'Coach likes soccer players more than their own'

- The 25-year-old coach Ekapol Chanthawong, who is imprisoned with a part of his team in a Thai cave, spent a large part of his life in a monastery. He has enabled the boys to help the Wild Boars team stay calm.

Ekapol earlier apologized to the parents of football players. ' To all parents of the children: they are doing well. I promise that I will take good care of them (...) and apologize, 'he writes. That is what international media report. The parents do not blame him, CNN reports. ' We want to let you know that it is not your fault. Do not blame yourself (...) We support you. '

On the Facebook page of coach Ekapol, the statements of support flowed in the past few days. 'Do not blame yourself. Head on ', writes a Facebook user. 'Keep on fighting', another writes. 'Be strong. This nightmare will pass away. '

After his parents died when he was 10 years old, he moved to the monastery. An aunt tells the New York Times that Ekapol could meditate for up to an hour. ' That certainly helped him to keep him and probably the boys calm, 'she says.

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