It is been awhile now since we sat together with Thailand's man in charge for our first interview in 2011. A lot of things happened since and equipped with its knowledge of 2013 a second one is overdue. And here is our two-part interview with Winfried Schafer.

After part one of our interview with Winfried Schafer, you can read part two here. Both parts can be read independent, but if you are interested in his opinion football in Thailand and its development, you shouldn't miss it. However, in this very entertaining, interesting and to the point second part, we learn what the Fans in Thailand mean to Schafer. He further draws a comparison to his work with the Cameroon FA and the Thai FA, and why he can imagine to stay. As a coach in the Thai Premier League.

It is been a while now since we sat together with Thailand's man in charge for our first interview in 2011. A lot of things happened since and equipped with its knowledge of 2013 a second one is overdue. And here is our two-part interview with Winfried Schafer.

Since 21 month now, Winfried Schafer is at office as coach of the Thai national team and exiting times are behind him. After his side barely missed the third qualification round to the World Cup 2014, Schafer was close to step down. However, he remained. In December his team showed a breathtaking performance during the Suzuki Cup with Singapore eventually to spoil the party. With no doubt most of the fans back him. However, according to the Thai press, it is believed his day's are numbered if Thailand won't be able to beat Lebanon next week in a crucial Asian Cup Qualifier.

Almost exactly one year ago we spoke with Bjorn Lindemann for the first time. At that time he was on the verge of starting his adventure in Thailand. Now a year later, we have met again with the German midfielder.

This time in Bangkok. Bjorn Lindemann has plied his trade in Thailand's top-flight since last year. As things weren’t working so well in Germany anymore, he decided to turn over a new leaf in Bangkok with Army United. After several coaching changes throughout the season and eventually played in his favorite position, he finally found his form and helped the team to reach the Thai FA Cup Final. Now the 29-year-old heads into his second year in Thailand.

As we all know the Futsal world championship is due in just a few weeks and the tense is slightly rising. Thailand's Futsal league season 2012-13 saw its kick off last week and along the game-day we took the opportunity to talk to Thai head coach Vic Hermans.

The countdown to the Futsal World Cup is winding down relentlessly and Thai national team coach Hermans is left with a good 2-week to prepare his players for the big one. A special problem once more is the unfathomably bad planning at the FA, because the last two test games already date back seven weeks. And right in the middle of a time, where full concentration should be with the preparation for the World Cup 2012, the new Thai Futsal League season saw its kick-off for only one single matchday. At least, finally Hermans could observe his players after a long time under competition conditions on the parquet.

From 22 September onwards, Thailand's U16 is going to fight for a ticket to FIFA's U17 World Cup in 2013. On the given occasion we talked to Leones dos Santos, the Brazilian coach of the youngsters, about the youth system in Thailand, the preparation and the tournament.

For outsiders Thailand's youth system and development, mostly is a big riddle. Information about are sparsely available. Even if one may trip over one or other competition in the newspaper, nevertheless, the whole system seems rather vague. Almost nothing is done by the Thai FA concerning support, let alone young players are promoted. Youth Leagues, as they are self-evident in other countries, do not exist. A small exception is the recently half-heartedly introduced reserve league in which, only 9 out of 18 TPL-Clubs take part, and even do not compete in every game.