Not sure if I should smile or cry. For despite my best cup run to-date, losing to a vulnerable Redevil weakened by injury and suspension, the game turned out to be an upset… in his favour! A monster team no doubt, ReDevil UniteD combined a strong defence with a formidable midfield and decent attack ratings. Having nurtured my TS, I knew home advantage would give me an edge in possession while my form was good leading into the game. Although I managed to whip up a decent defence, my choice of a single wing and central attack did not pay off the way I had hoped. Well, that’s what cup competition is all about… I can almost hear the ESPN announcer mouthing that useless phrase!

You know, staging a strong cup run may come at the expense of your series ranking, and some players are more than happy to remain in the bottom 4 if only to prolong their cup run. Is it worth it? Depends on your motivation I guess…

After the high of beating Kota Damansara (guess I had my fair share of luck!), it all seems like an anti-climax. All that’s left now is the league, and with 3 monster teams ahead of me, perhaps it’s time to dust off my West Wing DVDs and hunker down for what’s left of the season…

LaLa Utd FC suffered a 2nd consecutive league shock defeats in Div II.1 after a fine start of the season.
mickey82, their manager, pointed out that they lack of cutting edge and attack power to convert those chances created by their midfield who holding up the possession advantage.
One of their rival’s player, branded LaLa playing beautiful football but gain pointless in return.
One of LaLa star player told the press “We will get back on our winning track on this coming Wednesday cup match follow by the home league match to avoid any further slip up.

Today is Cup Match Day 3. It was inevitable that after two rounds against virtual teams, round three invariably throws me something to chew on. In this case, a Perakian opponent from division four with a peculiar moniker – Pengkalan Jumping Beans. Pengkalan, if you must know, is located in the outskirts of Ipoh. While PJB would probably call that home, the term “jumping beans” leapfrogs my sensibilities and I can only speculate that he is a taugey farmer living next to a railway track.

But I digress. PJB is a monster defensive trainer with ratings that reach world class. Having played the game since 2004, PJB easily clinched his series title last season. The chink in PJB’s armor is a weak offence and a moderate midfield. I need to make possession count.

A check on the weather shows it is overcast. Good for my powerful players. My concern is speedy Konstantin Arps if it rains. I have chosen my best SP defenders for this game, which really isn’t much. Better to beware of the indirect free kick lest I get kicked in the teeth.

Omigosh! I forgot to set my penalty takers. A quick check shows that I have an hour to go. Best not to take chances from this stage on – that’s if I get beyond round 3. Losing would take away a lot of joy in the game and everyone wants to do as well as Accidental Mel last season. Better yet, if we can match the exploits of Jeffrey Piranha and climax with Piala in hand! What a guy – bet he knows this Pengkalan Jumping Beans… all these Ipoh folks… sigh…

Krystian Kotwiński, also known as “Polish Henry” by the club fans, hitting his 100 goals milestone for the club today.
He is not just having a pair of quick feets, but he is a deadball specialist, scoring for fun in direct freekicks and penalties as well as contributing assists through the corners, said 1 of his die hard fan.
He managed to score 12 hattricks during his 6 seasons with LaLa and also with 3 top scorer golden boot awards in his belt at div V, div IV and div III.
LaLa Utd FC manager, mickey82, does not hesitate to buy him when he has limited chances to shine under his previous clubs and he only managed 1 goal at his former mother club before he transfer to LaLa Utd FC.
Delighted mickey82 said “I didn’t expect he can carry on scoring in higher league division with only solid scoring skill, what an amazing achievement for this lad, hoping he can do well in this season at div II”
Jubilant Kotwiński then said “I am so happy to score my 100th goal for my loving club today but it is not my 1 person contribution, it is the whole team effort especially the midfielders winning the possession for creating the chances for me and also I got the supporting from the wingers as well to get higher attacking rating from the width”
A reporter ask “Krystian, What is your target for this season after having a good start and also for the coming seasons?”
“I am hoping I can win the golden boot award in div II and also maybe has the chance to score in Liga Perdana someday in the future if I dont lose all my set pieces skill and being replace by the manager”, the smiled face Kotwiński joked.

Here is Krystian Kotwiński goals statistic.
At current club, LaLa Utd FC
II.1 season 37, League Goals 2, Cup Goals  1
III.10 season 36, League Goals  9, Cup Goals  10
III.10 season 35, League Goals  16 (top scorer golden boot award), Cup Goals  0
IV.39 season 34, League Goals  12, Cup Goals 3
IV.39 season 33, League Goals  19 (top scorer golden boot award), Cup Goals  3
V.42 season 32, League Goals  23 (top scorer golden boot award), Cup Goals  2
At previous club, Dynamo Duivenstr*nt, League Goals 0, Cup Goals  0
At mother club, KS. Zlota Gwiazda, League Goals 1, Cup Goals 0 

The profiles

Krystian Kotwiński (115521997)
27 years and 33 days, passable form, healthy

A controversial person who is balanced and righteous.
Has inadequate experience and inadequate leadership abilities.

Speciality: Quick

Next birthday:  29-12-2008 
Nationality:  Polska 
Total Skill Index (TSI):  1 030 
Wage:  1 965 MYR/week including 20% Bonus 
Owner:  LaLa Utd FC 
Warnings:  0 
Injuries:  Healthy 

Stamina:   solid      Keeper:   disastrous 
Playmaking:   poor      Passing:   weak 
Winger:   passable      Defending:   poor 
Scoring:   solid      Set pieces:   utopian 
 
career goals 101
career hattricks 12
League goals this season:  2 
Cup goals this season:  1

*His set pieces skill has drop from divine to utopian while his winger skill has increased due to winger osmosis training.