{"id":20257,"date":"2019-09-27T16:06:15","date_gmt":"2019-09-27T07:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/?p=20257"},"modified":"2019-09-27T16:06:15","modified_gmt":"2019-09-27T07:06:15","slug":"port-keep-league-leaders-in-sight-ahead-of-korat-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/2019\/09\/27\/port-keep-league-leaders-in-sight-ahead-of-korat-clash\/","title":{"rendered":"Port Keep League Leaders in Sight Ahead of Korat Clash"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gian Chansrichawla<\/strong><\/p>\n

Football Tribe Thailand<\/p>\n

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After establishing themselves as the early leaders in the Thai League this season, Port’s fortunes took a dour turn as they lost their place at the league summit to Buriram and Chiangrai. A six-game winless run saw them drop to 5th by Matchday 19, but the appointment of former Thailand U23 National Team coach Choktawee Promrut sparked a revival which has seen them get back in the thick of the title race.<\/p>\n

As the Klongtoei side host Nakhon Ratchasima in a game postponed from two weeks prior due to torrid weather, they know that a win will put them just two points behind the two sides tied for first place.<\/p>\n

However, it will not be a straightforward game by any stretch. Korat finally played their first game under new coach Chalermwut Sa-ngapol, putting Samut Prakan City to the sword with a 4-1 win after dominating in terms of chance creation for the entirety of the match.<\/p>\n

Sitting in 12th place, four points above the relegation zone, a win would be vital in ensuring that the Swatcats avoid falling into a sticky situation in the final days of the season. With a game against Buriram in store next, before six-pointers against Chainat and Sukhothai respectively, the end of the season could be a nerve-wracking one for Nakhon Ratchasima if they get a poor result today.<\/p>\n

Korat’s main strength comes from their front three – Amadou Ouattara, Bernard Henry, and Leandro Assumpcao – and their ability to expose spaces on the counter-attack. Choktawee has shown tactical flexibility in recent weeks, especially in their recent win over Bangkok United, to make his side more balanced than ex-coach Jadet’s team, and more resistant to being hit on the counter. Seeing out this game will be a major test of how far they’ve come in terms of discipline and organization under his management, and will be crucial to see how far they can go in this nail-biting title race.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Gian Chansrichawla Football Tribe Thailand   After establishing themselves as the early leaders in the Thai League this season, Port’s fortunes took a dour turn as they lost their place at the league summit to Buriram and Chiangrai. A six-game winless run saw them drop to 5th by Matchday 19, but the appointment of former Thailand U23 National Team coach Choktawee Promrut sparked a revival which has seen them get back in the thick of the title race. As the Klongtoei side host Nakhon Ratchasima in a game postponed from two weeks prior due to torrid weather, they know that a win will put them just two points behind the … Continue reading “Port Keep League Leaders in Sight Ahead of Korat Clash”<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":90,"featured_media":20258,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26,38],"tags":[1667,904,95,200],"class_list":["post-20257","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-southeast-asia","category-thailand","tag-nakhon-ratchasima","tag-port-fc","tag-slider","tag-thai-league"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20257","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/90"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20257"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20257\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20260,"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20257\/revisions\/20260"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20258"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20257"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20257"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20257"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}