Unexpected news that Coach Park Hang Seo is negotiating to lead the Thai national team

Thai media has suddenly spread the news that Coach Park Hang Seo is negotiating to lead the national team of this country. The information was suddenly published after the "War Elephants" lost to China.

HLV Park Hang Seo sẽ chia tay đội tuyển Việt Nam vào ngày 31/1. (Nguồn: VFF)

Coach Park Hang Seo is said to be ready to negotiate with the Thai Football Federation. (Source: VFF)

Coach Mano Polking was heavily criticized after the Thai team lost 1-2 to China in the opening match of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers on the evening of November 16. Many opinions said that the Brazilian coach did not know how to use his players despite having many players in good form. This led to the "War Elephants" being defeated in a very unfortunate reverse.

The wave of calls for the Football Association of Thailand to fire coach Mano Polking is getting bigger and bigger. In that context, the press in the Golden Temple country suddenly reported that coach Park Hang Seo is negotiating to lead the national team of this country.

Khaosod (Thailand) newspaper quoted information from the Youtube channel "Think Curve". In it, the owner of the channel "Think Curve" confirmed that he will soon publish a video interview with coach Park Hang Seo.

A Thai newspaper commented: "Coach Park Hang Seo confirmed his interest in the possibility of leading the Thai national team. He would not refuse if he received this invitation. As long as he receives an offer from Thailand, the Korean coach will consider it. If given the opportunity to build a suitable squad, Coach Park Hang Seo is ready to sit at the negotiating table."

Many experts believe that coach Mano Polking has only helped Thailand reach the level of Southeast Asia. At the continental level, the "War Elephants" are quite naive when facing big teams. The match with China is an example. On the other hand, they evaluate that coach Park Hang Seo's defensive style of play is suitable to help the Thai team rise.

Currently, Coach Park Hang Seo has not commented on the rumors of leading the Thai national team. Earlier this year, he revealed that he might consider it if he received an invitation from a team in Southeast Asia. However, he rated this possibility very low because he always considered Vietnam as his second home.

Coach Park Hang Seo is a prestigious coach in Southeast Asia. Under his leadership, the Vietnamese team has truly risen to become a "power" in Southeast Asia and is approaching the level of Asia.

He helped the Vietnamese team win the 2018 AFF Cup and reach the quarterfinals of the 2019 Asian Cup. After leaving the head coach position of the Vietnamese team earlier this year, he has yet to accept any offer to lead any team.

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