[한국강사신문 한상형 기자] According to Yonhap News, Thailand’s Nuanpan Lamsam (age 57), who faces Vietnam in the final of the 2022 ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Mitsubishi Electric Cup (Mitsubishi Cup), called the “Southeast Asia World Cup,” expresses respect for Vietnamese coach Park Hang-seo. showed
Director Lam Sam, nicknamed ‘Madame Fang’, said in a recent interview with Vietnamese media outlet VN Express, “Coach Park Hang-seo is a leader who changed Southeast Asian football.”
Thailand and Vietnam faced each other in the first leg of the Mitsubishi Cup finals in Vietnam on the 13th, and moved to Thailand on the 16th to play the final second leg.
“I really respect coach Park Hang-seo,” general manager Lam Sam said. “He changed Vietnamese football and changed the game of Southeast Asian football.
In an interview held in Hanoi, Vietnam ahead of the first leg of the final, which ended in a 2-2 draw, Madame Pang said, “Vietnamese football has improved since coach Park took over.” Foreign expansion has also become more active,” he said.
Director Lam Sam is a business woman who is also the CEO of Muang Thai Life Insurance, a Thai insurance company, and is also involved in overseas luxury business. He sits on the bench as general manager and is caught on TV cameras as often as Brazilian-German director Alexandre Polking.
Even when Thailand won the Suzuki Cup, the predecessor of the Mitsubishi Cup, in January last year, Southeast Asian media outlets said, “Madam Pang gave luxury gifts to the players from time to time and promised a winning bonus of 20 million baht (regarding 750 million won).” Reported on the leader’s performance.
In this competition, a bonus of 5 million baht was offered for advancing to the final, and more bonuses will be given if the team wins. The specific amount was not disclosed, saying, “I want to surprise the players.”
Therefore, Southeast Asian media often describe the final composition of Thailand and Vietnam as a confrontation between coach Park Hang-seo and Madame Fang rather than coach Park Hang-seo and coach Polking.
Head coach Park Hang-seo, who is leaving Vietnam at the end of this tournament, also strengthened his will to win the match once morest Thailand.
He said in an interview with the local media ahead of the final once morest Vietnam, “I lost only once to the Southeast Asian team during my five years as Vietnam coach,” and “I want to take revenge for that this time.”
The ‘only one loss’ coach Park mentioned was a 0-2 loss to Thailand in the semifinals of the Suzuki Cup in January last year.
After Park took over, Vietnam won the 2018 tournament, but in January last year, it was blocked by the wall of Thailand and was unable to reach the final.
In the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games final in May last year, he defeated Thailand 1-0 and insulted him, but it is an expression of his will that he cannot lose once more once morest Thailand, whom he met once more in the farewell match for his Vietnamese command tower.
In particular, Thailand, led by Madame Fang, won consecutive victories once morest Korean leaders in the semifinals of the Suzuki Cup last year, beating Vietnam in the semifinals and Indonesia, led by coach Taeyong Shin, in the final. .
First of all, Thailand, which drew 2-2 in the first leg away, has an advantage.
This is because the home game is left and the away goal rule is applied.
In the second match held in Pathum Thani, Thailand on the 16th at 9:30 pm (Korean time), Thailand’s championship will be confirmed if it draws 0-0 or 1-1 or if Thailand wins.
Coach Park Hang-seo said in an interview following the draw in the first game, “It is true that Thailand has an advantage, but there is no reason for us to give up.”