{"id":8649,"date":"2021-03-14T14:51:45","date_gmt":"2021-03-14T06:51:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=8649"},"modified":"2021-03-14T14:51:47","modified_gmt":"2021-03-14T06:51:47","slug":"jdt-coach-mora-sees-arif-aiman-as-a-wonder-boy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=8649","title":{"rendered":"JDT coach Mora sees Arif Aiman as a ‘Wonder Boy’"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

SHAH ALAM, March 14\u00a0—\u00a0Johor Darul Ta\u2019zim ( JDT ) Football Club head coach Benjamin Mora has hailed his forward Arif Aiman Mohd Hanapi as a\u00a0‘Wonder Boy’.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mora said being a fast placed and intelligent player, Arif Aiman is slated to revolutionise the Southern Tigers’ team and the Malaysian Super League for years to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arif Aiman, just 18, came in as a substitute in the eighth minute in yesterday’s game against UiTM FC, and made an immediate impression by scoring the opening goal, after a minute being on the pitch. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“He has the skills, talent, the young age, and future and the most important is the knowledge of what he needs to do on the pitch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018He is a revolution. He comes in and revolutionises everything because he is very fast and intelligent, so he knows what to do,” Mora told the post-match press conference last night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hosts UiTM FC lost 0-4 to JDT at the UiTM Stadium.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mora said there has been a lot of dialogue with Arif Aiman and that the coaching staff have been trying to build up Arif Aiman’s confidence, moving forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I told him he needs to play better (than usual) as a replacement for JDT’s forward, Muhammad Safawi Rasid. I told him you (Arif Aiman) know what to do, and he knew. This a very good thing for us as we can rely on an 18-year-old boy, to help us open the door to score goals,” he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As for Muhammad Safawi picking up a knee injury last night, Mora said the doctors would evaluate him with Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)and maybe have the results tomorrow (today).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I’m sure he will recover fast  because he is a young and strong player and he is eager to train everyday, hopefully we’re going to have him back as soon as possible,” he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the next match against Selangor on Wednesday, Mora said the team would start to strategise today, and concentrate on player’s recovery the best possible way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We are going to see who is 100 per cent fit to face a good team like Selangor. We are going to play home, the Sultan Ibrahim Stadium is special for us, as we feel confident and comfortable playing there. I think it’s going to be a nice game and our goal is the same as before, to win three points and score as many goals as we can,” he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

— BERNAMA<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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