ALEXANDRE Polking got insulted after bringing the Thai national team to win AFF Cup 2020. Ironically, the insults were given by fans Thailand themselves, not from fans of other countries. Did this insult make the coach with the Brazilian passport choose to leave Thailand?
This 45-year-old tactician made Thailand impressive in the 2020 AFF Cup. From the eight matches played, the War Elephant squad got six wins and two draws.
(Alexandre Polking could leave Thailand)
Amazingly in that match, Thailand only conceded three goals. Of the three goals scored, two of them were scored Indonesian National team in the second leg of the 2020 AFF Cup final, where the score was as strong as 2-2.
Although Thailand won 6-2 on aggregate, their fans were not satisfied. A number of fans criticized Thailand’s hard game.
In the second leg of the 2020 AFF Cup final, four Thai players were shown a yellow card. Fans believe that if there was a Video Assistant Referee (VAR) at that time, a number of Thai players would certainly get a red card.
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“Twice conceded by the Indonesian youth squad, I only give Mano 10 out of 100, because I haven’t seen a clear style of play, changing tactics every game just for short-term results,” said one Thai supporter quoting Vietnamese media, Bogda24h. .
“Every yellow card is not for the good of the team, but because of their intention to hurt opposing players. This habit that was lost some time ago has resurfaced,” said another Thai supporter.
“If the Southeast Asian game has VAR, then we will lose players,” continued the supporter.
Previously, criticism also hit the coach of Singapore, Tatsuma Yoshida, after his team was beaten 0-2 by Thailand in the group stage. At that time, the ridicule by fans made Tatsuma Yoshida cry at the post-match press conference.
In the end, after Singapore was eliminated in the semifinals of the AFF Cup 2020, Tatsuma Yoshida chose to resign. He then managed the Japanese League’s second tier club, Ventrofet Kofu.
Therefore, it is not impossible for Alexandre Polking to take a similar step. Moreover, the contract Alexandre Polking with Thailand has ended the second leg of the 2020 AFF Cup final.
According to a Siam Sport report, Thailand has offered Alexandre Polking a one-year contract extension. However, the 45-year-old coach could have rejected the offer because he was branded badly by the supporters of the War Elephant squad.
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