22/23 comes to an end
Overal im disapointed to find ourselves deep in a relegation battle this season. This season was very close at the bottom though. We were 15th on last day of season, but a great win over already relegated Orenburg saw us finish 13th and having to play Chertono Moscow from FNL in playoffs.
Tula first season back up and into europe!?
the FNL teams were no match for either tie.
we really struggled for goals. But also we did conceede ALOT of late goals this season.
Cup
Our cup run was the best yet. Infact I was saddened by a late goal in the semi final
We lost in the semi final!
Squad stats
Our best average rating came from a 36 year old Cesc, who is retiring at the end of this season! impressive for him, utterly terrible for our team!
Strikers struggling for goals, and our winger Brown being leading goalscorer, and central midfielders bing a close second with 4?
transfers from the previous summer and winter (as think i forgot to talk about summer movements)
in
Tataev is a 24 year old Russian defender, played alright this season.
Maslov is a 23 year old Russian right back, a position we were lacking quality in!
Kait is a 23 year old Estonian midfielder
Negura is a 20 year old Moldovian midfielder, who probably isnt quite ready, hasnt impressed me initially but has done wonders out on loan.
Madden is a 33 year old Irish Striker, and why did I even think this was a good idea?
Meite returned on a loan deal athough doesnt feature much, he is a pacy centre back.
Woodrow is a 28 year old English striker. although he didnt score or seemingly have much end game, he was useful.
Fabregas is a 36 year old Spainish mid who could ping great balls about when he wasnt injured or unfit.
Smith is a 20 year old scottish mid who my scouts, were impressed with, a low risk move.
Suso is another returning loanee, is our fastest striker option.
Lystov is a 27 year old Russian defender
Grachev is a 18 year old Russian mid one of my hotter prospects.
Sidnei is a 19 yer old Brazilian winger was out of contract and Brown had suffered an injury, so it made sense to bring him in.
Kapanadze is a 19 year old Georgian striker/winger.
Out
eagle eyed people will notice Wang Jingbin moved away, the Ciniese clubs stopped chucking money at loan deals for him, so decided to offer out on the cheap.
Shapkin was a youth product, he had decent current stats, but his personality was tempermental, so I happily let him move on.
We did have a few paid loan deals but not as many or as expensive as recent times
its a nice enough budget to go hunting for the gem we need to help us move away from relegation battles, no doubt I will discover a flop and get relegated!