A wounded animal can be a dangerous beast and Thailand coach Kiatisuk Senamuang is expecting a fierce backlash from Japan when the two teams meet in Bangkok on Tuesday in a final-round Asian qualifier for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
Japan is still smarting from a controversial 2-1 defeat in its Group B opener at home to the United Arab Emirates, and Kiatisuk is braced for Vahid Halilhodzic's men to launch an all-out offensive at Rajamangala National Stadium.
"We can hope for a difficult match because they (Japan) also lost in the first match," Kiatisuk, whose side lost its opener 1-0 away to Saudi Arabia, was quoted as saying in Sunday's online edition of the Bangkok Post.