Kritsada opens up about joining the War Elephants for the first time, aims to work hard no matter what position he plays.
*Kritsada Nontarat, a defender for the Thai national team from True Bangkok United, opened up after being named to the Thai national team for the first time in the 2024 ASEAN Mitsubishi Electric Cup. Kritsada has been named to every youth national team before getting his first chance with the senior national team in the 2024 ASEAN Championship.

Kritsada talked about the question that the first moment he knew he was selected for the Thai national team, he said, “At that time, I was training with Bangkok in Singapore. *I didn’t follow the announcement. I didn’t really expect it. I didn’t think anything.”
“But after practice, my seniors and teammates teased me and talked about it. I thought it was a joke or a prank. But when I watched the live broadcast in the locker room and saw my name, I felt happy. Everyone congratulated me on being selected for the Thai national team for the first time.”
As for the question of who did you ask for advice about making it to the senior national team for the first time?
“Many seniors told me to focus on the games I have to play for my โปรโมชั่นพิเศษจาก UFABET สมัครตอนนี้ รับโบนัสทันที club first. To try to focus on the work in front of me, to try to do my best, not to worry about unrelated things. And to try to show the coach my work on the field, to do my best first.”
To the question, who gave you encouragement after hearing the news?
“Apart from my friends, my family also congratulated me. Coach Ban (Thachtawan Sripun) also congratulated me and told me to try my best and maintain my standards.”
For the goal, how is it with the Thai national team this time?
“Of course, now that the opportunity has come, I have to try my best. And if I really get to play. I will try to follow the coach’s tactics to help the team as much as possible. No matter what position I play, I am ready to play in any defensive line. I will try my best to play according to Coach Ishii’s plan.”
Is there any pressure working with Coach Ishii?
“I think the coach is friendly to all the players. When I last played with the Thailand U23 team, Coach Ishii was my advisor. I still remember what the coach told me, saying that I did well. But I had to try to fix my defensive line checking. Since then, I have tried to fix and develop this point all along. I think the coach must have seen what he suggested to me, that there was improvement, and he tried to fix it better.”
For the ASEAN Cup football competition, it has been held a total of 14 times. The team that has won the championship the most is Thailand 7 times, followed by Singapore 4 times, Vietnam 2 times and Malaysia 1 time. For the ASEAN Mitsibishi Electric Cup 2024 or the 2024 ASEAN Championship. The Thai national team is in Group A with Malaysia, Singapore, Cambodia and Timor Leste.