Hi everyone!
Welcome back to my round the world champions league challenge! My last post was an introduction to the challenge and also the club I have picked to manage with. I have decided to season reports instead of half or monthly as it would simply take too long to post my story/journey.
So lets have a look at how things have gone.
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So here are the results of my first half season in charge! I must admit am struggling to find a consistant run but in my first time managing in Korea so I guess I must be patient. My best result was probably the away win at Kookmin Bank, away wins are very hard to get!
That said the league is very tight, infact two wins can move you up so many places, just as two defeats can move you down. We lie in 7th and with four games left to play have a shot at the playoffs, which is a good target for my team who were predicted to finish 9th.
Am still finding a formation to suit my players and hopefully things will click into place in our final four games!
Wow, dissapointing end! No win and we were made to pay for missed chances. We should have managed a least a win so we blew any real chance we had of the playoff’s.
So we were predicted 9th and finished 9th, however I only took charge of the last 14 games managing five wins in a new league with a squad of players I have never heard of! I guess that was a good learning half season, a dress rehearsel for the new league starting and taking charge of a whole season.
I must admit I am enjoying this! Its nice to experience another league, away from the ones I usually play in and the challenge is even more fun! I applied to loads of nations but got rejected from them all! I wanted to raise my profile but I am still too low to be accepted, but am looking forward to the new season.
This is where the real work begins, I need to bring in my own players and sell of the ones I dont want. I made quite alot of money (In terms of our league!) in transfers out but still opted to sign freebies to save as much as I can. I wont post all the players as some are just not worth it! Instead I will highlight the best two I managed to sign.
Jung Eui-Joon
A centre back, and believe me, he is a pretty good one for this level, he played in the K league so should easily slot into the lower league!
Lee Tao-Woo
I really needed a midfielder who could pass! My other one are really bad so brought him to be a playmaker of the team. Good all round stats and another good signing.
The others were all just slightly better than the players I had so at least we are improving the squad a little and financially the club is fine with aroud £700k pounds in the bank balance!
My aims for next season are to finish better that we did this season, playoffs are possible but the league is so close it might be difficult but a good run and who knows! My scout is really helping me filter out the better players, so I can make the final judgement on them.
Thats it! Hoping for a good season!
Sears
10 декабря, 2010 at 21:39
Hey Ana,
it’s always tough adapting to new surroundings, especially a league you’ve never played in before. I brought 14 new players and used a 4-1-2-1-2 tactic. I jumped from 5th spot to 2nd and secured a play off spot. Beat the team that finished top 2-1 and set up a final with Kookmin Bank, but after drawing 3-3 at home I lost the 2nd leg 4-2 on penalties. It’s a great experience, even though it’s a difficult challenge. You signed some good players, might take a look at them myself. Try have a look at the following players, they performed well for me:
Kim Kwang-Sun
Yoo Wook-Jin
Chun Dae-Hwan
Han Jong-Song
Jung Min-Moo
Lee Young-Hoon
Hwang Kyoo-Hwan
Song Ha-Jin
Good luck Ana!
Ana Garcia
11 декабря, 2010 at 17:44
Ha! Thanks Sears!
But just completed my second season, probably should have read this first!!
Its nice to have someone doing this with me, we can help each other! ;)
I have created a really nice 4-4-2 with wingers, and without wanting to spoil my next update its working very well. All I need is a good striker, got my scouts out hunting!
LoL! :D
Darren Smith
10 декабря, 2010 at 22:06
Hey Ana, Im really liking this challenge, its by far the biggest I’ve come across. This season should just be used as a learning experience for a promotion push the following. However, a great run of form could move you up the table. Keep it up Ana!
Ana Garcia
11 декабря, 2010 at 17:51
Thanks Darren,
Yeah learning is the right word! But already I have found that this league is very difficult everyone is so evenly matched.
Hopefully we can push for promotion I forgot to mention that you cant win promotion in the first season due to an error in game, so just aswell I wasnt there :)
Johnny Karp
11 декабря, 2010 at 10:25
I had a quick look at the table and I can say that I found a new favourite team: Hallelujah! That’s by far the funniest team name I’ve seen! :) Now seriously, it’s a huge challenge especially because I would find it nearly impossible to remember the player names! All of them are either Kim or Lee or Park or something like that :)
Ana Garcia
11 декабря, 2010 at 17:53
Ha! Same here!
Great name for a team! They were the first team I played too!
Agreed I have to write the names down so I dont get mixed up, LoL!
Herman
11 декабря, 2010 at 12:59
I think you’ve done well surrounded by a bunch of strangers :P hopefully next season you can secure that playoff spot. good luck!
Ana Garcia
11 декабря, 2010 at 17:56
Thanks Herman! :)
I am getting to know my team a little now, which helps!
My goal will be the playoffs, but only one team can go up so will be very difficult!
Laxeyman
11 декабря, 2010 at 13:06
Hi Ana, a good half season for you, and with your new signings you should be able to improve on that finish this season, hopefully you can get into the play offs. Good luck!
Ana Garcia
11 декабря, 2010 at 17:59
Thanks Laxeyman!
The players were found by my scout, which is a massive help!
I find that I need to build up a strong set off scouts, as they are so helpful in finding players!
pickard77
13 декабря, 2010 at 11:09
Ana,
What key attributes does your scout(s) have. The one that I have on Maritzburg United save is useless.
Regards
Pickard77
Ana Garcia
13 декабря, 2010 at 16:28
Hi Pickard,
Well its tough to find any decent scouts but I usually try to get one scout with high judging current ability and one with high judging potential ability.
Hopefully you can find one who has good stats (15+) if not one in each, for example I have a scout who had judging current at 5 and potential at 14 so I make him scout players under the age of 24.
The other has judging current as 16 and potential as 7 so I get him to scout players of 24 and over.