TRIBUNJABAR.ID, BANDUNG – The riddle of not bringing Alberto Rodriguez Martin with the Persib team to Bekasi, to play an away game against Persija, has finally been answered.
The defender from Spain, had to miss today’s classic match, due to problems with his physical fitness, making it impossible to compete.
Through his personal Instagram account, Alberto Rodriguez expressed his disappointment at not being able to enjoy an important match, as well as helping his team struggle to bring home three points in this match.
Moreover, he admitted that he was really looking forward to his debut in that match, in order to add to his career experience.
“I really want to be able to play and look forward to tomorrow’s game (against Persija) to experience a big derby which is also very important, with passion and can help the team to win,” he wrote on his personal Instagram account @albertorguezmartin, Friday (1/9/2023) evening.
Despite the amount of desire and passion he felt, the fact was that he could not be directly involved in the classic bout, due to problems with his physical fitness.
Persib Bandung foreign player, Alberto Rodriguez Martin explains his adaptation conditions when playing football in Indonesia. (TRIBUNJABAR.ID/ADI RAMADHAN PRATAMA)
“But due to a physical problem I couldn’t be there,” he wrote.
He was also determined, he would fight to recover soon and be able to return to help the Maung Bandung team in the next struggle.
“From now on, I will focus 100 percent, so I can come back to help this team, Come on Persib,” he wrote.
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On the other hand, with the absence of the defender who owns the number 22 jersey, coach Bojan Hodak had to rotate the player at the heart of his team’s defense, to become a duet partner of Nick Kuipers.
Looking at the composition of the players brought in by the Croatian coach, only Rachmat Irianto, Victor Igbonefo, and Kakang Rudianto have a natural position as centre-backs.
Meanwhile, Achmad Jufriyanto was also not taken by Bojan Hodak.
Apart from Alberto Rodriguez and Achmad Jufriyanto, several other players also appeared not to have been brought along, such as Teja Paku Alam, Reky Rahayu, Zalnando, Rezaldi Hehanusa, Eriyanto, Febri Hariyadi, and Abdul Aziz, including I Putu Gede Juni Antara who is still in the status of serving a ban. play.
The Persib vs Persija Jakarta duel is scheduled to be held at Patriot Candrabhaga Stadium, Bekasi, Saturday (2/9/2024), starting at 15.00 WIB (Cipta Permana)
Source: West Java Tribune
2023-09-02 02:36:56
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