Persija Appears Again In SUGBK Against Persita, Thomas Doll Enthusiastic

Persija players undergo training sessions at GBK, (instagram.com/@persija)

JAKARTA - Persija Jakarta coach Thomas Doll welcomes the team's return to the Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium (SUGBK). The Kemayoran Tigers hosted the stadium when facing Persita Tangerang. The meeting of the two teams at SUGBK is the 21st week of Liga 1 2023/2024 and will take place on Sunday, December 3 at 19.00 WIB. Being able to return to appear in SUGBK is a pleasure in itself for Thomas Doll, because his team last appeared at the stadium in the Senayan area on June 30, 2023. To be precise, when Persija hosted Persebaya in the continuation week of Liga 1.Thomas Doll was enthusiastic about welcoming the team back to SUGBK because he felt that in that place there would flow support for more of the supporters, given the capacity of the stadium is greater. It is necessary to know that previously Persija Jakarta was always based at the Patriot Chandrabhaga Stadium, Bekasi when he was the host. We are happy to be able to play again in SUGBK, instead of vilizing Patriot Stadium, but we are happy to be able to play again in this stadium (SUGBK) because it has a good atmosphere, he said during a press conference before the match. Even though he welcomed the team's return to SUGBK because he was sure that there was a lot of support flowing, but Thomas Doll did not want to be proud. The German coach will still emphasize thorough preparations for the Kemayoran Tigers to perform optimally. This week we are able to concentrate. So, all players will focus,' he said.

The coach's readiness is also in line with what the player, Firza Andika said. The defender said his squad was ready and would perform optimally in order to show their best for their support, The Jakmania. "We players are very ready to face Persita, especially with yesterday's results, we don't want to disappoint The Jakmania. For that, we will try our best to please fans, we will show our best in order to get 3 points," he said.