Xuan Son ‘compliments’ his opponent
More than 2 years ago, Jonathan Khemdee and the U.23 Thailand team lost to the U.23 Vietnam team in the final of the 2022 SEA Games men’s soccer event, at My Dinh Stadium.
Kheemdee did not enjoy the joy of the AFF Cup final
Jonathan Khemdee was hurt after a collision with Tuan Hai at the beginning of the match
In the above match, the center back of the U.23 Thailand team was assigned to accompany striker Nham Manh Dung of the home team, but he failed. Jonathan Khemdee let Manh Dung head in, scoring the only goal for the U.23 Vietnam team in the gold medal match.
Jonathan Khemdee has a huge advantage in terms of body shape (1.90 m tall) and physical strength. But this player is not technically strong, and is weak in the ability to turn and read situations. That is the reason why Jonathan Khemdee is not coach Masatada Ishii’s top choice for the Thai team at the AFF Cup.
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It was only when midfielder Chalermsak Aukkee of the Golden Temple team made a mistake in the final first leg against the Vietnamese team at Viet Tri Stadium (Phu Tho), on January 2, that Jonathan Khemdee was able to officially play in the tournament. center back position of the Thai team, in the final return match last night (5.1).
Thailand used all the tricks, but the Vietnamese team still won
It seems that coach Masatada Ishii is under too much pressure from Thai football public opinion in using Jonathan Khemdee. He needs a strong central defender to pursue striker Xuan Son of the Vietnamese team. Khemdee replaced Chalermsak Aukkee in the central defender role for this reason. However, Khemdee himself also made a mistake, causing Thailand to concede early.
In the 8th minute, this player chose the wrong spot and missed a header when marking Xuan Son, causing the ball to fall to Tuan Hai’s position, before Tuan Hai scored the opening goal for the Vietnamese team. In the following minutes, Jonathan Khemdee did not leave any mark on the field. He did not defend very well and did not participate in the attack very effectively.
Khemdee’s remaining mark in the second leg of the final was, sadly, his provocation against striker Nguyen Tien Linh of the Vietnamese team, forcing his teammates and members of the Thai team’s coaching staff to entered the field to intervene. They don’t want Khemdee to make the situation worse.
Twice Jonathan Khemdee participated in finals with Vietnamese teams, at both the national team and national U.23 levels, this player was defeated. If you include the defeat in the 2023 SEA Games final, between U.23 Thailand and U.23 Indonesia, Jonathan Khemdee has played in 3 finals of international tournaments in his career, up to this point, losing. all 3.
Particularly in the 2023 SEA Games final, Jonathan Khemdee also got into a fight with an Indonesian player, leading to him being banned from participating in Thai teams for 1 year, under the former president of the Thai Football Federation. (FAT) Somyot Poompunmuang. It was only when Madam Pang became FAT president early last year that Madam Pang commuted Khemdee’s sentence. However, he almost made the same mistake again, provoking and wanting to fight with Tien Linh in the AFF Cup final on January 5.
