The Perfectionist - From A to W, 51 Nations and centuries of management

[Makoto Nakamura]

So where to next then? Got your eyes on any club in particular

Belarus' 2nd division would be the next port of call, the only 2 clubs with Insecure managers are Lida who are in 2nd out of 16 and Volna who are 15th out of 16.

[rancer890]

Well done on finishing up A!

When are you going to stay at a club to try and win a Champions League, E/G/H/I/S?

[Makoto Nakamura]

Well done on finishing up A!

When are you going to stay at a club to try and win a Champions League, E/G/H/I/S?

Thanks rancer I don't have a set letter for what country I want to win a champions league with, if I feel like I have built a squad good enough for the champions league then I will stay to win it, it will most likely be in the biggest countries though.

[Makoto Nakamura]

[Makoto Nakamura]

Smolevichi-STI

The team was founded in 2009 as Vigvam Smolevichi. The same year they debuted in the Minsk Voblast championship. In 2010 they joined Belarusian Second League. They were renamed to Smolevichi in 2011 and to the current name Smolevichi-STI in 2012. After winning the 2012 Second League season, the team will make its debut in the First League in 2013.

So the club are underperforming and we're expected to finish at least mid-table.

Squad:

Key Players:

[Makoto Nakamura]

July 2021

It's not been a glowing start to life in Belarus, for some reason our better players can't be registered so it's proving to be a hindrance for now.

[Makoto Nakamura]

The Curious Case of Anthony Bailey

[Makoto Nakamura]

August 2021

A slight up-turn in form sees us rise up to 11th, we even managed to hold leaders Vitebsk to a 1-1 draw!

[egesagin]

What's curious about Benjamin? His price?

[Makoto Nakamura]

What's curious about Benjamin? His price?

And the fact that I don't think he's spent more than a season and a half at the same club.

[Makoto Nakamura]

September 2021

Belarus isn't working as the script said, 3 losses from 4 and we stick in 12th, which is where they finished last season, I don't know where they got the expectation of mid-table from!

[Makoto Nakamura]

October 2021

Another brief turn in form, we're still in 12th though and there's just 2 games left of the season.

[Makoto Nakamura]

Well then, after just 121 days I've been sacked.

Season  |         Club          |   Nation   |            League          |   Position  | Other  
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2014    |       Temperley       | Argentina  | Argentine 2nd Division     | 3rd Group B | Promoted 
2015    |       Temperley       | Argentina  | Argentine Premier Division |     3rd     | Cup & Super Cup Winners!
2016    |       Temperley       | Argentina  | Argentine Premier Division |     1st     | League & Copa Libertadores Winners!
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2017/18 |   Melbourne Victory   | Australia  | Hyundai A-League           |     1st     | FFA Cup, League & Grand Final Winners
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2018/19 | Admira Wacker Modling | Austria    | Sky Go Erste Liga          |     1st     | Promoted
2019/20 | Admira Wacker Modling | Austria    | tipico-Bundesliga          |     2nd*    | Left November 26th
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2019/20 |   Red Bull Salzburg   | Austria    | tipico-Bundesliga          |     2nd     | Joined November 26th, Europa League Winners!
2020/21 |   Red Bull Salzburg   | Austria    | tipico-Bundesliga          |     1st     | League & Cup double!
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2021    |    Smolevichi-STI     | Belarus    | Persha Liga                |    12th     | Joined 4th July, Sacked 2nd November

[egesagin]

Sad times..

[Makoto Nakamura]

The team was founded in 1951 as Trud Orsha. The club renamed to ZShM in 1959 and then to FC Mashinostroitel Orsha in 1960 and renamed to FC Start Orsha in 1965. Since its foundation and until the dissolution of Soviet Union the team was playing in Belarusian SSR league. In 1992 the team was renamed to Legmash Orsha and joined newly created Belarusian Second League. In 1994 the team was renamed to Maxim-Legmash Orsha due to sponsorship. After successful 1995 season Maxim-Legmash was promoted the First League. Before the start of 1996 season the 'Legmash' part of the name was dropped due Legmash plant withdwal from team support and the team spent one season as Maxim-Orsha before being renamed again into FC Orsha in 1997. At the end of 2001 Orsha withdrew to the amateur level (Vitebsk Voblast championship) due to financial troubles.

