There were definitely plenty of angry message board posts after this game! Sports are funny because so many fans are hyper-passionate about them, and thus the pressure is pushed that much higher, especially when a team has been in a rut for so long that even someone — player or coach — who is any [...]
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ETU runs headlong into a new season, but by the end of the episode, they have racked up an unimpressive record of zero wins and three losses.  They even manage to score only one goal between the games.  Obviously, the team needs to practice more vigorously to improve, right?  Tatsumi goes the opposite direction, instead [...]
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When Alex Ferguson took charge of Manchester United in November of 1986, he inherited a team that sat 19th out of the 22 teams in the First Division table. His first match in charge was a 2-0 defeat to Oxford United. They would only win once away from Old Trafford that season in finishing 11th. [...]
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After all the positive vibes of their pre-season game and Tatsumi's "interesting" speech at the media event, East Tokyo United's first league game seemed to have started well enough despite a freak goal from the opposition putting them behind. Surely a single lucky goal would never put the skates under a top division side, right?Wrong. By the time one of ETU's hapless fans makes it to the
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Alright look, I’ve played football many times before; I’ve played on a lot of teams and also played almost every position. The best team I ever played for was one that lost 70% of the time, I’ve also played on a team that won a regional tournament in the biggest city in Canada. If your [...] Related posts:Giant Killing 6 Giant Killing 4 Giant Killing 1-3
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In my experience, you can really divide sports series into three categories. The first is the typical shounen, and usually the most boring: a band of underdog kids trains hard and wins in an over the top fashion against all odds. Then there’s the realistic type, like what Ookiku Furikabutte is currently doing: really analyzing [...]
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