Denpasar Voice – The fate of coach Uston Nawawi in the coaching chair of the Bajul Ijo squad is now a hot topic of conversation among Persebaya Surabaya supporters.
How could it not be that Uston Nawawi succeeded in breaking Persebaya’s negative trend after the death of Aji Santoso. Since being under his tutelage, the Bajul Ijo team, which previously suffered a five-game losing streak after defeating Persis Solo with a score of 3-2 in the first match on 1 July 2023, is now starting to bounce back.
In fact, Uston Nawawi, who was appointed as the interim coach, was able to record wins in Persebaya’s last three matches with a clean sheet, that is, without conceding a goal.
This extraordinary performance has strengthened Uston Nawawi’s position in the team. In fact, the management of Persebaya Surabaya even intend to make him permanent as head coach.
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However, this situation is still constrained because Uston Nawawi still has an AFC A license. Meanwhile, PSSI rules require a coach to have a license equivalent to AFC Pro or UEFA Pro.
Therefore, it is likely that the management will continue to bring in a new coach to handle the Bajul Ijo squad.
Even though there will be a new coach later, it is reported that Uston Nawawi will not leave Persebaya Surabaya.
This is as leaked by the Instagram account of news reviewers about Persebaya Surabaya, @psbynews. In their upload, they reported that Uston Nawawi would continue to contribute to the team even though a new coach arrived.
In fact, it is reported that he will remain at Persebaya by holding two important positions, namely as Technical Director (Dirtek) and will also take on additional duties as Assistant Coach of Persebaya.
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“After the arrival of a new coach figure later, coach Uston (Nawawi) will return to being the Director of Technology + the additional task of being an assistant coach of Persebaya,” wrote the account @psbynews, as quoted by Suara Denpasar, Tuesday (29/8/2023).
Meanwhile, if the plan for the arrival of this new coach is carried out, it will soon be announced that the new Persebaya tactician will be announced in early September. This is as conveyed by Yahya Alkitri.
“God willing, we will announce the new Persebaya head coach in early September,” said Yahya Alkatiri, Persebaya team manager some time ago.
