Ice and Snow
Part 28 | Yanbian FC | 延边足球俱乐部 | 연변축구 | FM23 Hardcore Mode | Football Manager 2023
Flipping the Calendar
We’re up to the 24th game of this season, out of 46 total.
We’ve already played against every team in our division once, and are undefeated. I’d say that’s a pretty good start.
We kept it going in our home match against Wuxi Wugou this time around. We wound up with a 2-0 lead after 23 minutes, and just coasted to the end from there.
Song Wenjie scored one penalty and missed a second. The second one really shouldn’t have been a penalty to begn with. It didn’t matter much in the end, though.
Our defense looks great. Wuxi managed only 4 shots all game long, and didn’t seem to ever present a challenge to us.
The offense, meanwhile, was slipping and sliding around on the snow and ice all game long. This might be a long, cold, and dark winter.
Huang Bowen had a particularly bad game, which makes me worry for his future at the club. We’re not going to wait patiently for him to remember how to play. He’s got to start showing up to these games if he stands a chance at staying here.
The Big One
We host Jiangsu FC again. They are in 3rd place, and are a good team.
You’ll remember that we barely beat them last time, 3-2. That was the game that finally convinced me that Wu Ping was not a viable option in goal for us.
We face Jiangsu again at the beginning of January in the Chinese FA Cup. This might turn into a rivalry in the end, especially if they are promoted along with us.
Song Wenjie has the flu and has been sent home. I think we should be good to go otherwise.
I just hope that the boys turn up this time around.