Monday, July 26, 2010
Changing the guard in Malang?
Arema are undisputed top dogs in Malang. They have the glamour and the passion that could turn them into an Indonesian Celtic or Liverpool. But off the field they're in more of a mess than my spare room.
OK the coach and players have kept an Indonesia Cup campaign going in very difficult circumstances but none know where they will be come the start of the next ISL in September!
Compare that with cross city rivals Persema. Getting by on a small budget and smaller crowds Persema surprised many people at the start of the last season with a series of gutsy displays and a willingness to mix things up.
However coach Subangkit was eased out and while ISL safety was assured they impressed less and like so many teams sorely needed a striker to score regularly.
Under new coach Timo Scheuneumann has got the bulk of his team out training already while at the same time sniffing out new players.
A surprise addition could be former Arema and Sriwijaya wide man Arif Suyono. In front of goal Timo is hoping a couple of imports will be able to rectify last season's big failing. Daniel Wansi and Ngon Mamoun are expected to arrive at the end of this month.
# posted by Me @ 6:41 AM 
