Akira Nishino (daykung / Shutterstock.com)

The Football Association of Thailand on Thursday fired Japan's national team coach Akira Nishino after a two-year stint.

Nashino, who led the Japanese national team to the last 2018 of the 16 World Cup in 2018, led a disappointing campaign in the qualifying rounds for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Thailand only won 2 of its 8 games and therefore missed out on a place in the final stage of the Asian qualification.

A replacement for Nashino has not yet been announced, but some haste is required. Thailand will play in the tournament for the Asean Football Federation Championship as early as December, followed by the qualifiers for the 2023 Asian Cup next year.

Extra bad luck for the Football Association of Thailand, that Louis van Gaal is no longer available, but there is still plenty of choice among the currently unemployed Dutch and Belgian trainers. So, who knows?

4 responses to “Football coach Thailand fired”

  1. chris says up

    Let's be. The risk of failure of a coach in current football is very high, see my namesake in the Netherlands. In addition, Thailand – I think – chose Nishino because he was the cheapest of the applicants at the time. You have to pay for quality, but the Thais don't understand that very well. And the coach has to listen to the bugs. Vic Hermans (the former coach of the Thai futsal / futsal team) can open a book about that. And the fame or the scorn radiates to the directors of the football association. And an old policeman like Somyot cannot accept that.
    Perhaps an idea to let the team play without a coach or with a coach that changes per match. They always play 4-3-3 and the players can now dream of that game.

    • Gringo says up

      I quote “see my namesake in the Netherlands”. Who do you mean, Chris? I don't know any Dutch football coach called Chris.

      • TH.NL says up

        But the one called De Boer.

  2. GeertP says up

    The problem in Thai football is the basics.
    No coach can influence that, there is plenty of talent, but the youth education, competitions and guidance are of a deplorable level.
    There is also inequality in football in Thailand, the way to the top goes through expensive high schools and universities, a working class boy of simple origin with talent has no chance at all to reach the top.
    A shame because there is plenty of talent.


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