Pan-gon urges players not to be overawed by much stronger teams

Watchful: National football team coach Kim Pan-gon observing his players during a training session.

PETALING JAYA: National football team coach Kim Pan-gon hopes the players will put away the tendency to give too much respect to much stronger opponents from now on.

The South Korean coach noticed that his men were able to provide fierce competition when facing opponents such as Thailand and Bahrain but still failed to record a victory over their opponents.