Moderators VyKing Posted April 6 Author Moderators Posted April 6 September '29 A very strong September ending with a 6-1 win over the league leaders to close the gap to 7 games with 6 to go, Semi Finals of the J League Cup vs Urawa gets October under way with 2 league games to close the month. We're still involved in the title race but we need Kyoto to start slipping up and us to keep winning for that to happen. Quote
Moderators VyKing Posted April 6 Author Moderators Posted April 6 October '29 An unbeaten October in which we book our plance in the final vs Shimizu S-Pulse, who we take on in the league straight after. 4 games remaining, still a 7 point gap between ourselves and 1st place and a 9 point gap between ourselves and 3rd place. 1 more win and we qualify for next seasons AFC Champions League. Quote
Moderators VyKing Posted April 6 Author Moderators Posted April 6 Kashima 2 - 1 Shimizu Despite going behind in the 38th minute, Ikeda stepped up in the 2nd half and slotted the ball into the bottom corner after a fantastic build up. Hashimoto was in the squad due to injuries, came on in Extra Time due to a poor performance up top from Shimizu. It was a roll of the dice and a roll that worked out with a nicely placed header past the keeper to make the score 2-1 on his debut. Quote
Moderators Johno Posted April 7 Moderators Posted April 7 Congrats on winning the Levain cup What is next for you? Stick with them? Quote
Moderators VyKing Posted April 7 Author Moderators Posted April 7 On 07/04/2025 at 10:42, Johno said: Congrats on winning the Levain cup What is next for you? Stick with them? Expand I think I can make them into an AFC Champions League winning team unless I get offered a job at one of the top teams. Once we win that I'll be moving to Mexico/USA Quote
Moderators VyKing Posted April 7 Author Moderators Posted April 7 On 01/04/2025 at 20:21, VyKing said: The aim going into the next season is as follows A) Strengthen at the back and have strength in depth B) Consolidate our league position and ensure we stay up C) Strengthen ourselves financially D) Carry on concentrating on youth Expand End of Season 2029 Lets have a look at our goals for this season. A) We improved our depth but we performed poorly in defence - Still ongoing B) Finished 2nd with the highest total points without winning the title. - Passed C) Our finances struggled this season with us losing money. I put this down to being out of the Champions League losing on average 500k per month. - Still ongoing D) We need to improve on C before we can invest in our youth infrastructure. Ongoing. We are signing young talented players to carry us for years to come and hopefully turn an investment on the players. Very happy with the outcome of the season being predicted to finish 11th coming in 2nd and winning one of the domestic cups. I don't feel like we need to purchase many players during the offseason despite many players having suitors. Next season will be our first attempt of the AFC Champions League, can we repeat history? 1 Quote
Moderators VyKing Posted April 8 Author Moderators Posted April 8 2030 Season Review The media see me as a midtable team again this season, which is the aim this season while we compete in the AFC Champions League which starts in August. Transfers out Transfers In With only 1 in through the door so far we look at bringing in youth from the academy to step up and replace the out going. 1 Quote
Moderators VyKing Posted April 8 Author Moderators Posted April 8 Feb '30 2 wins 2 loses after a change in formation, wanting more attacking prowess we've changed to a 4-1-3-2 formation probably should have done that beginning of pre season but I believe the lads can adapt with the signing of Kamekawa as the Engache role. With Rodrigo being injured Massafera has moved into 1 of the 3 AM roles. Matsumura is training to become a AM instead of a winger scoring in his first outing in his new position. Quote
Moderators VyKing Posted April 8 Author Moderators Posted April 8 March '30 March was a much promising month with the only loss coming to last seasons champions. March also see's us bring in Angel Lujan on loan from River Plate for 300k to help with the strike force and the current tactic I also forgot to mention we moved into a new stadium at the start of the season Zico Park aptly named after Kashima and Brazilian legend Zico. Quote
Moderators VyKing Posted April 9 Author Moderators Posted April 9 April '30 April was the month of goals, 3 wins 2 losses and a goalless draw then more goals against Vissel in the league and a demolishing victory in the J.League cup ensured progress. We're still in the top 4 which currently puts us in the 2031 AFC Champions League, with the 2030 Champions league not starting til August. Quote
Moderators Johno Posted April 9 Moderators Posted April 9 Interesting tactical you have come up with Not bad results with this one. 1 Quote
Moderators VyKing Posted April 9 Author Moderators Posted April 9 May '30 May seemed to last forever, but we didn't mind as we went unbeaten in the league and progressed to the Quarter Finals in our defence of the J.League cup. The players seem to like this tactic with 28 goals scored and 14 conceded in the month. Lujan has taken to the team like a duck to water with his performances. 5 points off top with a game in hand and Tokyo Verdy coming up. June is going to be an interesting month with the start of the Champions League nearly upon us we are hitting all the right notes. Kind of feels like the Double winning season I had with Hungry Lions, but we're not getting carried away. I am starting to write a shortlist of teams I want to manage in the MLS and Mexico the first to come available will be the one I apply for when I have won the AFC Champions League but I will share that list when the time is right. Quote
Moderators VyKing Posted April 10 Author Moderators Posted April 10 June '30 A short month with a visit from Celtic in which we held our own even with 10 men. Unbeaten in the league puts us top of the league with a game in hand going into the second half of the season. July see's 1 game in the league and a friendly vs Eintracht Frankfurt. Disappointment in the Emperors cup for 2 seasons in a row thanks to an extra time loss to Thespakusatsu Gunma from J2 League. Quote
