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FC Seoul - 2020

League - Cup - Asian Champions League - Transfers

 

K-League 1 - Found my groove tactically I believe. Gave up attempting to play an AMC and went with 4-1-4-1 DM WIDE with balanced mentality. Looked like a two horse race for much of the season until Ulsan fell off towards the closing stage. Shout out to my former player Gil for smashing the top goalscorer award and keeping Gwangju in K-League 1 for another year. Player of the season was my wonderful box-to-box midfielder Pape Cheikh, a steal at £2.1M.

Cup - Seongnam got their revenge for last seasons final defeat. Wasn't too bothered as focus had to be on League and ACL. 

Asian Champions League - I was the only East Asian representative after the first knockout round and I was pretty confident of winning the thing after dispatching of the very strong Al-Hilal. Unfortunately the team choked at the final hurdle and I'll be staying in Seoul for another year at least.

 

I should be stronger next year as I'll be welcoming Andés Torres into the team, making way for Ju-Ahn who is off for his national service. Also have some top youth players developing, the best being Kim Kyung-Min. The board have invested £25M this season so I really should thank them with an Asian Champions League next year and I can hopefully get a nice South African job directly after.

Season   Team                     League               Cup1           Cup2          Continental    World         Other                Notes
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2018    Gwangju FC                6th                 N/A            N/A            N/A            N/A           N/A                Joined with 4 league games remaining.
2019    Gwangju FC                2nd                 N/A            N/A            N/A            N/A           N/A                Left after 19 league games.
2019    Seoul FC                  7th                 Winner         N/A            N/A            N/A           N/A                Joined after 20 league games. ACL Qualification
2020    Seoul FC                  1st                 4th Round      N/A            Runner-up      N/A           N/A         

 

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Gwangju FC - 2019

I made a fair amount of loans from K-League 1 sides to bolster my team and late in the transfer window added the amazing Lucio Compagnucci on loan from Montreal Impact. Honestly the team I had was very good for the league which made the board goal of avoiding finishing bottom seem strange. I started off pretty well and was leading until results dropped off after gameweek 10. Thanks to the good start and rock bottom board expectations my reputation was good enough to get interviews at higher level clubs and I had a lot of choices. I settled on Seoul. The league table at my point of departure showed the team had a bit of work to do if they were to get promoted, but the manager that replaced me got it done and Gwangju will be going in to K-League next season as champions. 

 

FC Seoul - 2019

League Table Start - League Table End - Cup - Transfers

I had 18 league games remaining when I took over so I was hopeful I could make an impact at the top of the table. I just couldn't find a consistently winning formula though and had to settle for best of the relegation half of the league. The season was saved by a very easy cup run which means I get a chance at AFC glory next year. The star man was striker Bojan Matic, although for next season he is away to Beijing for £700k and Yoo Ju-Ahn taking his place at a cost of £350k. Not only is he a perfect workhorse forward but it will free up an international player slot to be used elsewhere. The best domestic talent are at Jeonbuk and Suwon and they don't seem keen on selling so I will have to be shrewd with the 4 (1 asian) foreign player limit.   

 

Season   Team                     League               Cup1           Cup2          Continental    World         Other                Notes
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2018    Gwangju FC                6th                 N/A            N/A            N/A            N/A           N/A                Joined with 4 league games remaining.
2019    Gwangju FC                2nd                 N/A            N/A            N/A            N/A           N/A                Left after 19 league games.
2019    Seoul FC                  7th                 Winner         N/A            N/A            N/A           N/A                Joined after 20 league games. ACL Qualification

 

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Czech Republic produce some fantastic newgens, that would be my suggestion.

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Gwangju FC - 2018

Short update as there wasn't much to this season. My manager joined Gwanju with 4 games to go with a slight chance of reaching the playoffs, however an away defeat to Busan meant I finished the season with a 3-1 record and no gain on posistion.

Star player by some distance is Gil

 

Start League Table - End League Table

 

Two strong teams in Jeju and Pohang have been relegated to K-League 2 so it might be tough going for me next season to get promotion. I don't plan on staying with Gwanju for long however, I just want to do enough to gain a reputation and join a team that has the funds to compete for a continental cup.

 

Season   Team                     League               Cup1           Cup2          Continental    World         Other                Notes
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2018    Gwangju FC                6th                 N/A            N/A            N/A            N/A           N/A                Joined with 4 league games remaining.

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Starting off by putting all available points into adaptability to maximise chance of foreign job offers. Meet Joe Parker

Didn't take long to get the job at FC Anyang, who aren't doing particularly well in K-League 2. This season is obviously a write-off, so it gives me the chance to experiment and see what works.

 

EDIT: Scrapping this attempt. Home and away kits for this team are swapped on 3D pitch, which is really annoying.

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German third tier in.

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Makes the game world a little more dynamic. I like seeing teams more populated outside of the nation I'm managing in. It also helps with difficulty of European games when you play against non-grey players.