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The Thai team took care of the match schedule, the U.23 team attended the SEA Games with unknown fate

According to the Football Federation of Thailand (FAT), the country’s team preparing for the third qualifying round of the 2023 Asian Cup in June has identified 2 out of 3 friendly opponents, but the U.23 team is still participating. sea ​​Games is still a mystery.

Both teams recruiting U.23 and Thailand team are all due to Coach Mano Polking lead, but recently revealed from the press in this country, the Brazilian-German leader is very headache with the status of the youth team that is about to attend. SEA Games 31 in Vietnam when still unable to summon players.

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Coach Mano Polking has a headache when he still cannot focus on Thailand U.23 to prepare for the 31st SEA Games

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Therefore, in recent days, coach Mano Polking often only watches matches in the Thai League to look for new elements to add to the team (concentrating at the end of May), and in the FIFA Day schedule to prepare. for the third qualifying round of the 2023 Asian Cup in June.

Currently, the Thai team, as confirmed by FAT, has a match schedule international friendly With matches against Turkmenistan on May 27 and Bahrain on May 31, the remaining match is scheduled to be played on May 21, waiting for a possible opponent to be a domestic club.

With this schedule, the Thai team is considered to have completed the preparation for the third qualifying round of the 2023 Asian Cup in June to compete with the Maldives, Sri Lanka and Uzbekistan for tickets to the final round at China.

Meanwhile, page SMMSPORT Also said, FAT and female team leader Nualphan Lamsam are also arranging for young players from Europe to join the Thai U.23 team to attend the Asian U.23 tournament in June, such as Jude Soonsup-Bell ( 18 years old, of English origin, playing for the youth team of Chelsea club), Eric Kahl (20 years old, of Swedish origin, at Danish club AGF), Nicholas Mickelson (22 years old, of Norwegian descent, OB club of Denmark), Marcel Sieghart (20 years old, of German origin, at SC Olching Club) and star Thanawat Suengchitthawon (22 years old) are playing for the club Leicester in the English Premier League.

However, currently, only Nicholas Mickelson has been approved by the OB Club, similar to his teammate Jonathan Khemdee, to be released early to attend the 31st SEA Games, but the rest of the host teams have not yet answered yes or no.

Therefore, this situation also affects the Thai U.23 team that is about to attend the 31st SEA Games, because the intention to use more of these players, if the club lets them go home early, will come to Vietnam to play together as unsuccessful. Therefore, even though the youth team of this country has set the goal of winning the SEA Games gold medal, it is still unclear whether fate will summon the best squad or not.

Page SMMSPORT added, it is likely that after the last round of the Thai League on 4/5, the U.23 Thailand will attend the 31st SEA Games to know which players will be in their squad, when currently there are only 3 players. Foreign players are Benjamin Davis from Oxford United (England), Jonathan Khemdee (OB, Denmark) and Chayapipat Suphanphat (Estoril, Portugal). The same three players over 23 years old are veteran goalkeeper Kawin Thamsatchanan (32 years old), midfielder Weerathep Pomphan (25 years old) of Muangthong United club and Worachit Kanitsribampen (24 years old) of BG Pathum United club.

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