Football Club Acquisition, Here's Why Atta Halilintar Recruits Two Controversial Players to Join AHHA PS Pati

Kapanlagi.com - Atta Halilintar inaugurates the acquisition of PSG Pati football club, which has now changed its name to AHHA PS Pati. Interestingly, Atta recruited two controversial figures to join.

The first is former Indonesian national team defender Nurhidayat Haji Haris. As known, Nurhidayat was expelled from the Garuda squad for the 2022 World Cup qualifiers due to disciplinary actions.

Next, there is former Indonesian U-19 national team player Mochamad Yudha Febrian, who also engaged in disciplinary actions. This caused his name to be crossed out from the Liga 1 club, Barito Putera.

1. Needs to be Embraced

Regarding the recruitment of Nurhidayat and Yudha Febrian as players for Liga 2's AHHA PS Pati, Atta Halilintar stated that he does not mind their existing track record. Especially for Yudha, who recently faced allegations of sexual harassment.

"Young people need to be embraced, not beaten. If they can't be embraced, then we can resort to punishment. But we want to prove to Indonesia that they can still be relied upon. If young people nowadays are immediately kicked out for a small mistake, then what will happen to them? Even though they have talent, they have potential, what we need to do is educate them. Through AHHA PS Pati, we want to educate young people so that they can become key players for the Indonesian national team in the future," explained Atta at Djakarta Theatre, Thamrin area, Central Jakarta, on Monday night (14/6/2021).

2. Confident with the Decision

As the chairman of AHHA PS Pati, Atta Halilintar has been aware of the pros and cons of recruiting Nurhidayat and Yudha Febrian. However, he is confident with that decision.

"People also say in the comments, 'Why choose these players?'. But if we look at their performance, it must be acknowledged that they also work hard. It's just a matter of how we guide them, motivate them to become great football players in Indonesia, great because of their achievements, because of their titles. That's our goal at AHHA PS Pati," Atta continued.

Entrepreneur Putra Siregar, who also serves as the chairman, added, "I want to add something for Yudha Febrian. I want to prove that because he is still 19 years old and his mistakes just need to be embraced. I am confident that with Yudha Febrian's hard work, he will prove in the next one or two years that he will become a proud Indonesian national team player," he concluded.

(kpl/abs/lou)