PETALING JAYA (19 Dec 2014) – The expression was obvious and Thai coach Kiatisak Senamuang is taking the quiet confidence approach as he demanded a ‘beautiful game’ ahead of their clash against Malaysia tomorrow night.
Malaysia will entertain Thailand in the second-leg finals of the AFF Suzuki Cup at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil with the latter having taken a comfortable 2-0 lead from the first leg in Bangkok.
But as Kiatisak – who attended the pre match press conference for the first time ever this morning – pointed out they must make sure that they do well in Kuala Lumpur to make sure that the advantage from the first leg was not wasted.
“I want to see a beautiful game. It will be a big game at Bukit Jalil with big crowd. We must win to bring the cup back to the Thai people,” said the coach who is more fondly known as Zico.
“The last match was very tough. And plus the travelling, we needed a lot of rest. Two or three days is not enough for both teams. So we have to look at the available players, as for sure we would want to put in the best players.
“I have already forgotten the last match. Our style is attacking style and we need to show to the fans a fantastic game with non-stop action.
“I told the players that I want peak performance in their own position. The result is secondary.”
In the meantime striker Adisak Kraisorn, added that he is not under any pressure to score.
“A striker’s job is to score goals but if he can’t then he will have to assist,” said the 23-year-old BEC Tero front man.
“Thailand is not a one-man team. We know that the game is far from over. So we have to be ready for this big game.”
