Position Robert Rene Alberts in the coach seat Persib Bandung is on the brink. A series of names began to appear to replace the Dutch tactician.
Robert Alberts has received pressure from Persib supporters, Bobotoh, to be sacked for failing to boost the West Java club’s performance.
Alberts became the target of the public’s frustration because Persib was sluggish in the first three weeks of Liga 1 2022/2023. Maung Bandung only collected one point from three matches.
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After a 2-2 draw against Bhayangkara FC in the first match, Prince Biru twice lost to Madura United and Borneo FC. This series of bad results made Bobotoh inflamed.
The reason is, the composition of Persib’s players is quite classy and is quite capable of defeating the elite teams of Liga 1 2022. The ambiguity of tactics from Robert Alberts is thought to be Maung Bandung’s biggest problem this season.
Here are the 2 coaches who are potential replacements for Robert Alberts:
Paul Munster
Munster is not a new face in Indonesian football. He had handled Bhayangkara FC for two seasons. Although he has not yet succeeded in presenting the title, the Irish coach has always brought The Guardian in the top four of the final standings.
In 2019 he brought The Guardian to fourth place in the final standings, while the 2021/2022 season was in third place.
Munster’s opportunity to become Persib’s new coach is wide open because he is currently unemployed. He was also caught frequently monitoring the Liga 1 2022/2023 competition, including Persib matches, on Instagram.
Paul Munster is one of the strong candidates to replace Robert Rene Alberts. (CNN Indonesia/ Titi Fajriyah)- – |
Miljan Radovic
Radovic and Persib’s relationship seems to have not been completely finished. Status as a former player and then explored a career as a coach at the same club.
However, his career as Persib coach in 2019 did not last long. Radovic was signed on 9 January 2019 and fired on 3 May 2019.
After the dismissal, Radovic continued to increase his capacity and was considered to have experienced significant development.
In the 2020/2021 season, Radovic managed FK Sutjeska Niksic and was ranked second in the Montenegrin League. This makes Sutjeska entitled to appear in the Europa League qualifying round.
On 27 September 2021, Radovic decided to coach another Montenegrin club, Decic. Although still under contract, the 46-year-old coach is predicted to accept Persib’s proposal.
In addition, Persib also has the option of bringing back Mario Gomez. He also sent a signal on his social media that he missed it. However, Persib’s management may be reluctant to bring in the coach because they have failed to deliver achievements with a star-studded squad, including bringing in Michael Essien.
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