JAKARTA - PSM Makassar will face Persib Bandung on Tuesday, February 22 at the I Wayan Dipta Stadium, Bali in the postponed match week 22 of Liga 1 2021/2022.
Joop Gaal as the coach of PSM considers this match to be detrimental to his team. Moreover, PT Liga Indonesia Baru (LIB) put the party on hold in the midst of a busy schedule that Juku Eja players should use for recovery.
"Of course there are more losses, because our schedule is very tight," said the coach at a press conference ahead of the match, quoted from the PSM official website.
"I don't know why the organizers saved this match, where Persib had one more day of recovery time than us. Every three days we have to play with a team that has injured players, Covid and other problems that we can't necessarily overcome," complained Joop Gaal.
Regarding the difference in rest time, Persib does have one day more reserves. Because, Maung Bandung played the last match against Persipura Jayapura on February 18, while PSM just took a break on February 19 after being defeated by Persita.
Even though it was only one day, for Joop Gaal that time was very meaningful for his team's recovery. Therefore, he asked the operators to be more fair in determining the postponement party.
"In one day of recovery we feel like a week's rest because the team is very tired and we think the players still need one more day to prepare."
"So why don't the organizers make a schedule where both teams play on the same day and then meet again in a postponed match so that they have the same preparation time," he said again.
Furthermore, the coach admitted that PSM was actually very disadvantaged by this situation. That's because ahead of this postponed match, there are two players who are prohibited from appearing against Persib.
Not only that, Joop Gaal is also in danger of losing several other players due to exposure to COVID-19. He was also forced to rack his brains in order to lose a tough squad in the face of Maung Bandung.
"So this is not a matter of profit or loss, because we also have two accumulated players who cannot play against Persib and we have players who are still exposed to Covid-19. We don't know what kind of squad we will play yet," he said.
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