Not Enough Seto, PSIM Yogyakarta Needs Jempolan Players To Promotion To League 1

Seto Nurdiyantoro has been officially appointed as the coach of PSIM Yogyakarta (X @PSIMJOGJA)

JAKARTA The failure of the Yogyakarta PSIM to promote to Liga 1 in the 2023-20245 season has made the management of the Mataram Laskar team improve. The first step has been taken by appointing Seto Nurdiyantoro as a coach in Liga 2 for the 2024-2025 season.

The President of Brajamusti, Muslich Burhanuddin, admitted that he was both surprised and happy with the steps taken by PSIM management to appoint Seto in the midst of the lack of clarity on the schedule for the League 2 next season.

Because, with early and thorough preparation, the coaching team together with management can form a solid team to catch promotion tickets to Liga 1.

"As supporters, we certainly hope that with early preparation, the coach can form a solid team to face next season's competition," said Muslich, Sunday, May 5, 2024.

However, he considered that the appointment of Seto Nurdiyanto as a coach was not enough to compete for a ticket to Liga 1. According to him, PSIM management must also fully support, including giving Seto the authority to recruit and form a solid team.

Muslich emphasized that if the 2024-2025 PSIM League 2 season again sets a target to qualify for League 1, then Seto must be provided with quality player material and able to work as a team.

"We really want to have a team that is more solid than last season. From a technical point of view, the highest caste is League 1, if PSIM League 2. So if you want to go up, you must definitely use the material for League 1 players. Because the average team in League 2 is all like that," he explained.

"PSIM in my opinion is too long in League 2. Because PSIM already has adequate infrastructure. The stadium already has a lot of interest in the audience. What is the hope? Yes, I hope that PSIM can play in League 1, "continued Muslich.

As a supporter for PSIM Yogyakarta, he said, Brajamusti certainly has the task of providing support to the team regardless of who the existing coaches and players are. However, he requested that all supporters of Laskar Mataram not install expectations that were too high at the beginning that could burden the players.

"Of course we have to reflect on previous seasons. When the supporters' expectations were too high at the start of the season, it turned out to fail to qualify for League 1. Hopefully this season (promotion to League 1) will really materialize," concluded Muslich.

Reported by the official website of PSIM Yogyakarta, Seto Nurdiyantoro himself admitted that his return to support Laskar Mataram in the next season was considered a moment to return home, as well as a moment of return.

It's like returning home. It was at PSIM Jogja that I started my career as a professional footballer, at PSIM Jogja I also started my career as a coach. So it's like there is a debt of gratitude also at PSIM Jogja," he said.

He hopes that, next season, with the support of management and supporters, PSIM can achieve the promotional target to Liga 1.

Seto realized that achieving the promotion target of Liga 1 was not easy. Therefore, he invited all elements behind Laskar Mataran to work together.

"Support is not only visible to the eyes, but also to prayer and spirituality, that is the most important thing. The hope is that our efforts and invisible prayers can go hand in hand and this year PSIM Jogja will rise to caste," said Seto Nurdiyantoro.