Tragedy: JDT kehilangan lima pemain penting dalam satu kemalangan jalan raya hari ini, dan telah kembali dari cuti tiga minggu.

KUALA LUMPUR: High riding Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) is on the right track to claim the 2022 Malaysia Cup and complete a ‘treble’ after having won the Super League and FA Cup competitions earlier.

JDT who lost the Malaysia Cup final last year to KL City (0-2) under coach Benjamin Mora who has since been replaced by new coach Hector Bidoglio, will be on a mission to avenge that defeat when they face 33 times Malaysia Cup winner Selangor FC, at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil, on Saturday.

For Selangor FC who have seen a resurgence since new coach Tan Cheng Hoe took over the reigns two months ago, the match against JDT would certainly be an acid test to the coach as well as the players, since JDT has shown a consistent performance throughout the season.

I believe the outcome of the final will favour JDT, due to the calibre of the players and the consistent performance shown by the team. Their performance, their planning and quality has been a class above the rest…just look at the statistics of the team’s results in the Super League, FA Cup and Malaysia Cup.

“(Selangor) has seen a resurgence but maybe it will not be enough. For me, the head to head result and player to player assessment certainly favours JDT…the combination of Bergson da Silva and Fernando Forestieri in attack is currently the best in the league,” said former Kedah coach Mohd Azraai Khor Abdullah when contacted by Bernama, today.

Azraai who led Kedah to a ‘treble’ in 2007 and 2008, believes JDT has the capability and capacity to claim the title. For JDT founder and owner, Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim, the result would serve as a profitable dividend for his hardwork and vast investment to uplift football in the state and country.