Thailand coach Kiattipong: We came back unified
Thailand pulled of an incredible comeback against Japan in Komaki
Komaki, Japan, June 17, 2012, Press Conference, Japan vs Thailand - Thailand was delighted to beat Japan in dramatic fashion in a five-set thriller in Komaki. The Thai coach noted that Japan had different players this time (with Takeshita and Kimura resting) but was proud of his team’s late effort in the win.
Japan captain Yoshie Takeshita: We put together our attacking pattern with our setter Nakamichi, and individually, I think we played well. It would have better better of course, if we had won. But seeing them doing their best on each ball, it made me feel very good.
Japan player Mizuho Ishida: I was responsible for serve reception with Sakoda, and Zayasu — and that’s not my normal responsibility. I think it was pretty good, though not quite good enough today. As for my attack, it was not strong enough, and that partly led to this result and I’m sorry for that.
Japan player Kanako Hirai: As the middle attacker today, I had some effective side attacks as well, but towards the end we made some mistakes when we need points the most. So obviously we need to address that.
Japan coach Masayosi Manabe: This was our first time to play five sets, and we lost. In this game we had lots of points as a team, but and we got to see the strong points and weak points of many of our players. Before the round in Osaka next week, I’m still not decided about which players will be best for the Olympics. For the OQT, I thought the the team needed more speed simply because we don’t have powerful attackers like Russia’s Gamova and Korea’s Kim. We have to change into team faster than any other.
Thailand captain Wilavan Apinyapong: It is true that we made many unforced errors today. We know we need to improve a lot, but we’re happy with this victory.
Thailand coach Radchatagriengkai Kiattipong: First I’d like to congratulate my players today on their win. I didn’t think that we would win today. It was a very hard game for them, as Japan played every point very well. These conditions made my team make too many errors. But they came back in fourth and the fifth unified, and they play 100 percent to win. Congratulations to all of them. We’ll try our best next week as well.
How does this compare to to 3-0 loss to Japan back in Tokyo: They had different players — a different setter, and some other players changed… so their technique is different.
โค้ชอ๊อดชื่นชมนักกีฬาไทย ที่ชนะญีปุ่่นวันนี้ได้ แต่ยอมรับว่าวันนี้ลำบากมาก เกมญี่ปุ่นเร็วมาก เขาเปลี่ยนตัวบางตำแหน่ง เราทำได้ดีในเซ็ตแรก เซ็ตสองกลับเสียเองเยอะมาก เราได้เซ็ตสี่มาช่วยได้เยอะ เซ็ตห้าทุกคนรวมพลังเล่น ชนะมาได้ในที่สุด เป็นชัยชนะสำคัญ เพราะมีผลต่อจิตใจและสถิติด้วย ตอนนี้ไทยขยับโอกาสไปเล่นรอบสุด
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