Moderators VyKing Posted April 10 Author Moderators Posted April 10 July '30 Another win keeping the run going and a strong performance in a friendly vs Eintracht Frankfurt gives us a huge boost going forward. Quote
Moderators VyKing Posted April 12 Author Moderators Posted April 12 August '21 The Champions League group has been drawn with a trip to Beijing Guoan of China, Hong Kongs Kitchee Sports Club and South Korean and 3 times AFC Champions League winners Ulsan HD. A tough group stage but one I'm comfortable of overcoming. August was a very tough month with only 1 league win, but still staying top of the table. Injuries and the transfer window making a big impact on performances. Players leaving during the summer window include Ikeda for 7.5mill Players incoming include 2 DM's for squad depth and Shimizu as a striker to slowly introduce for when Lujan's loan ends Quote
Moderators VyKing Posted April 12 Author Moderators Posted April 12 September '30 A bounce back month, with the exception of FC Tokyo. We also smashed the amount of goals scored in a season record with still 6 games to go. Our first game back in the AFC Champions League was a lovely 6-0 win with Beijing next up in the group phase. Our front 2 both have 18 goals in the league this tactic is goal hungry. Lujan is interested in a permanent move which I may look into at the end of the season. Quote
Moderators VyKing Posted April 12 Author Moderators Posted April 12 Youth Intake Arima being the best of the bunch, a lot of work needed to be done if he is to reach potential Quote
Moderators VyKing Posted April 12 Author Moderators Posted April 12 October '30 Another productive month aside from the humiliation from a strong Ulsan, we underestimated them at their ground. 6 points clear at the top of the table with 4 games to go and another J.League cup Final coming up. We need to start taking our performances to the big clubs in our group as only the top 3 best placed 2nd placed teams go through in the group stages after 1st place. Quote
Moderators VyKing Posted April 12 Author Moderators Posted April 12 November '30 Winning back to back J.League cups and now J1 League Champions to add to the growing trophy collection. The loss to Beijing makes qualifying from the group that bit more difficult. 3 players with 30+ G/A this season with an honorable mention to Takahashi with his 24 assists Quote
Moderators VyKing Posted April 13 Author Moderators Posted April 13 December '30 We needed 2 big results and we failed to keep hold of a lead vs Ulsan that see's us finish 2nd but it wasn't enough to qualify for the next round. Which leaves 2 options. Take charge of a team that does progress if a role comes up or we carry on with Antlers and try again next season. The Koreans where too strong for us this year Quote
Moderators VyKing Posted April 13 Author Moderators Posted April 13 Shanghai Port Football Club (Chinese: 上海海港足球俱乐部; pinyin: Shànghǎi Hǎigǎng Zúqiú Jùlèbù), previously Shanghai SIPG (Chinese: 上海上港; pinyin: Shànghǎi Shànggǎng), is a Chinese professional football club based in Shanghai, that competes in the Chinese Super League, the top tier of Chinese football. Shanghai Port plays its home matches at the Pudong Football Stadium, located within Pudong. Their owners are the Chinese group Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG). The club was founded on 25 December 2005 as Shanghai East Asia Football Club by former Chinese international footballer Xu Genbao. The club used graduates from the Genbao Football Base, a football academy also founded by Xu, to form their first team as they made their debut in the third tier of China's football league pyramid in the 2006 league season. They made it to the top tier and finished as league champions for the first time in the 2018 Chinese Super League season, before winning two more consecutive titles in 2023 and 2024. According to a Forbes report from 2015, Shanghai Port was the third-most valuable football club in China, with a club value of $159 million and an estimated revenue of $37 million.[2] According to the annual report of the parent company, the club had a revenue of CN¥565.7 million in 2015, as well as a net loss of CN¥41.5 million, total assets of CN¥286.8 million, and net assets of CN¥59.7 million.[3] Quote
Moderators VyKing Posted April 16 Author Moderators Posted April 16 Pre-Season 2031 Going into the season as favourites for the league title with the signings made taken into account, This instantly puts the pressure on to succeed from the off. Instantly decided DM was a position that needed strengthening so straight to Antlers to bring in Hori, then to River Plate to reunite with Lujan. This was a no brainer my next target is to remove the FGN players that are already in the team and replace with younger players from other countries and hopefully young Chinese players from the academy or around the league. This means spending the 100mill we have in the summer window to strengthen ourselves for the Champions League. The goal this season is be competitive in the champions league. Quote
Moderators VyKing Posted April 17 Author Moderators Posted April 17 April '31 A strong start to the campaign conceding 1 goal the entire month. Work is underway to bring in players in the summer window and to remove players too. Quote
Moderators VyKing Posted April 17 Author Moderators Posted April 17 May '31 Another month another 100% record with a gap growing at the top of the table. June see's some tough games coming up. We have 5 maybe 6 signings coming in 1st August to help strengthen the team lets look at the 5 confirmed 1. Estevao - 3.6M. Didn't work out at Chelsea and he found his way back to Brazil. This is a player I believe still has talent and has age on his side at only 24. 2. Ante Senic. 2.4 Mill a 20 year old Croatian striker to replace Ivan who is leaving in July for 11mill. Very promising forward with the attributes to be an instant impact. 3. Ryosuke Sakai. 4.2M another striker that can play in behind the strikers 21 years old coming in from Kyoto Sanga. 4. Ruan Zhizhong. 1.8mill from Changchun Yatai a left back of Chinese nationality to help with the home grown quota. Instant starter to help with the Champions League. 5. Zhang Mingtao. 2.5M one for the future 19yr old China u21 centre back. coming from Beiging Guoan. Quote
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