Short Pause Ahead Of Opposing PSS, Bali United Focuses On Player Recovery

Bali United players during training ahead of the match against PSS Sleman (Twitter.com/@baliUtd)

JAKARTA - PSS Sleman has been waiting for Bali United in Week 25 of Liga 1 2022/2022 at the I Gusti Ngurah Rai Stadium, Bali. The match will take place tonight at 20.45 WIB.

Ahead of the meeting between the two teams, Bali United only had three days to prepare. They just played their last match against Bhayangkara, last Saturday.

With very short breaks and a hectic schedule, coach Stefano Cugurra is making the most of his time. He chose to use it to restore the condition of the players to be prime in the match that will be held in a few moments.

"Our preparation is only three days of preparation, we are more focused on the recovery of the players. There are no injured players and we are ready to fight PSS," Teco said in his pre-match press conference, quoted from the club's official website.

The effort was made by the coach not without reason, Teco - as he is familiarly called - wants the players to look excellent because he wants to repeat the success in the first round. At that time Bali United won 2-0.

“Our first round was good, we could have won there. But that's past, they have also changed coaches and some players in the second round," Teco continued.

Furthermore, Teco will continue to target three points in this match. With the intense competition at the top, Teco admits full points will have a good impact on the team.

"We have to keep working hard, full points are important for us, if we play well, of course the team can win from PSS," he explained.

Teco admitted that Bali United's path was in accordance with the plan at the beginning of the season. Moreover, the management targets the team to be in the top five positions in the final standings.

"It could be in positions 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, we will continue to work hard until the last game, but the important thing is that we are focused on PSS," said the coach.