JAKARTA - Persebaya Surabaya will visit PSS Sleman headquarters with changes to the composition of foreign players. One of Bajul Ijo's weapons is the Balkan trio.
The team made by Paul Munster will undergo an away match in the 18th week of Liga 1 2024/2025 to Manahan Stadium, Solo, Central Java, on Saturday, January 11, 2025, at 15.30.
Three foreign players from southeastern Europe were brought in for this match, namely Slavko Damjanovic (Montenegro), Dejan Tumbas (Serbia), and Dime Dimov (North Manpower).
Munster said that the presence of these three names will make their work easier, especially those with similar language and culture clumps so that coordination between the three will be easy.
"This is important for me, plus the quality of the players. The adaptation process will not take so long because they come from the same area. Moreover, two of the three players have played in Asia," he said.
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In addition to the above equality, all three also have tested flight hours. Dejan has previously played in Tajikistan, Slavko has experience testing competitions in India, and Dime has been in the top league of Bulgaria.
Dimov is projected to increase the strength of Bajul Ijo's back line. He had the opportunity to have a duet with Slavko, who during the first round appeared impressively paired with Kadek Raditya Maheswara.
The collaboration between Dimov and Slavko at the heart of Persebaya's defense will be a challenge. The reason is, when Slavko and Kadek Raditya, the team from Kota Pahlawan only conceded 13 goals in 17 matches.
Munster has not guaranteed whether the three immediately played from the first minute of the match. However, the possibility to try them out is very open.
"All players have to compete for a place. We have prepared them and other players to face the first match of the second round against PSS," said the coach from Northern Ireland.
Currently, Persebaya sits in second place in the Indonesian League 1 standings with a collection of 37 points. They are two points adrift of Persib Bandung in the first position.
The number of points will automatically widen if Persib wins against PSBS Biak a few hours before Persebaya's match against PSS Sleman.
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