Just A Few Hours Javier Roca Appointed As Arema Coach, Fans Even Disappointed: Loh Kocak

JAKARTA Arema's decision to appoint Javier Roca as the new coach this season has drawn criticism from fans. Aremania, as Arema fans are called, considers the team's decision to appoint Roca has not made many changes.

Tuesday, September 6 afternoon WIB, through Arema's Instagram account announced the appointment of Javier Roca as the new coach. In his statement, it is written the hope of the team so that this new coach can bring Singo Edan to achieve.

Welcome to Arema FC's extended family, Coach Javier Roca! Let's bring Singo Edan to achieve achievements together," wrote Arema completing the photo of the moment Roca signed a work contract.

The upload was immediately flooded with netizen comments. However, after only a few hours of upload, the portrait of Javier Roca's presence has drawn criticism from fans.

"Well, it's funny," said the account @de_****z.

"Expects don't match reality," wrote the account @_bangje****k.

"Not according to expectations, hopefully boliss," said @eri***_I.

The criticism for Roca's appointment as Arema's new coach seems to be because of the background of the coach who has also just been fired by Persik Kediri. This is what fans are afraid of that Roca's performance is not far from the team's old coach, Eduardo Almeida.

Last season, Javier Roca became Persik Kediri coach replacing Joko Susilo. His performance brought the finishing team to 11th position, but at the beginning of this season Roca's luck dropped drastically because the White Tigers were stuck at the bottom.

Persik's poor series of results then made Roca decide to withdraw from the coaching chair, but instead he was appointed to be a tactician at Arema.