JAKARTA - Persib Bandung coach, Bojan Hodak, expressed his impression on the players in the team ahead of the 2025/2026 Super League. After undergoing a training camp (TC) in Thailand, Bojan said the players were getting more and more integrated.
"Of course it's good, always, when they can train together as quickly as possible, it's good for preparation."
"Especially for us who bring in a lot of players, we need more time to get them together," said Bojan Hodak as quoted from the official I-League website as the competition operator on Monday, July 28, 2025.
At the end of the 2024/2025 season, Maung Bandung did release many players after successfully winning the title. In total there are 16 players who in the following season are no longer in blue uniform.
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As a substitute, Persib also brought in 16 players. That number consists of 12 new recruits and four promotional players from the academy.
The players, who also included nine foreign players, then left for Thailand to undergo TC and have returned to Indonesia on Sunday, July 27, 2025.
Furthermore, they will train regularly to continue preparations for the 2025/2026 Super League.
The highest level Indonesian league will start on August 8, 2025, Persib's inaugural match in the 2025/2026 Super League will begin with facing Semen Padang on August 9, 2025.
In addition to appearing in the domestic arena, Persib Bandung will also appear to represent Indonesia in the AFC Champions League Two. For this reason, this pre-season is so crucial for Hodak in forming a team.
"The better the day, I think the atmosphere is getting better every day."
"You can see slowly that they can get together and understand each other better."
"So, when they are friends off the pitch, they will be better off when on the pitch too," he said.
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