KUALA LUMPUR: Johor Darul Ta'zim (JDT), it seems, are playing in the wrong place.
The Super League has become too easy for them, and there are no other teams here capable of coming near them.
Yesterday, the Southern Tigers mauled Kedah 6-0, this coming after they pulverised Perak 5-0 and Selangor 4-0 just earlier.
After winning their last eight league games consecutively, JDT have opened up a five-point lead over second placed Selangor.
So, JDT are set to run away again with the Super League title for the 10th consecutive season.
Football followers feel that the time has come for JDT to look for new challenges, and that could only mean beyond Malaysia and playing in other leagues.
However, sports analyst Datuk Pekan Ramli doesn't see any feasible options for JDT as most countries are focused on developing their own football strengths.
"I don't see any other countries' leagues that are open to participation from other nations.
"So, JDT will be like Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga. Bayern dominate in their own country and also shine on the international stage like the Fifa Club World Cup or UEFA Super Cup.
"If we were to ask JDT to play in the Singapore League, it isn't as competitive as our M-League. I don't see Thailand and Vietnam welcoming teams from other countries."
Pekan believed that the Super League revamp has led to JDT's absolute dominance currently.
"We shouldn't say that with their big scoreline wins, JDT no longer need to play in the Super League.
"But the restructuring of the league has been more of an advantage for JDT as it allows them to field five imports," said Pekan.
"They also have naturalised players and everytime they come down on the field, they utilise the full quota, and we see only two-three local players in the first eleven such as goalkeeper Syihan Hazmi Mohamed, Feroz Baharudin and Arif Aiman Hanapi.
"It's not just the quantity, but the quality of their imports and naturalised players allows them to cause such a disparity with the other teams."
Since there are no other leagues to play in, Pekan said JDT should now prove themselves on the Asian Champions League (ACL) stage.
"This is where they can show that they aren't just merely champions in the Super League, but their strength can carry into the ACL."
JDT's best accomplishment in the ACL, in eight seasons, was last year where they reached the last 16.