Facing Persebaya, Persija Prepares The Best Squad Minus Tony Sucipto

Angelo Alessio and midfielder Rohit Chand (Instagram @Persija_Jkt)

JAKARTA - Persija Jakarta as the host has prepared its best squad to face Persebaya Surabaya in the 2021/2022 League 1 continued match which will be held at the Manahan Stadium Solo, Central Java, Tuesday night.

Persija are ready to face Persebaya and their foreign player from Nepal, Rohit Chand, can play after recovering from injury, said the coach of Kinds Kemayoran, Angelo Alessio, in a virtual press conference ahead of the match in Solo, Monday.

However, said Angelo, Persija had to lose one player, namely Tony Sucipto, due to the accumulation of yellow cards.

"I think it will be a tight match. Persebaya is a strong team. We have made maximum preparations for tomorrow's match. Even though the time is tight, but I hope tomorrow we will get the best result" added Rohit Chand. #BelieveIn12 #PersijaJakarta pic.twitter .com/x03ukaPflM

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"We will prepare the best squad to fight Persebaya which will be decided before the match, on Tuesday morning," Angelo said as quoted by Antara.

Persija in the previous meeting had a three-goal lead over Madura United, but at the end of the match had to concede two goals so the position became 3-2. Angelo explained, Persija in that match performed well but the second half was under pressure from the opponent so that they conceded two goals.

"This has been evaluated by watching videos of all the players during the match to learn to correct mistakes and know what their weaknesses are," said Angelo.

As a team, he said, they should be able to ask questions to control the game, concentrate so that there will be no more mistakes in the next match.

He said that Persebaya is a good team like other teams, but he is more focused on preparing his team, especially the players when they face Persebaya at the Manahan Stadium in Solo later.

Persija midfielder Rohid Chand said that for Persija there was no easy match, including against Persebaya, but they would give their best, even though some players could not perform like Tony Sucipto.

"However, we prepare the existing players will try their best to keep the victory in the match against Persebaya, on Tuesday," said Chand.