Jumping in to the world of a journeyman was a new experience and one that at times didn’t sit easily with me. Much as the annoying player who is too big for his boots, I planned on treating Lokomotiva Kosice as a stepping stone to bigger and better things. As a result I didn’t feel the need to invest in youth or put anything in place for the longer term (sounds like the Mourinho approach!) and instead focused on the short term.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Christmas? Balls to that retail induced horror show, I’m talking about the annual Football Manager release.
In years gone by I’ve ended up with over elaborate ‘reveals’ with teams whittled down from 10+ the final pick. This year I’ve been missing inspiration to the point where I’m penning this piece with no clue where I’ll end up plying my trade.
What I do know is that the lack of desire to start an empire is leading me down a different path. In years gone by I’ve had saves from the lower reaches of France, Germany, Italy and Spain that have all culminated in top flight football and in three of the four titles and elite competition. Failed attempts at the same challenge in smaller leagues rules that plan out, so I am trying something different (for me) and giving a journeyman save a try.
Only once in the last six years of FM have I left a club to move to another. As in real life, I tend to fall in love easily and don’t like to leave. I’ll be breaking out of my comfort zone and experiencing more clubs than Geordie Shore on tour.
The plan is to wind up with a big job in a big league, but for the first time I’ll work my way up to it rather than start with said club or turn a David in to a Goliath.
I don’t want to start in England and also want to give the aforementioned league a miss. I’ve also been to Sweden and Belgium recently so they are out.
With that in mind, my bags are packed and I’m off to FC Lokomotiva Kosice in deepest, darkest…….let me check…….yep, Slovakia.
The plan? Win games, build my rep and move on. Add leagues, play in Europe, build my rep and move on. Will it work? God knows! I’ll give it a damn good try though.
Thanks for reading. Poďme to urobiť as they said in Kosice
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