ShaunG95 Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 (edited) Highly decorated, prolific, iconic. A myriad of adjectives not necessarily afforded to professional footballers from Uzbekistan. Enter the fray Maksim Shatskikh, arguably the best Uzbek player of all time and the validated heir to the great Andriy Shevchenko at Dynamo Kiev. Despite never playing in one of Europe's elite leagues, he is the leading scorer alongside Sergiy Rebrov in the Ukrainian top-flight and was the first Asian player to score in the Champions League. Although in the management universe, Shatskikh finds himself managing Paxtakor in Uzbekistan, the likelihood of him getting a top European job appears to be quite slim. As such, the Uzbek decided to reinvent himself and following Wayne Rooney's turgid showing as Birmingham City manager, Shatskikh finds himself managing the Blues. Why Birmingham? A club in complete disarray, despite new ownership expressing their ambition, with a target of a return to Premier League football, they are languishing (at time of writing) in 21st in the Championship. Any stipulations for the save? Abdukodir Khusanov and Abbosbek Fayzullayev are two exciting players. I want any success to be built around them. Ideally, if I am to win a Premier League title with Birmingham, I want at least 3 Uzbek players in the squad. Amirbek Saidov would be the ideal 3rd player to complete the trio. Better yet, if I could start funneling Uzbek players through the youth system, that'd be awesome. Edited April 1 by ShaunG95 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShaunG95 Posted April 1 Author Share Posted April 1 (edited) Season 1 Summary Transfers In Birmingham were busy in the summer anyway, however, that didn't stop me from dabbling in the market. We had a £1m budget and some wiggle room after lowering any proposed bonuses for League and Cup success. Transfers Out We terminated the loans of Cody Drameh, Andre Dozzell, Emanuel Aiwu and Oliver Burke. Realistically because we were overpaying on wage contributions for all of them and there were much better options available either for free or a free/cheap loan. Lineup and Tactic Key Performers League Table Jay Stansfield's final contribution in a Birmingham shirt was a marvelous, scrappy goal. What dreams are made of! Edited April 1 by ShaunG95 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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leicester33 Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 This looks interesting. Will be following when I can. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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