Greetings from a hot and sunny Toronto and welcome back to my SV Wehen story. This report will be a little briefer than normal but the next one will be back to the usual «match highlights’ style.
The season kicked off in July with two games and by the time we had reached the end of August eight had been played altogether including a German Cup tie. Our opening two games were absolutely abysmal and my 4-2-3-1 formation that looked so promising in pre-season was torn apart by the opposition.
The first match against Sandhausen we were lucky to escape with a draw but the following game versus Unterhaching we were ripped to shreds and rarely got in the opponents half. Here are the scores…
I wasn’t happy at all and after careful consideration changed the tactic back to a 4-4-2 for the cup tie against second division Duisburg. It was a much better performance and we won by a single goal from forward Damjanovic.
That victory seemed to spark a fire under the players and we went on to score eleven goals in the next three games with Marcel Ziemer set as a ‘poacher» finding himself on the scoresheet each time. We ended the month with two comfortable 1-0 victories which now propels us into second place behind Sandhausen.
Results:
Third Division Table
The top two teams get automatically promoted and the third place team goes into a promotion play off against the 16th place team from the second division. There are only 18 teams in Division Two.
As mentioned previously Marcel Zeimer featured strongly this month so here’s his profile for your review and feedback.
On the scouting side of things (remember my rules in the first post) I now have a full complement of staff as allowed by the Board and so as well as Germany all the «border» countries are covered as well.
Here’s next month fixtures which includes a home cup tie against First Division Hertha BSC
Thanks for reading and I hope you all enjoy The World Cup Final!
Sears
11 июля, 2010 at 13:41
@Kevin, after that horrendous start with that 4-0 loss, your team have improved hughly. You changed the tactic and the new 4-4-2 seems to suit your team better. You havn’t conceded much since that second game and if you continue these excellent performances I really think you can get promoted. Well done. Goodluck.
Martin
11 июля, 2010 at 14:01
A Fairly Bad Start, But BAM! You Started To Rip Up The League And You Seem To Be Coping Well With The Rules. The New Guy Looks Good Too!
Lye
11 июля, 2010 at 15:30
Hi Kevin, after a dreadful start, that was a good reaction from the players. Things are looking good at the moment and hopefully you can have a great season ahead of you.
ravenie
11 июля, 2010 at 18:07
Despite some early worries, the team have picked themselves up well and could potentially become promoted.
Johnny Karp
11 июля, 2010 at 18:28
Well done Kevin, that’s a very good start! That striker seems to be a Miroslav Klose «clone», he surely has the ability to score lots of goals. Best of luck for the rest of the season!
Laxeyman
11 июля, 2010 at 18:28
Hi Kevin, it seems that the switch back to 4-4-2 has worked wonders after that dreadful start. I think you’ve got a good chance of promotion this season, and good luck against Hertha BSC, that will be a massive game for the club.
Kevin Mayo
13 июля, 2010 at 00:12
Hi Sears
Yes, i’m happt with the big turnaround and I’m gald I nade that tactical change
@ Martin, the results are pleasing so i hope I can keep it up
@ Lye, yes it was an awful start but I have a smile on my face now. hope it stays there!!
@ Ravenie, the board is expecting promotion so hopefully I can keep churning out these types of results
@ Johnny, Marcel Zeimer really seems to have an eye for goal and could be the key player for the season
@ Laxeyman, I’m looking forward to that Hertha BSC game and hopefully this tactical change will hold up
Andries
13 июля, 2010 at 09:42
Kevin,
My congratulations on your tactical-change after those 2 bad results. A very good job indeed. I also want to thank you for the tips you gave me in the previous story, it really worked! I started a new game with Luton Town yesterday and made a straight-up 4-4-2 tactic, dynamic and counter-attack. I had some great results, i’m very happy with the prospect of this game. Thank you, once again. Good Luck with the Herta BSC-Clash!
greets, Andries
Kevin Mayo
13 июля, 2010 at 09:49
Hi Andries
Glad that I could be of assistance to you and good luck with Luton!