Even a packed Bukit Jalil National Stadium holds no fear for Thailand.
That is how confident the Thais are ahead of their 2018 AFF Suzuki Cup semi-final first-leg clash against Malaysia this Saturday.
Thailand’s Serbian coach Milovan Rajevac said there was nothing to be intimidated about playing in front of thousands of Malaysian fans.
"It is not a concern at all because professional players must be able to put up a good performance whether playing in front of 100,000 people or just a few hundred.
"We are playing two matches and if we prepare well and perform as we are expected to, everything should be fine for us," he said on Tuesday.
The War Elephants, who topped their group with a comfortable 3-0 win over Singapore in their final group match last Sunday, will host Malaysia in the return leg on December 5 at the Rajamangala Stadium in Bangkok.
The Harimau Malaya squeezed into the semi-finals as runners-up to Vietnam after demolishing Myanmar 3-0 in their final group match at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium last Saturday.
Meanwhile, 19-year-old Supachai Chaided, who scored a goal and was voted man-of-the-match in the Thailand-Singapore match, said he won’t be affected by the expected din inside the packed Bukit Jalil National Stadium.
"I am not nervous about it. We have played in Malaysia before. We know that they will have a lot of fans when we go there and the fans will get behind their team.
"We will just focus on our game. There is no need to feel any added pressure due to the noise from the home crowd," said the Buriram United player.
As for Welsh-Thai defender Mika Chunuonsee, he expects a tough match against Malaysia but is confident that his side will prevail in the end.
"It won't be easy. They're [Malaysia] obviously a good team. They've done very well to get to the next round.
"I think if we go over there with a game plan and the right tactics, we can come home with a win," he said.
The other AFF Suzuki Cup semi-final tie will see Sven-Goran Eriksson's Philippines, who finished runners-up to Thailand in the group stage, taking on high-flying Vietnam.
Bernama
Wed Nov 28 2018
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