Thai U-22 football team declares that it is not afraid of referees even without VAR

May 1, 2023

The coach of the Thai U-22 men’s national team has said he is not worried about the refereeing work. No help from VAR technology at the 32nd SEA Games.

To best prepare for the SEA Games on the evening of April 28, the Thai U-22 team trained for the second day at At EDC Stadium in Phnom Penh under coach Issara Sritaro.

Asked about the referee’s work at the SEA Games, Sritaro said he was not worried about the referee. VAR technology, which helps to ensure the accuracy of referees’ decisions, is not used in the 2023 Southeast Asian Games.

Meanwhile, the 43-year-old coach of the Thai U-22 also said that he was not satisfied with the EDC training ground that the Cambodian host gave the Thai U-22. . The Thai coaches also decided to find a new training ground to have the best conditions for the Thai U-22 at the SEA Games.

“The EDC training ground provided by the Thai U-22 hosts uses carpet grass as opposed to bermuda grass at Prince Stadium,” Sritaro explained. The surface of the EDC is too hard, so the risk of injury to players is high. “We are really worried about this.”

At the 32nd SEA Games, Thailand U-22 is in Group B with Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore and Laos. The president of the Football Association of Thailand (FAT) has set a goal for the Thai U22 team and the country’s national women’s soccer team to win gold medals at the SEA Games. Cambodia.