The team returned in 2004, once again joining the Second League. The first post-return season was quite successful and Orsha was promoted to the First League for 2005 season, but they quickly relegated back and since 2006 onwards they've been playing in the Second League. In 2006 the team was known as Orsha-BelAutoService.

Key Players:

3 days after I get sacked and I get a new job, with a club higher in the table

[ZimmermanPT]

How weird must be a manager that won the Europa League 2 years before, to manage a team in the belarus second division.

[Makoto Nakamura]

How weird must be a manager that won the Europa League 2 years before, to manage a team in the belarus second division.

And to get sacked from a club in the Belarusian Second Division

[Makoto Nakamura]

End of Season 2021

There's really not much point in a proper update as I've only managed for the final 2 games of the season...

2 games, 2 wins and we go up from 6th to 4th.

Season  |         Club          |   Nation   |            League          |   Position  | Other  
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2014    |       Temperley       | Argentina  | Argentine 2nd Division     | 3rd Group B | Promoted 
2015    |       Temperley       | Argentina  | Argentine Premier Division |     3rd     | Cup & Super Cup Winners!
2016    |       Temperley       | Argentina  | Argentine Premier Division |     1st     | League & Copa Libertadores Winners!
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2017/18 |   Melbourne Victory   | Australia  | Hyundai A-League           |     1st     | FFA Cup, League & Grand Final Winners
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2018/19 | Admira Wacker Modling | Austria    | Sky Go Erste Liga          |     1st     | Promoted
2019/20 | Admira Wacker Modling | Austria    | tipico-Bundesliga          |     2nd*    | Left November 26th
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2019/20 |   Red Bull Salzburg   | Austria    | tipico-Bundesliga          |     2nd     | Joined November 26th, Europa League Winners!
2020/21 |   Red Bull Salzburg   | Austria    | tipico-Bundesliga          |     1st     | League & Cup double!
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2021    |    Smolevichi-STI     | Belarus    | Persha Liga                |    12th     | Joined 4th July, Sacked 2nd November
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2021    |        Orsha          | Belarus    | Persha Liga                |     4th     | Joined 5th November

[deltablue]

Very surprising seeing a 'supermanager' like you getting sacked.

[Makoto Nakamura]

Very surprising seeing a 'supermanager' like you getting sacked.

I think I should have been given more time, but it's led to going to a better club.

[Makoto Nakamura]

Top of the leaderboard!

[Makoto Nakamura]

Very nice pal but Belarus is my thing so please try to finish up as quickly as possible

I shall try Zhlobin have just gotten promoted into the league so I shall see how they do

[Makoto Nakamura]

2022 Pre-Season

Not exactly what I was hoping for, we're not very well motivated for the new season.

Transfers In:

I've tried to strengthen the depth of the squad and I believe I have.

Key Transfers:

Transfers Out:

Valeriy was actually valued at £625 so it was an amazing deal which could rise up to £975K plus we get 25% of the next transfer.

[Makoto Nakamura]

April 2022

And we have morale! A great start to the season sees us top already after 4 great, easy wins!

[Makoto Nakamura]

Well this is annoying...I'm getting a crash dump at least once a month and this most recent one is after a 6-1 away win to ****sk >_<.

[Makoto Nakamura]

May 2022

A more mixed month, Duriloponte will be pleased know that we only managed a draw against Zhlobin but we managed a massive 5-0 thumping of ****sk to finish the month off.

[Makoto Nakamura]

June 2022

Just the 2 league games and a good cup game this month, very disappointed to have lost against Dnepr Mogilev as it has pushed us down to 3rd and left them as the only unbeaten team going into the second 3rd of the season.

[Makoto Nakamura]

July 2022

An amazing month that started well and just got better and better! Highlights being the 7-1 cup win and 5-1 victory over my former side However we're still only good enough for 2nd and have a nice 9 point gap between us and 3rd placed Rechitsa.

[Rikulec]

Serves Smolevichi right for sacking you!

[Makoto Nakamura]

Serves Smolevichi right for sacking you!

Indeed it does!

[Makoto Nakamura]

August 2022

More magic has been given to us! We're now 5 points clear in the league and 12 points ahead of 3rd, in the cup we secured a massive upset as we demolished Dinamo Minsk 5-1!

