It's really ironic! The top-ranked Super League powerhouse, Seaport with half of the national team squad, a big-name foreigner like Oscar, and a home game + thousands of fans cheering them on, ended up losing 2-3 to the ninth-ranked fish out of water team in the Thai Football League. The result was not to mention the anger and humiliation of the Seaport fans, which even other fans couldn't stand.
After Harbour's exit from the AFC Champions League, many fans also said that Harbour had two international players who they feared would be fired from the national team by Jelena Jankovic. These two international players are: the underperforming Stanley Wong and the national soccer goalkeeper Yan Junling.
Yan Junling and Stanley Wong finished the game with only 2 points. This score is worthy of their poor performance in this match.
Stanley Wang has been a defensive player in his national team days. He was reused back in the days of Coach Lippi. However, the Socceroos were severely penalized for stealing necklaces on the field. However, after Li Tie took over, Stanley Wong continued to be reused. After Jankovic coached the national soccer team, Stanley Wong was not abandoned either.
The fact that Stanley Wong has been able to make the national team time and time again is probably mainly due to his relationship with Wu Lei. According to Jankovic, Stanley Wong and Wu Lei have a very good understanding of each other at the club. After entering the national team, they can transfer that tacit understanding to the national team as well.
But judging by Stanley Wong's performance tonight, Jankovic will probably revisit his individual abilities. Not only is it impossible to prevent, but it often becomes a hidden danger to the team. After the game, many fans also suggested that Stanley Wong should not enter the national team in the future.
Apart from Stanley Wang, another person who might be fired is Yan Junling, the No. 1 goalkeeper of the national soccer team! In this match, the gate guarded by Yan Junling was pierced by the opponents three times, and he's still the same man. This only shows that the 34-year-old Yan Junling's athleticism has declined too much. If the national soccer goal continues to be guarded by him, I'm afraid it won't end well.
It is worth noting that in this match against Thai side Pathum United, Harbour had five international players - Wu Lei, Yan Junling, Stanley Wang, Jiang Guangtai and Zhang Linmiao!
All five used to be core starters for the national team. I'm afraid none of the fans will be optimistic about what the Thai national team will play when they are stronger.
For National Team Head Coach Jankovic, the Harbour's 2-3 was effectively the equivalent of half the National Team playing Thailand.The 2-3 result was an early wake-up call for him. The national team cannot continue to count on these old internationals if they want to make a breakthrough in the preliminaries. They must tap more young players.
