Embattled Thailand coach Kiatisak Senamuang has said he does not mind losing his job if his team's performance has failed to impress the local fans.
The Thai team returned home yesterday after suffering a 4-0 defeat at the hands of Asian powerhouses Japan in their seventh Group B match of the final phase of Asian qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup on Tuesday.
The rout followed a 3-0 loss to Saudi Arabia at home last Thursday.
These results have left Thailand firmly riveted to the foot of the table with just one point to their credit. They are the only side in the 12-team final stage yet to win a match.
Thailand, whose slim mathematical chance of making it to Russia 2018 fizzled out with the loss to Japan, still have three matches to play after a break of almost two months.
Kiatisak, a former Thailand striker, insisted that there were no easy matches in the final Asian stage.
"We are all answerable to the Thai fans, so let them be the judge and if they are not happy, I am ready to be sacked," commented Kiatisak.
He added: "I don't mind if the president of the Football Association of Thailand [FAT] Pol Gen Somyot Poompunmuang wants to sack the coach, team staff and players because we have not been able to win any matches in this World Cup qualifying round.
"But we have made progress. We aren't watching these top Asian teams on the TV, we are playing against them. Today, we have players like Adisak Kraisorn, Teerasil Dangda, Sirod Chatthong and Chanathip Songkrasin.
"We also have to look at the other group as well. We all know how much Qatar spends on its national football team. Today, they are also in the bottom place in Group A.
"In this round, all teams are the top Asian teams and we have to see for ourselves whether we are strong enough now.
"I apologise to the Thai football fans for the loss to Japan, but everyone knows we were facing one of the strongest teams in Asia.
"For the remaining three matches, they will not be easy for us. However, I would like to confirm that we will try to get three points from these games."
Kiatisak admitted that he had received instructions from the FAT president to replace some of the players and added that he would be closely observing Thai League 1 games in search of better players for the national team.
Earlier on Tuesday, Asian champions Australia grabbed a crucial 2-0 triumph over the United Arab Emirates to stay in the hunt for an automatic spot at next year's finals.
Australia, however, can take nothing for granted as they lie in third spot with 13 points after Japan and Saudi Arabia also won to jointly go three points clear in Group B with 16.
Saudi Arabia grabbed three points in Jeddah with Yahya al-Shehri scoring the winner in the 53rd minute for a 1-0 victory over Iraq, who languish in fifth place with just four points, early yesterday morning (Thai time).
The top two teams of Group A and Group B earn tickets to Russia 2018. The two third-placed teams meet in a play-off with the winners facing a Concacaf side for another berth.
Thailand's next match be against the United Arab Emirates at Rajamangala National Stadium on June 13.