Tuesday, September 02, 2008
Peter Reid & Thailand
The new Thai coach Peter Reid started his new job yesterday and what happened? The Thai Prime Minister only goes and declares a state of emergency after disturbances between pro and anti government protesters left one person dead.
Reid, who admits to never having seen Thailand play and knowing little about Asian football, will have just a few weeks to run his eye over national players before the Thai Premier League finishes next month.
Then he has the King's Cup followed by the AFF Cup in quick succession. And January sees the start of the Asian Cup qualifiers.
Nothing quite like hitting the ground running.
A few years back the Thais were top dogs in ASEAN as they basked in the glory of their own dream team but the likes of Tawan and Kiatisak have moved on and the quality seems to be lacking at the moment.
Singapore are now the big bunnies in the region with Indonesia always a threat at home.
Is Peter Reid the man o help the Thais regain past glories?
Reid, who admits to never having seen Thailand play and knowing little about Asian football, will have just a few weeks to run his eye over national players before the Thai Premier League finishes next month.
Then he has the King's Cup followed by the AFF Cup in quick succession. And January sees the start of the Asian Cup qualifiers.
Nothing quite like hitting the ground running.
A few years back the Thais were top dogs in ASEAN as they basked in the glory of their own dream team but the likes of Tawan and Kiatisak have moved on and the quality seems to be lacking at the moment.
Singapore are now the big bunnies in the region with Indonesia always a threat at home.
Is Peter Reid the man o help the Thais regain past glories?
# posted by Me @ 11:23 AM 
