Local Cup
Part 5 | Ingolstadt 04 | FM23 Hardcore Mode
Deutscher Pokal
Our match against Union Berlin was a huge letdown.
We started out well, but gave up a goal in the 27th minute on a deflection. Berlin struck again less than 10 minutes later, and we were in the unfamiliar position of being 2-0 down.
Lino was absolutely distraught after the game, especially about that second one. He thought he had a handle on it, but the ball wound up being deflected. I did all I could to reassure him.
We did get one back, though. Benjamin Hemcke, our new 19-year-old midfielder, provided a goal in the 37th minute that gave us at least some hope.
That was all she wrote, though. The 2-1 defeat put us out of the running for the Deutscher Pokal.
I guess nobody expected us to do much anyway. It still hurts, though. You want to win whenever you have the chance.
Tactics
After reading about how isolated Hawkins was from the rest of the squad, I decided to move the striker back a bit more. We’re going to play with a false nine up front for our next match, and will see how it goes.
More Inbound Players
We had two new players come in during the short interlude before our next match.
The first, Alysson, is a 19-year-old Brazilian center back who is more a depth option for us than a serious player for the future. I believe that we need a few more bodies in the back, and he’s probably as good as we can expect at this level.
The second is Darly N’landu, a 22-year-old French midfielder who should give us a bit more depth in the midfield. Our Director of Football found him, and I thought he seemed like a solid choice.
Bayrischer Pokal
We’re playing away against Wasserburg for the Bayrischer Pokal, one of the many local German cups.
Everybody expects a win. I hope that we can score some goals for a change. We’ll keep our focus on maintaining possession, but we’ll also see what we can do to get a few more goals out of these boys.