The Shenzhen Peng City Chronicle
The dugout25 Dec 2034
Fan Zhuoyi keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Shenzhen Peng City may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Squad25 Dec 2034
A falling-out at Shenzhen Peng City
Eden Kartsev and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Squad25 Dec 2034
Yan Xiaobin stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Yan Xiaobin and Shenzhen Peng City agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
The dugout25 Dec 2034
Eden Kartsev gets picked when it counts
Every manager keeps a short list in his head of the men he wants on the pitch when the stakes rise, and it is never published. The team sheets for the big afternoons say Eden Kartsev is on it.
Market25 Dec 2034
The Calyl story refuses to die
It has been denied twice and printed three times, which is the usual arithmetic. Until Calyl signs something — a contract at Shenzhen Peng City or anywhere else — this column belongs to him.
The dugout25 Dec 2034
Hidemasa Sakai has been promised minutes
A conversation in the manager’s office, and a commitment that came out of it. Promises like that are cheap to make and expensive to break, and Hidemasa Sakai has written the date down.
In brief
- The dugout Yang Long asks for a word with the manager
- Boardroom The Shenzhen Peng City board choose calm
- Squad Jian Tao is out on the grass again