The U23 Asian Sports competition (Junior Tournament) is not on the FIFA calendar and we did not need to let go of our players because JDT's main priority is the league. If not, we would not have let go of seven players who we normally rotate in the league. Thread 1/3

HRH Crown Prince of Johor made the decision, even though myself and the coaches wanted our best players to remain in the team, and our top scorer for this season as everyone knows is Safawi Rasid.

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His Royal Highness has made the decision to let them go and represent the national team. Therefore we must respect the decision and use the players we currently have. Alistair Edwards, Technical Director Johor Darul Ta'zim Football Club Thread 3/3