Thailand defender Tanaboon Kesarat was in an upbeat mood on Sunday as the War Elephants had their first training session in Dubai ahead of their remaining three Group G matches of the second Asian qualifying stage for the 2022 Fifa World Cup next month.
It also marked the first time the squad trained together since they were forced into a 14-day isolation on May 8 following an outbreak of the coronavirus infections in the camp in Samut Prakan.
Head coach Akira Nishino supervised the training with the emphasis being on the players’ fitness.
Thailand, who are in third place in the group with eight points from five matches, are scheduled to take on Indonesia on June 3, the UAE on June 7 and Malaysia on June 15.
Tanaboon was confident that…
