Information that Coach Park Hang-seo is ready to lead the Thai team broke out, right after the "War Elephants" had a 1-2 loss to the Chinese team in the opening match of Group C of the second qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup in Asia on November 16.
Coach Park Hang-seo
The Thai team is currently led by coach Mano Polking. However, this German-Brazilian coach is facing a lot of criticism because the "War Elephants" did not have the expected opening match. Thai press assessed that the home team's loss to China after taking the lead through Sarach Yooyen was due to unreasonable tactical adjustments and substitutions by coach Mano Polking.
"Thailand's hopes of going far in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers seem to be very difficult, after they lost their opening match to their main rival in the group, China, right at home. In Group C, with the Korean team being so strong, a place to continue is almost certain. The remaining place is a race between Thailand and China and Singapore. But we have already lost a significant advantage," Siamsport newspaper assessed.
Meanwhile, coach Mano Polking said: "We are not crying or too sad. Ahead of us is the match with the Singapore team in just a few days (taking place on November 21). This is an extremely important match, the Thai team must win to continue to maintain their hope."
However, in the Thai press, although major newspapers such as Siamsport have not mentioned the future of coach Mano Polking, other news sites have predicted that the Football Association of Thailand (FAT) may consider recruiting a new coach to replace him. One of them is Think Curve , which revealed that former coach of the Vietnamese national team, Mr. Park Hang-seo 'will not refuse the opportunity to lead the Thai national team. He is willing to consider this role if the opportunity arises'.
Coach Mano Polking is under a lot of pressure after the Thai team lost to China.
Previously, the Thai press mentioned many times that coach Park Hang-seo would lead the Thai team, after the 66-year-old Korean coach left the Vietnamese team from January 31, 2023.
Coach Mano Polking has been temporarily extended to lead the Thai team to compete in the 2023 Asian Cup (taking place in early 2024 from January 12 to February 10). After this tournament, depending on the performance of the "War Elephants" including the matches in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, FAT will consider whether to negotiate an extension with Coach Mano Polking or not.
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