For the time being,I am happy with the commitment shown by the players. Luciano Figueroa,Johor Darul Ta’zim FC Manager and Head Coach

Segala perancangan kami berjalan dengan lancar dan baik. Ia sama sepertimana perlawanan-perlawanan sebelum ini dimana kami melakukan pertukaran-pertukaran pemain dalam skuad dan memberi Mauricio peluang bermain dalam separuh masa disebabkan beliau belum pulih seratus peratus dari kecederaan.

Aaron Niguez juga baru pulih dari kecederaan yang dialami pada perlawanan lepas namun beliau belum seratus peratus pulih manakala Natxo Insa pula tidak diturunkan dalam perlawanan ini kerana turut mengalami kecederaan dibahagian belakang. Oleh itu, kami teruskan bermain untuk melengkapkan persiapan pasukan dalam pramusim ini.

Kami tidak mahu terlalu memaksa pemain memberikan seratus peratus di atas padang kerana kami mempunyai kurang dua minggu sahaja lagi untuk mempersiapkan pasukan ini bagi perlawanan pertama liga iaitu Piala Sumbangsih menentang juara Piala Malaysia, pasukan Perak. Kami perlu memastikan tiada pemain mengalami sebarang kecederaan dan tidak mahu mengambil risiko pemain mengalami lebih banyak kecederaan sebelum liga bermula. Buat masa ini saya gembira dengan komitmen yang saya lihat dari para pemain.

Luciano Figueroa, Pengurus dan Ketua Jurulatih Kelab Bolasepak Johor Darul Ta’zim

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All our plans have progressed very smoothly and well. It is the same as the previous match where we made player substitutions in the squad and gave Mauricio the chance to play one half because he has not recovered 100 percent from his injury.

Aaron Niguez also just recovered from an injury he picked up in the previous match and was not at 100 percent. Natxo Insa, meanwhile, was not fielded due to a back injury. Therefore, we had to play on to complete our preparations for this preseason.

We do not want to force our players to push themselves on the field 100 percent because we have less than two weeks to prepare for our first league match, which is the Charity Cup against the Piala Malaysia champions, Perak. We need to ensure there are no players that are injured and we do not want to risk players incurring more injuries before the league starts. For the time being, I am happy with the commitment shown by the players.

Luciano Figueroa, Johor Darul Ta’zim FC Manager and Head Coach