Hello guys,
My first season back in the 1st league of India has been a hard one, but that was expected. I didn't have the players to compete for higher players and I didn't have the possibility in lining-up own trained youth players, otherwise I would go down to 2nd for sure.
I ended up in my place in the end. I had some lucky draws, some unlucky losses too. Since I still have the starter bonus the main focus is on upscaling facilities and that will remain the case.
There is a large gap to bridge between the 6 best teams and on top of that the competition below will be harder with two active managers from division 2 coming up (I hope they both survive the playoffs) and with Mr. Arpit who will make Thundering Pune stronger again (upscaling their stadium from 9->10).
I have a small budget and I would want 3 reinforcements: a good striker, midfielder and better goalie. I will sell some older youth rubbish :-)
Congratulations with the title and cup, Eckhart and also good job from Mohun Bagan and Goal Diggers. They were also able to create a large gap between them and the other strong sides Bengaluru, Inazuma and Nagercoil.