Suara.com – Bali United coach Stefano Cugurra emphasized that victory is a fixed price for his team when they host Persib Bandung in Week 23 of the BRI Liga 1. As is well known, the team nicknamed Serdadu Tridatu has failed to win in its last four matches.
The BRI League 1 match between Bali United vs Persib Bandung will be held at the Maguwoharjo Stadium, Sleman, Friday (10/2/2023), at 17.00 WIB.
Bali Unit coach Stefano Cugurra (center) with Bali United player Hudi Abdillah (right) in a press conference before the match at Manahan Stadium, Solo, Wednesday (14/9/2022). ANTARA/Bambang Dwi Marwoto.
Facing Persib, it is predicted that Bali United will not be easy to earn points. Considering that since being coached by Luis Milla, Persib has not been defeated until now.
Under the command of the former coach of the Indonesian national team, Persib has gone through 14 matches without defeat and has shown a slick and consistent game.
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In contrast to the performance of Bali United, which appeared inconsistent at the start of the second round of this season. They lost twice and drew twice without ever winning.
Bali United is slowly falling apart from the competition for the title this season.
But at least, ahead of the match in Maguwoharjo, Bali United benefited a little from their record meeting with Maung Bandung. In the last five matches, Persib Bandung has always failed to win. Persib drew three times and lost twice at the hands of Bali United.
This note was used by Stefano Cugurra as motivation for the players ahead of the match.
“Surely we have the motivation to play against a team that is in a position above us. We need to win to make our points closer to them,” said the coach from Brazil who is familiarly called Teco.
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“Hopefully we can win against them,” he continued as quoted from the New Indonesia League page, Wednesday (8/2/2023).
Meanwhile regarding the team’s condition after a series of bad results, he said Bali United’s condition remained compact and all the players were in combat-ready condition to face Persib.
“Surely they have been in the same situation a few games without winning. But surely they are ready to get out of this situation, they have to look to the future and Persib is in front of them,” he concluded.
Persib Bandung is currently at the top of the BRI Liga 1 standings with a collection of 45 points from 21 matches. Meanwhile, Bali United, which has just pocketed 35 points from 21 matches, is scattered in sixth place.
