FAT president Somyot Poompunmuang, right, and then-national team coach Kiatisak Senamuang during a promotional event recently. Nicknamed Zico by the Thai fans when he used to be the pin-up boy of Thai football, Kiatisak should have seen it coming but he may have had other considerations. After that spineless show against Saudi Arabia, it would have been a smarter move on Kiatisak's part to limit the damage and make the result look somewhat less mortifying. Kiatisak has made the decision and the FAT has got the opportunity to kick off the change it had been soliciting. Instead of wrangling over what should or shouldn't have been, let Somyot set the wheels in motion for his cherished plan.

Source: Bangkok Post April 01, 2017 23:15 UTC