Sunday, September 06, 2009
Persela quietly optimistic
Persela Lamongan are not one of Indonesia's glamour clubs. Far from it. I once described them in this here blog as the Middlesbrough of Indonesian football.
Yet over there in East Java a quiet revolution is taking place. Guided by former Indonesian assistant coach Widodo Cahya Putra the Las have been quietly making some very astute signings to prepare them for the new season.
In has come Syamsul Arief from nearby Persibo who so impressed during last season's Copa run along with his strike partner Varney Pas Boakay. They have also snapped up the experienced Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto as an extra striking option.
Now comes news they have signed Brazilian Leanardo Zada Martins from PSMS. Zada and Arief, think Hoddle and Crooks from the Tottenham side of the early 80s.
Perhaps Persela never got the plaudits they really deserved because of the arrogance of their former Brazilian striker Marcio Souza. Frequent goalscorer maybe but dived like ballerina falling off a log.
Yet over there in East Java a quiet revolution is taking place. Guided by former Indonesian assistant coach Widodo Cahya Putra the Las have been quietly making some very astute signings to prepare them for the new season.
In has come Syamsul Arief from nearby Persibo who so impressed during last season's Copa run along with his strike partner Varney Pas Boakay. They have also snapped up the experienced Kurniawan Dwi Yulianto as an extra striking option.
Now comes news they have signed Brazilian Leanardo Zada Martins from PSMS. Zada and Arief, think Hoddle and Crooks from the Tottenham side of the early 80s.
Perhaps Persela never got the plaudits they really deserved because of the arrogance of their former Brazilian striker Marcio Souza. Frequent goalscorer maybe but dived like ballerina falling off a log.
# posted by Me @ 7:02 PM 
