Written by member: Big B 1970
Despite finishing outside of the relegation places in Div 2 last season, it was only because the 3 teams below me had all their games pooled. Now that the divisions have been realigned, its no surprise I find myself back in Division 3 for Season 48 after only a couple of seasons away. Although my team seems to have slipped under the radar in most predictions for promotion, I have to back myself as having a good chance of going straight back up again.
My squad is still very much a work in progress, as poor results last season is still seeing me tinkering about a little bit with the formation and a lot of the starting 11. The goalkeepers are sorted with Thaim being the first choice and Placide as the back up. That should sort me for the season. AGFL legend Sean Raggett is the rock my defence is based on at the moment, but he needs a pacy centre half partner to cover for hi absence of any pace. I tried Acheampong and Doumbia there last season, but both those a really full backs so I may need to start looking on the transfer market for a better fit. I have plenty of fullbacks, all interchangeable, so I need to settle of a preferred pair and probably get rid of a couple of the others.
The defensive midfielders are the highest rated players in the squad, and with Ducrocq, Huseinbasic and Firmino I have some real quality there. I'll be looking to make changes with the attacking midfielders, with only Roberto Alves and De Amorim safe as they seem to play a lot better than their ratings would suggest.
The star player last season was the diminutive striker Fuseini. He's got the pace to burn any defender but also knows how to stick the ball in the net, bagging 37 goals in 22 games last season. I usually play with two up top, and have the teenagers Obi and Tresoldi competing for that second strikers place. I don't need to keep both so I may be cashing in on one of them fairly soon.
