Mora not ruling out losing job as JDT head coach
KUALA LUMPUR: Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT) head coach Benjamin Mora does not rule out the possibility of losing his job following the defeat to Kuala Lumpur City FC in the 2021 Malaysia Cup final at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil on Tuesday night.
However, the 42-year-old Mexican coach, who has won several titles including the 2019 Malaysia Cup since taking charge of JDT for the second time in 2018, added that he has a very good relationship with the management as well as the players.
“Maybe (losing the job) but I’m not the one who makes that decision. I always do my best and I always give everything for JDT.
“If at some point the management or TMJ (Tunku Mahkota Johor Tunku Ismail Sultan Ibrahim) thinks that’s the solution, they will let me know but for now we are tight, we are okay, we’re fine and then we will review the situation,” he said after the match.
JDT lost 0-2 in the final of the 100th anniversary of the Malaysia Cup competition and failed to defend the title they won in 2019.
Mora said his team was not overconfident and they did not underestimate KL City FC’s ability although the Southern Tigers were heavy favorites. He believed his players had played well despite the loss.
“They were very focused, very concentrated and very motivated and the first goal was a cross that we just lost the marking, this can happen. It was an individual situation, but no one is to be blamed.
“Failures are there to ensure success ahead. If we don’t lose, if we don’t feel what we felt tonight, maybe it’s going to be difficult (for JDT) to evolve, difficult to have an evolution and difficult to see that we need to do something to continue dominating,” he added.