League Schedule 1: Away To Borneo FC Headquarters, Arema FC Determined To Steal Points

Arema FC team at the launch of their jersey at Malang's Gajayana Stadium on July 20, 2022. (Antara/Ari Bowo Sucipto)

JAKARTA - Arema FC coach Eduardo Almeida targets to be able to steal points against the host Borneo FC in the 2022 Liga 1 match at the Segiri Samarinda Stadium, East Kalimantan, Sunday, July 24, 2022.

Eduardo Almeida realizes that realizing this target is not an easy thing, considering that Borneo FC certainly has great motivation to avenge the failure in the 2022 President's Cup.

"We know the first league match of the season will be very difficult. But we will do everything to collect points from tomorrow's match," said Eduardo Almaida at the Segiri Stadium, Samarinda as quoted by Antara, Saturday.

In the previous week, the team nicknamed "Singo Edan" played against Borneo FC during the 2022 President's Cup second leg match.

At that time, Arema FC successfully held Borneo FC to a 0-0 draw and was finally able to celebrate the President's Cup title for the third time, because they won 1-0 on aggregate when playing at the Kanjuruhan Stadium in Malang.

Behind the success of Arema FC, there is a strategy that is applied by Eduardo Almeida, which is to instruct his players to defend completely and apply counter-attack tactics.

Almeida did not deny that he would do the same strategy in Sunday's match in order to bring home points, as Arema's team's capital for the next match.

"We expect the players to focus on tomorrow's match, hopefully tactics and strategies can be carried out by the players during the match," said Almeida.

Almeida admitted that he had sufficient time to recover the players' physical condition, so that with sufficient physical fitness capital, it is hoped that the players can be more optimal during matches.

Meanwhile, Arema FC player Johan Ahmat Farizie admitted that he was ready to carry out the coach's instructions during the match.

"We will strive to the maximum, and of course we hope to bring home points to Malang," said Johan.