Madam Pang issued an "ultimatum" to the Thai team, determined to win Vietnam at all costs?

On the eve of the 2024 AFF Cup final, the President of the Football Federation of Thailand (FAT), Madam Pang made a high-profile statement, showing that he is betting a lot of hopes on the championship.

Tonight (2/1) at 8 p.m., the Thai team will enter an important match against the Vietnamese team in the final of the first leg of the AFF Cup 2024 at Viet Tri Stadium (Phu Tho). Currently, the "War Elephants" are at a disadvantage because they have just experienced 120 minutes of fierce "plowing" against the Philippines in the semi-finals of the first leg of the 2024 AFF Cup.

After that, the whole team had to quickly move to Vietnam to play the first leg final. And they only had one training session at Viet Tri Stadium, before entering an important match. Understanding the psychology of the "warriors", Madam Pang has wound up the spirit of the whole team.

"Let's work hard for the 8th AFF Cup championship in history. We are facing a great opportunity to win the AFF Cup for the 3rd time in a row. Dream final. Thailand is only two steps away from glory. I believe that the "War Elephants" will complete the task of defeating the Vietnamese team," the female billionaire wrote on her personal page.

It is known that Madam Pang has always followed the Thai team in international tournaments for many years. Not only does she play an important role in managing the team, but she also regularly takes practical actions to encourage the players.

However, the female billionaire has not yet offered a bonus for the Thai team if she wins the 2024 AFF Cup. At this season, she has only once announced the bonus when awarding 3 million baht (about 2.2 billion VND) to the home team when winning the right to the semifinals.

The Thai press believes that Madam Pang will spend heavily if the home team makes history with the 2024 AFF Cup championship. However, all information at this time is almost hidden to avoid affecting the psychology of the players.

In the previous two AFF Cups, the female billionaire was the head of the Thai team and they won the 2020 and 2022 AFF Cups. Now Madam Pang's posture is very different when he becomes the President of the Football Federation of Thailand (FAT) in February 2024. The 2024 AFF Cup is considered her "bet" in the context of Thai football causing great disappointment in terms of achievements.

At the time of running for the position of FAT President, Madam Pang had the slogan: "Together to help the Thai team become stronger, Thai football is united". The biggest goal that the female billionaire promises is to help the country's football develop stronger and the Thai team has the opportunity to participate in the 2026 World Cup.

But things are not like the billionaire's statement. Thailand U23 was soon eliminated from the group stage in the 2024 Asian U23 despite their ambitions to participate in the Olympics. The team of the Golden Temple fell at home to the Chinese team, this important defeat made the dream of the 2026 World Cup not come true.

Thais have many reasons to be dissatisfied with Madam Pang when watching Indonesia play impressively in the 3rd qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup, or the Vietnamese team surpassing Thailand in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers. Southeast Asia's number one football has no longer shown its status through continental achievements. Therefore, she only has the 2024 AFF Cup left to save the situation in her first year as FAT President.

However, the images of Madam Pang on the day the Thai team was almost eliminated by the Philippines in the semifinals, speaking of her great pressure. Anxiety has appeared since the Philippines had a shortened goal and the female billionaire's emotions burst with the situation where Suphanat headed the goal in the 115th minute. No one knows how big the fans' reaction will be if Thailand loses to the Philippines.

AFF Cup - a tournament that is often criticized in the style of "village pond", but fans from other countries always demand a lot from the home team. Coach Shin Tae Yong and PSSI President Erick Thohir are examples. The Indonesian team was lifted to the clouds after a historic 2-0 victory over Saudi Arabia in the third qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup, but the situation reversed after the defeat in the 2024 AFF Cup.

Many Indonesian fans and football experts demanded the dismissal of coach Shin Tae Yong with the comment of "incompetent". PSSI Chairman Erick Thohir caught the wrath of Indonesian football fans. Vietnamese football is the same. Beautiful words praising coach Kim Sang Sik may be meaningless if the Vietnamese team loses to Thailand.

Praise for the rotation of the squad will become a matter of criticism of the Korean leader. The Vietnam Football Federation will be questioned about its responsibility, because the Vietnamese team has disappointed from the Asian Cup to the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.

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