[Makoto Nakamura]

September 2022

The unbeaten run enters it's 4th month as the last team we lost too was Dnepr Mogilev, and who do we face next? Dnepr Mogilev. A great plus is that we have also guaranteed our promotion into the Vysshaya Liga next season!

[Tiergarten]

Great to see Belarus is working out well after the rough start!

[Deisler26]

Congrats on the promotion!

[Makoto Nakamura]

Great to see Belarus is working out well after the rough start!

I'm having a much better time with Orsha than I ever had with Smolevichi! There's been no squad revolt

Congrats on the promotion!

Thanks Deisler

[Makoto Nakamura]

October 2022

Damn you Dnepr....again they've ended our unbeaten run, but we still manage to hold firm at the top and the good news? There's only 2 games left in the season. The bad news? All my goalkeepers are injured and I've played the last 2 games with a greyed-out player in goal.

[Makoto Nakamura]

End of Season 2022

A great season, Dnepr provided us with great competition and finished the season unbeaten, we ended the season perfectly in a goal-frenzy against my old club.

Key Players:

Season  |         Club          |   Nation   |            League          |   Position  | Other  
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2014    |       Temperley       | Argentina  | Argentine 2nd Division     | 3rd Group B | Promoted 
2015    |       Temperley       | Argentina  | Argentine Premier Division |     3rd     | Cup & Super Cup Winners!
2016    |       Temperley       | Argentina  | Argentine Premier Division |     1st     | League & Copa Libertadores Winners!
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2017/18 |   Melbourne Victory   | Australia  | Hyundai A-League           |     1st     | FFA Cup, League & Grand Final Winners
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2018/19 | Admira Wacker Modling | Austria    | Sky Go Erste Liga          |     1st     | Promoted
2019/20 | Admira Wacker Modling | Austria    | tipico-Bundesliga          |     2nd*    | Left November 26th
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2019/20 |   Red Bull Salzburg   | Austria    | tipico-Bundesliga          |     2nd     | Joined November 26th, Europa League Winners!
2020/21 |   Red Bull Salzburg   | Austria    | tipico-Bundesliga          |     1st     | League & Cup double!
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2021    |    Smolevichi-STI     | Belarus    | Persha Liga                |    12th     | Joined 4th July, Sacked 2nd November
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2021    |        Orsha          | Belarus    | Persha Liga                |     4th     | Joined 5th November
2022    |        Orsha          | Belarus    | Persha Liga                |     1st     | Promoted as champions, new points record

[Deisler26]

They deserved the defeat haha

[Makoto Nakamura]

2023 Pre-Season

Pre-Season started badly but as I rebuilt the team we got stronger and stronger and we also now have our first cup final to face!

Transfers:

Key Transfers:

[Makoto Nakamura]

April 2023

An almost unspectacular start to the season, other than we'e had 4 1-1 draws, we're one of 2 teams that are unbeaten and Dnepr have won just 1 game so far!

[rancer890]

Congrats on promotion Makoto. And a solid start for you, at least you're not losing.

[Makoto Nakamura]

Congrats on promotion Makoto. And a solid start for you, at least you're not losing.

Thanks rancer we then went and lost our next 2 games

[Makoto Nakamura]

May 2023

2 big losses followed by 2 big, high scoring wins, we beat BATE and in 2 months we shall be playing in the Europa League!!!

[Bobsled]

Starting to look really good in Belarus after a rough start. The speed of your playing is insane(ly satisfying).

[Rikulec]

Fantastic win in the cup.

[Makoto Nakamura]

Starting to look really good in Belarus after a rough start. The speed of your playing is insane(ly satisfying).

Getting a bit more difficult now though I aim to keep the regularity of the updates like this for as long as I can

Fantastic win in the cup.

Thanks mate

[Makoto Nakamura]

June 2023

An awful month in the league with 2 losses, whereas in the cup we struggled against a lower league side as they took us into extra time before we managed to get a victory.

[HamoudiLFC]

How many games/hours do you play in a day?

[Makoto Nakamura]

How many games/hours do you play in a day?

I have a lot of spare time haha, and I've played 120 hours since the beta came out (don't judge)

[Makoto Nakamura]

July 2023

A great month! we've been hit by goals galore as we have won our last 3 league games 5-4, we've also started a little European run and we face Portadown in the 3rd Qualifying Round.