Thai press criticizes home team for playing as bad as... Man United

Thai media expressed anger and disappointment at the team's performance. One newspaper even compared the team to... Man United.

Thailand (white shirt) lost to Turkmenistan away - Photo: FAT

Losing 1-3 away to Turkmenistan - a strong team in Central Asia, although not a bad result, the Thai media still expressed disappointment with the home team's playing style.

Sport.teenee also brought up Man United to criticize the home team's players: "Thailand lacks the ability to control the ball. But the coach applies a passing style of play, leading to easy counter-attacks.

This is a completely outdated style of play from 2 decades ago. In 2025, the home team still plays like this. Watching them pass the ball back and forth is like watching Man United play. Really tiring!"

Of course, comparing Thailand and Man United is a stretch. But Man United has been ridiculed for its rapid decline in the past 5-6 years. That is somewhat similar to Thailand, whose football was still firmly on the throne in Southeast Asia just a few years ago, but has now declined dramatically.

Meanwhile, a reporter from Siam Sport newspaper said harshly: "The Thai team was easily broken. It felt like the players had no desire to compete. Even when they were down 1-3, they still looked tired."

Thairath newspaper directed criticism at coach Ishii Masatada: "Coach Ishii left out all the players in the squad that won 2-0 against India a few days ago. So what is the purpose of playing a friendly match?"

But on the other hand, this commentator also warned the Football Association of Thailand (FAT) not to rush into the same mistake as before in choosing a coach.

"If we lose, we will fire the coach and then do something else. Everything will be back to normal. FAT needs to have a deep look at its strategy," Thairath commented.

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Source: https://tuoitre.vn/bao-chi-thai-lan-che-doi-nha-da-do-nhu-man-united-20250611134551574.htm