Upset Leader
Part 16 | Yanbian FC | 延边足球俱乐部 | 연변축구 | FM23 Hardcore Mode
Domination
Well, we dominated again, this time winning 6-0 in front of a crowd of less than 400.
I’m not quite sure how the finances in this division work. You’d think that most of these clubs would need actual fans to show a profit. Anyway, whatever.
Huang Bowen was our best player. The media still think that he’s heading out the door, though I doubt it. He’s played well, and will continue to start as long as he keeps playing like this. Kim Yong-Il, on the other hand, is turning into a bench warmer.
Huang Bowen received a bonus for hitting his 10th league goal this season. Chairman Guo gave him a check for 620,000 RMB. It means nothing to Chairman Guo, of course. I hope it means something to Huang Bowen. We really could use him kicking around the place.
Drama
No, this isn’t about my wife and Lee Jin-Yong. He’s going to be out for a few more days; those stories can wait.
This time it’s about Ye Jie, who is upset that he’s no longer a star.
Ye Jie has been starting regularly, but is clearly not good enough to start every match for us.
I tried to get Fan Xiang to calm him down, but Ye Jie wouldn’t hear any of it.
Ye Jie asked me what the problem was. I tried to tell him that he’s a bit older than the other players, that he doesn’t quite have the same potential, and that we need him more for leadership than for his playing ability.
That got him upset, of course. He told me that he wants to play more often, and threatened a move to Hong Kong if I didn’t comply.
There wasn’t much more I could do than reiterate what I had just told him.
Surprisingly, it worked. He calmed down and apologized.
We’ll see how long this lasts, however. It’s not good for us to have players in leadership positions who are not likely to play. We’ve got far too many players who expect to be stars anyway. I need to sit down one of these days and actually sort that stuff out.
Maybe I’ll do it later.
Wu Ping
Well, we did it. We signed Wu Ping to a new contract.
It’s for 50,000 RMB per week, which is kind of high for somebody who is only 15 years old and has no self confidence.
I’ve also moved him up to the first team, and am trying to find a suitable mentorship group for him. If he’s going to stay at the club, we might as well figure out a way to cheer him up a bit.
The fans can see his talent, of course. They just don’t know what he’s really like.
Beijing Baxy
Beijing Baxy are going to be our next victims.
Beijing Baxy are as semi-professional side with no money and no talent. If we don’t win this match, we are really in serious trouble.
The papers are playing this up as the match of the day, which is hilarious. We should score at least 7.