Proposals to PSSI<\/p>\n
From Media Indonesia<\/p>\n
I was astonished to read in Media Indonesia of Sept. 9 about
\nthe appointment of Agum Gumelar as chairman of the All Indonesian
\nSoccer Federation (PSSI). How could an active, highly ranked
\nArmed Forces officer afford the time to bring order to the
\nchaotic state of PSSI? The Armed Forces itself is currently
\nhaving a hard to time to uphold credibility.<\/p>\n
First, I am taken aback that Minister of Defense and Security\/
\nArmed Forces Commander Gen. Wiranto is allowing one of his
\ngenerals to busy himself with soccer while the Armed Forces is
\ncurrently facing problems of national security that have
\napparently reached a critical stage, only with the reason that
\nmanaging soccer is a state duty.<\/p>\n
Second, I did not think that soccer would be on the priority
\nlist of National Resilience Institute Governor Lt. Gen. Agum
\nGumelar, who should be busy with planning\/leading the management
\nof a national resilience system, to normalize conditions in the
\ncountry.<\/p>\n
Third, I am astonished at statements made by Maj. Gen.
\nSutiyoso and Arie Sudewo on the capabilities of Agum Gumelar to
\nraise funds. Frankly, I am worried that such fund raising will
\ncause high costs, so that eventually, the public will be the ones
\nto suffer because of it.<\/p>\n
Fourth, I appeal to Gen. Wiranto to reconsider the appointment
\nof Lt. Gen. Agum Gumelar as PSSI chairman. Would it not be much
\nbetter to assign him to first plan a strategy for the restoration
\nof the Armed Forces' credibility (which is, according to Gen.
\nBambang Yudhoyono, at its lowest point), then plan a strategy to
\nsettle the problems of Aceh, East Timor, Irian Jaya, Lampung, the
\nTanjung Priok incident and other problems which are still being
\nquestioned.<\/p>\n
Fifth, I appeal to PSSI to look for a professional manager in
\nsoccer organization and not to choose from the military because
\nthere is a distinct difference between civilian and military
\ncharacteristics. If there is no such manager here, just hire
\nsomeone from abroad if the necessary funds are available. I
\nrecall that PSSI was good when led by Maladi, a civilian. It was
\nunder him that Indonesia performed very well at the Melbourne
\nOlympics in 1956, when Indonesia held the strong Soviet team to a
\ndraw.<\/p>\n
However, if there is the wish for a military man in PSSI's top
\nposition, why not contact Prabowo Subianto? Is he not a military
\nofficer who is responsible, smart, creative and who may be able
\nto look for funds, or has his own private funds?<\/p>\n
ASEP SALMON<\/p>\n
Bandung, West Java<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/proposals-to-pssi-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }