Thailand coach: Nguyen Xuan Son is the difference

Thailand coach Masatada Ishii highly appreciated Nguyen Xuan Son's performance in the first leg of the 2024 ASEAN Cup final against Vietnam.

Thailand coach highly appreciated Nguyen Xuan Son's performance in the first leg of the 2024 ASEAN Cup final. Photo: Minh Dan

On the evening of January 2, the Thai team suffered a 1-2 defeat to the Vietnamese team in the first leg of the 2024 ASEAN Cup final. Striker Nguyen Xuan Son scored both goals for Nguyen Xuan Son in this match. Meanwhile, Chamlermsak was the one who narrowed the gap to 1-2 to keep the Thai team's hope alive in the second leg. Sharing at the post-match press conference, coach Masatada Ishii of the Thai team praised striker Nguyen Xuan Son of the Vietnamese team. He said: "As everyone knows, Xuan Son is a quality player. Thailand made a mistake today and let this player score."

Xuan Son scored two goals in the second leg of the 2024 ASEAN Cup final between Vietnam and Thailand. Photo: Minh Dan

The defeat against Vietnam was the second time Thailand lost in the ASEAN Cup 2024. Before that, coach Ishii and his team lost 1-2 to the Philippines in the first leg of the semi-final on their home field. He also did not care that Thailand lost to Vietnam for the first time in 27 years and to the Philippines after 52 years. Comparing these two defeats, Mr. Ishii said: "In the match with the Philippines, we lost 1-2 in the last minutes. In this match, we scored an equalizer and these are two completely different situations. In fact, both opponents have become stronger and more progressive over the years, I do not pay much attention to these figures. Before today's match, the Vietnam and Thailand teams faced each other in September 2024 and Thailand was the winning team. Mr. Ishii assessed that the difference in the first leg of the final match was that the Vietnam team had the presence of Nguyen Xuan Son. The second leg of the final match of the ASEAN Cup 2024 will take place on January 5 at Rajamangala Stadium (Thailand).

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