9 Holiday Day After The Malang ArROW Incident, Semen Padang Players Back To Mes Ready To Exercise

Head coach of Semen Padang FC Delfiadri (ANTARA/HO Semen Padang)

The Semen Padang FC soccer team will return to training in preparation for the 2022 Liga 2 competition after a long nine-day holiday. "Today the children are scheduled to return to the mes and will undergo training again at the Indarung Padang mes field on Monday," said Semen Padang coach FC Delfiadri in Padang, Antara, Sunday, October 23. The players have been closed since October 14, 2022 due to the lack of clarity regarding the sustainability of the League 2 competition after the tragedy of the death of more than a hundred people at the Kanjuruhan Malang Stadium after the Liga 1 match between Arema and Persebaya faced Persebaya. This opportunity was used by a number of players to return to their hometowns and vacation in a number of cities such as Wiganda Pradika to Medan, captain Silvio86 to Jakarta, Chakra Yudha to East Java, Drey Buyung to Jakarta, and Agus Nova to Bali. "More than half of the players have indeed gone outside West Sumatra both for holidays and to their hometowns," he said. He said that before releasing the players during the last exercise on Friday (14/10), he asked the players to continue to maintain their physical condition and stamina. "Tomorrow's first training will focus on improving the physical condition of the players and of course waiting for further information on the 2022 Liga 2 competition. So far we have not received any information, but what is clear is that we continue to make preparations," he said. According to him, this was done to anticipate the possibility of a competition in the near future so that the team's preparation should be better. "If PSSI announces the competition starting next week while the condition of the children is still not optimal, it is certainly not good for the team," he said. Previously, the Semen Padang Football Club (SPFC) football team dismissed their players for nine days because there was no clarity regarding the continuation of the 2022 Liga 2 competition. He also warned all players who returned home to be able to maintain their physical condition. In addition, all players are also prohibited from participating in other matches during holidays. "We remind the players who come home, our vacation is not a holiday for the band's children, but a vacation for a football athlete. So we hope that all players also practice during holidays and maintain their physical condition," he said. Delfriadi also strictly forbade players to participate in matches such as tarkam during holidays. If any player is caught by the coaching team, they have prepared severe sanctions.