Realizing That Barito Putera Continues To Grow, Persija Is Increasingly Motivated To Win

Persija Assistant Coach, Ferdiansyah (Twitter.com/@persija_jkt)

JAKARTA - Persija Jakarta is increasingly motivated to win against Barito Putera in week 27 of Liga 1 2021/2022. This was conveyed by Persija's assistant coach, Ferdiansyah before the meeting of the two teams.

Ahead of the clash with Antasari's army at Kompyang Sudjana Stadium, Bali on Wednesday, February 23 at 18.15 WIB, Ferdiansyah said that his potential opponent was growing and getting stronger.

"We have seen Barito (Putera) in the last few games has developed and is better. In attack they are good because they are good in skills", explained Ferdiansyah during a press conference quoted from Persija's official website.

"That's all we have learned and hopefully can be anticipated so that Persija can win", continued the assistant.

Bruno Matos et al bagged three consecutive wins to rise from the bottom of the standings. PSIS Semarang, Persipura Jayapura, and Persela Lamongan were victims of the ferocity of the Barito players. They have scored a total of nine goals in the last three matches.

However, Ferdiansyah made sure the Kemayoran Tigers were not afraid of the developments shown by Barito. The Capital Club is even more motivated to break the trend of its potential opponent and improve its position in the standings. Moreover, the preparation ahead of this match is also very good and the condition of the players is also qualified.

"Thank God the team's preparation is good, all the players are healthy, only Dwiki Arya is still recovering after being positive for COVID-19. All players are ready for this match and hopefully, the PCR test results are negative", said Ferdiansyah.

Persija's confidence ahead of facing Barito also appears because they have good capital. Previously, the Kemayoran Tigers managed to beat Persik Kediri with a score of 2-1.

In addition, Persija also installed high motivation ahead of facing Barito because in the first meeting the two teams only drew 1-1. So that tonight's match can be a place to prove that each team is strong.