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Thanks for reading and commenting, guys. If I can get through the snow today, I might be able to play some more...

Halftime in the league, and we’re sitting 7:th. Not a place I’d like to stay in for a long time. The two last games saw us dominate the opposition totally without being able to turn it into goals. To lose theses games (0-1 and 1-2) despite a 65-70% possession and around 15-5 in goal attempts is just painful.
Still it’s only 7 points up to the top in this extremely tight league, and 18 matches to go.

Thanks Zan and Dan, I had Sand on trial for 2 weeks and he managed to get injured for 5-6 months his first day at the club. But I’m more than happy with my new man!


Transfers

As you can see a lot of players leaving the club. I would have like to keep Boya but his wage demands was ridiculous.

Here are my new players
One of two new centre backs. Teufl (doesn’t that mean the Devil in German?) will be a starter together with Tipuric.


Another solid defender who get quite a lot of playing time.


This Hungarian international will rotate with Zwischenbrugger and Salomon in the middle.


I’m very happy with my new striker. Hajduk is a quick poacher with good finishing ability.

I have decided to follow the DanW19 / Shedender challenge, to manage my way through Europe in alphabetic order. My plan is to make at least one update at the end of each season.

Trophy Cabinet

Austria
Erste Liga (SC Austria Lustenau, 2013/2014)
tipp3-Bundesliga (FC Red Bull Salzburg, 2015/2016)
ÖFB-Cup (FC Red Bull Salzburg, 2015/2016)

Belarus
Persha Liga (Khimik Svetlogorsk, 2018/2019)



So, first stop: Austria!

SC Austria Lustenau

After having holidayed until March 2013, I took over underachieving Austria Lustenau who found themselves in 9th position after 21 matches. I managed to get the team up to a decent 6th.



I’m not really happy about how we play; I can’t seem to find any consistency. Hope fully that will come next season. I think we need to strengthen the squad with one or two central defenders, one central midfielder and one striker.

A win or two to boost the morale in the sqaud, and you will be a serious challenger for the title.

Great start! Looks like you will challenge for the title this time as well.
What tactics do you play? I feel that I'm messing about a bit too much, I had a nice 3-6-1 tactic I used managaing in Chile (where it seems to be mandatory to play with 3 defenders), but didn't really fit my team in Austria - so I went for a 4-4-2 with wingers. But I can't really feel any stability.

Ouch. Well, at least you know how to win the league, you just have to do it again...

As I wrote in Dan's thread, this is a great challenge that I'm giving a go.
Good luck in this, the first real season for you!

Great challenge this, Dan and Shedender! I have started one as well, we'll see how that develops if I start a career thread here or not. You're doing great, both winning the league, and now flying high in the top league!

I actually got the same team as you. However I took over after the transfer window so I have to stick with the team I've got. They are still pretty decent.

What happened in Berlin yeasterday? Was that for real, or did I dream it?