe that Coach Ishii has prepared the team well. However, our team has many new players and many are not very experienced. But everyone is focused and tries to play according to the tactics that the coach has set.”