Picha Uthra” has joined the training with the War Elephants team. After being called into the team to replace “Ekanit Panya” before competing in the Asian Cup
The Thai men’s national football team continues to train. To prepare for the 2023 Asian Cup football competition in Qatar at BG Training Center, Pathum Thani Province. Yesterday evening, during this training session, Picha Uthra was the last player to join the training session with the team. After being called to the national team to replace Ekanit Panya who withdrew. This made the War Elephants practice with a total of 26 players for the first time, with Masatada Ishii, the coach of the Thai national team, emphasizing on playing pressing football. Divide sides into teams and the finishing format takes 1 hour 30 minutes.
As for Picha, he said he was happy every time he got to join the Thai national team. I admit that I was surprised too. This time is an important item. I will do my best during practice first. Having worked with Ishii in the past, the
senior Thai national team will conduct a closed warm-up. with the Thai national team under the age of 23 this evening.
Meanwhile, Madam Pang Nuanphan Lamsam, manager of the Thai national football team, mentioned to “Book” Ekanit Panya that at first the players accepted that they would be in the final 26. But he came and withdrew. These cases will be a lesson to everyone. He himself was disappointed because he was a talented rising star and the team did not have Chanathip Songkrasin. He thought that Ekanit should be the main character of the final team. He respected Ekanit’s decision but was sad and would like to give encouragement to Ekanit.
For the Asian Cup football, the Thai national team is in Group F along with Saudi Arabia, Kyrgyzstan and Oman, with the first match on January 16, the Thai team meets Kyrgyzstan at 9:30 p.m. The second match, January 21, the Thai team meets. Oman at 9:30 p.m. and the final match on January 25, the Thai team meets Saudi Arabia at 10:00 p.m. (Thailand time).
Source: Tha
i News Agency