Ahead Of The Persija Vs Persebaya Match, Maman Abdurrahman: We Are Really Wary Of Taisei Marukawa

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JAKARTA - Persija senior defender, Maman Abdurrahman said, in the match with Persebaya which will take place on Monday, February 14 at 20.45 WIB, his team will increase their vigilance.

The vigilance is about the movement of Persebaya's attack bracelet, Taisei Marukawa. This is because Maman sees Taisei as one of the best foreign players in Liga 1 this season and his ability has the potential to endanger the Kemayoran Tiger defense.

"We really have to be wary of Taisei Marukawa," Maman said at a press conference ahead of the match as quoted from Persija's official website.

Even though he was very wary of Taisei's movements, Maman also did not deny that all Persebaya players had to be wary of. Because the Bajul Ijo troops have front players who are no less fierce.

“Actually, we have to be aware of everything. Persebaya has good forward players. They are very good overall and we have to anticipate that," said Maman added.

Regarding Maman's vigilance towards Taisei, this was proven through the individual ability and good team play of the Japanese footballer. Because Taisei has recorded 13 goals for Persebaya, which makes him the most fertile player in the Bajul Ijo squad. Not only that, the 25-year-old has also temporarily become the most assist maker in Liga 1. So far Taisei has made seven assists for his team.

At the meeting of the two teams in the first round of the Indonesian League 1, October 26, 2021, Taisei Marukawa even scored a goal that brought Persebaya to beat Persija with a score of 1-0.

With the notes above, it is not surprising that Maman asked his teammates to play with focus and high vigilance against Persebaya at I Wayan Dipta Stadium, Bali tonight.