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Persib Bandung awaits its upcoming schedule as head coach Igor Tolic orders his squad to forget football entirely during a five-day break.
The team wrapped up their latest demanding stretch with an away fixture against Java United at Jatidiri Stadium on Sunday, November 8, 2026, as Persib documented. That outing concluded a demanding block in which the team played 10 matches over 30 days across domestic and continental competitions.
Between Super League commitments, the AFC Champions League Two, and the ASEAN Club Championship, Maung Bandung players logged punishing international flights. Those journeys disrupted match preparations, forcing the coaching staff to bench key contributors at kickoff in Semarang.
“Some players could not be started today,” Tolic said, citing Adam Alis, Luka Menalo, and Balsa Sekulic as athletes who returned from Australia physically depleted and vulnerable to injury.
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Tolic said that the team rarely complains, moving directly from one match to the next despite obvious fatigue. Beyond the game count, the removal of official pre-match training sessions at away venues has complicated tactical preparations.
“Can everything be organized better regarding the schedule and this? I don’t know, the people who decide this and have to think about it,” Tolic told Radar Cirebon.
Manager Umuh Muchtar attempted to reach league leadership to demand reforms.
“I already called Ferry, but nobody answered,” Umuh Muchtar told CNN Indonesia on Friday, November 13, 2026, referring to I.League Director Utama Ferry Paulus.
Umuh requested that future scheduling maintain a minimum four-day gap between matches to protect player welfare during international window transitions.
Waktu Keluarga Beckham Putra
While the squad disconnected from football, midfielder Beckham Putra Nugraha used the pause to reconnect with his relatives after missing out on the Indonesia national team selection for a training camp in Bali.
“I really maximized this holiday for quality time with family,” Beckham said, according to Sumbawanews on Friday, November 13, 2026.
Persib sits fifth in the Super League standings with 16 points from nine matches, five points behind leaders Persija, following five wins, one draw, and three losses.
Maung Bandung will resume competition against Shan United in the Shopee Cup on Thursday, November 19, 2026, at Gelora Bandung Lautan Api Stadium.
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