Getting Away With One
We can't afford too many matches like this.
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Another Victory
We beat Tai’an, but it wasn’t pretty.
We went up 3-0 early, after goals from Zhu Bin, Jacob Dicko Eng, and Pietro Rovaglia.
That was it from our end, however. Tai’an also got one back with a goal from a corner early in the second half, and looked like they might score another one to make it close. Our offense completely broke down, and we looked pretty poor.
It’s a win, but we’ve got problems. I can’t get Luciano Parra to score again, and I’m not quite sure what his problem is. He went from scoring hat tricks every other game to getting basically no chances in any of his matches. I figure the other teams are keying him, but he needs to figure out a plan of action. It’s not going to get any easier from here on out, after all.
We’ve got two more matches left, and then the cup final. I just hope we don’t start screwing it up.
North Korean Drama
The North Korean football press (whatever that actually amounts to be) is calling for Kim Yong-Il to be dropped from the national team due to his lack of games for us.
He’s played okay for us this season. He’s had 7 goals and 5 assists in 15 appearances. It’s not bad, but we’ve got two other strikers with over 30 goals each in just a few more appearances.
I’ve got a feeling that we’re going to look to move Kim Yong-Il on during the offseason. We clearly don’t need him.
The other sad news is that Pak Myong-Song suffered a training injury that will have him out for 3 months. That means that he will miss our upcoming Chinese FA Cup Final match, which is a real downer for me.
Pak Myong-Song is easily our best right back, and is probably the best right back currently playing in China. We’ll win our remaining two league matches without him, but I worry that his absence will kill our chances in the cup final.
Home Finale
We’re hosting Shanxi Longjin in our final home match this time around.
We’re going to win, of course. I just hope we get a good crowd this time.
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