Ahead Of Persija Vs Persib, The Kemayoran Tigers Can Appear With Full Strength

Persija Jakarta's physical trainer, Paul Keenan. (Photo via ANTARA/HO/PERSIJA JAKARTA)

JAKARTA - Persija Jakarta will face Persib Bandung in the postponed match of Liga 1 2022/2023. This match will be held at Patriot Candrabhaga Stadium, Bekasi, Friday, March 31.

Persija Jakarta can perform with the best strength in this match. A number of players who previously defended the Indonesian national team, have joined.

Previously, there were six Persija players who were called PSSI to strengthen the national team against Burundi. The six players are Hansamu Yama, Muhammad Ferrari, Witan Sulaiman, Syahrian Abimanyu, Dony Tri Pamungkas, and Riko Simanjuntak.

"First of all, we are happy that our national team players are back in good health, they are training well. We have trained yesterday and they are ready. They did their first training session (yesterday), the second training session today," said Persija physical coach Paul Keenan at the pre-match press conference.

Paul admits Persib will be quite a tough opponent. Apart from the rivalry factor, currently Maung Bandung under coach Luis Milla also occupies second place in the standings.

The coach who pocketed the UEFA B license also realized the previous gap was relatively short. However, the man from Cyprus considered that the short break could also bring positive things to the Kemayoran Tigers.

"Sometimes it's also great to play with a short duration between matches, then in the game when you lose, you can make better preparations for the next game, to find out mistakes. And improve performance," said Paul.

The match between Persija and Persib can be attended by spectators. Thus, Paul hopes that the audience, especially supporters of Persija Jakarta, can flock to Patriot Candrabhaga Stadium to watch the match live.

"We are also excited with the news that our fans can come to the stadium and this is an important match. If there are fans, we will be stronger," said the former physical coach of the Sipurs national team.

"We ask them to come here and help us and support us as they always do, and we are stronger than them," he concluded.