Persija Coach Complains About The Tight Schedule Between Matches In League 1

Angelo Alessio (Instagram @Persija_Jkt)

JAKARTA - Persija Jakarta reaped a disappointing result when it was defeated by Bali United with a score of 1-0 on Thursday night. The defeat was considered by Angelo Alessio because his team was very tired.

The Italian coach then complained about how limited his team's rest time was. Because, matches from one match to another in the 2021 Liga 1 competition are so dense.

"One thing that I underline is that the preparation time is very difficult to maintain the physical fitness of the players due to the short competition time," said Alessio in an official statement received by VOI, Friday, November 26.

The coach also compared the break that his team had with Bali United, which was quite lame. So for him it is very influential on the readiness and health of foster children.

"Like Bali United maybe have a better recovery period, one day longer than Persija, so they can play better," continued the coach.

In the 13th week of the League 1 meeting at the Manahan Stadium, Solo, the Kemayoran Tigers were beaten by Ilija Spasojevic's single goal.

The defeat in that match was considered by Alessio because his team was already too tired. The reason is, just four days before that Persija had to fight hard in a prestigious match against Persib Bandung.

After facing Persib, Persija only had a gap of four days and had to undergo a match against Bali United. It didn't stop there, after meeting Serdadu Tridatu, Marco Simic and friends even only had a three-day break before facing Borneo FC.

Again it was highlighted by Alessio. Because according to him, Borneo again benefited from a five-day break.

"Furthermore, against Borneo FC, their players have two days more recovery time than Persija. That is one of the advantages," concluded the coach.