JAKARTA - Persib Bandung coach Robert Rene Alberts said support from supporters or Bobotoh could be one of the keys to his team's success in penetrating Asian competitions.
Quoted from the club's official website, it is known that Persib Bandung will certainly compete in the 2023 AFC Cup after ending the season in second place in the Indonesian League 1 final standings.
Robert believes Persib Bandung has the opportunity to speak a lot in the Asian competition and the support from Boboh can be a big motivation for the Maung Bandung squad.
"Babooh's fantastic support should be the background for Persib to play in the AFC Cup every year. That's what has been missing so far and of course, we are happy to be back playing in the tournament," said Robert as quoted by Antara, Saturday, April 30.
Regarding his target in the AFC Cup competition, Robert said he hoped Persib could get positive results in the tournament and as a coach he wanted to go through it step by step.
"We want to be a team that is growing stronger. It should be, Persib plays in the tournament every year," said Robert.
It was noted that Persib Bandung last appeared in the AFC Cup in 2015 after winning the 2014 Indonesian Super League by beating Persipura Jayapura on penalties.
In the 2015 AFC Cup, Persib Bandung was able to come out as the winner of Group H, ahead of Ayeyawady United (Myanmar), New Radiant (Maldives) and Lao Toyota FC (Laos) before finally being eliminated by representatives of Hongkong Kitchee FC with a score of 0-2.
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