RINO

🚨OPINION: Persija Jakarta fans may need to accept the fact that they cannot expect their team to become champions while their performance remains inconsistent every season. To reach this level, Persib Bandung can be considered to have consistently been among the league’s top contenders since around the 2018 season. Meanwhile, Persija Jakarta have been inconsistent, often finishing in mid-table positions. There is a long process that needs to be done by the management, and it must be built on a strong foundation. It is not even an open secret that in recent seasons, salary issues have still occurred within Persija Jakarta’s management. So how can you expect to become champions if, in several past seasons, the management itself has not even been fully professional? Their rivals, Persib Bandung, are practically teaching them in a harsh way that a club worthy of becoming champion is one that is professional and consistent every season. The result? Persib have not lost to Persija in over three years and have won two championships in that period. This season, Persija should actually be a bit grateful because under Mauricio Souza, Persija Jakarta reached their highest league position in at least the last 10 years. You cannot even blame the head coach who brought your club back to the upper table and saved it from mediocrity in recent seasons. Because if every season there are no significant results but the coach keeps getting blamed or replaced, then the problem may lie either in the expectations of the fans or in Persija Jakarta’s management itself. For now, Persib fans are fully justified, and there is no debate in saying that their club is above Persija Jakarta, in terms of management, support, and achievements.