Facing Bali United, Persib
Bandung is likely to maintain its game scheme when defeating PSIS Semarang with
a score of 1-0 in the last 10 weeks. In the match that took place at Moch
Soebroto Stadium, Magelang, Sunday (07/21/2019), Persib replaced his flagship
formation 4-3-3 to 5-4-1. At that time, Supardi Nasir who used to fill the
right fullback post was withdrawn to play as a central defender, accompanying
Indra Mustafa and Saepulloh Maulana.
While the position left by Supardi was taken over by
Henhen Herdiana. The scheme is likely to be used again by Persib when meeting
Bali United at Si Jalak Harupat Stadium, Bandung Regency on Friday (7/26/2019).
In the press conference session before the Persib Vs Bali United match, Robert
invited Henhen as the player's representative.
The rules mention, players who are brought in in the
pre-match press conference session are players who will appear as starters in
the match. Robert did not dismiss if the possibility of him not going to change
the composition of players who were revealed when dealing with PSIS. But about
the scheme of the game, Robert admitted the change depends on the conditions in
the match.
"In modern football we cannot say that one team
will play 4-4-2, 3-5-2 or something else because modern football is flexible.
Everything can change during the match," explained Robert. If Persib plays
with the basic 5-4-1 scheme, then the defense sector will be the focus in the
game
But Robert rejected the notion that Persib would
appear pragmatic when dealing with Bali United.
According to him, Persib will
continue to serve the open game the team nicknamed Serdadu Tridatu. About
piling up players in the back, Robert called it common in football. Even teams
like Manchester City that are known to have deadly attack lines have
accumulated up to six players on defense.
"You can see that there are teams that play
with six defenders, teams like Manchester City also occasionally play with six
defenders and three in front of him and leave one player above," said
Robert.
When facing PSIS, Persib also did not immediately
focus on defense. But it also attacks. In a defensive position, Persib indeed
piled up five players in the penalty box, with four midfielders down to
maintain depth in the second line.
"So it's not just defense but how to form a
system from that formation and can change according to circumstances," he
explained. "In a defensive situation we will survive with eleven players
including the goalkeeper, but the formation will be like that," he said.
Facing Bali United, Persib targets a three-point
target. Maung Bandung wants to maintain a positive performance after winning
two consecutive wins over Kalteng Putra FC (2-0) and PSIS Semarang (1-0). In
addition, the victory over Bali United also made Persib the chance to rise to
the top five of the League 1 standings. Currently Prince Biru is in 9th place
with 13 points. Results from three wins, four draws and three defeats. While
Bali United, is in second place with 19 points.
Of the nine matches, Bali United recorded six wins,
one draw and two defeats. For Bali United, if they can beat Persib, they have
the opportunity to shift the position of Tira-Persikabo from the top of the
Liga 1 standings 2019. Both teams have only one point at odds. But Bali United
has a one-match savings from Tira-Persikabo.