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54. Trying to Bridge The Gap

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       The Tsubasa Bridge over the Mekong River in Cambodia picture credit: PsamatheB wikipedia         creative commons.  Four straight defeats have derailed our title bid and I am livid! We lost to lowly Prek Pra for god's sake, Nagaworld and Khemera I can understand more and National Defence have been this season's surprise packages, but still we should have beaten them. We have done nothing different from all the games in our long unbeaten run, yet somehow their goalkeepers turned into Peter Shilton, Gianluigi Buffon and Iker Cassilas rolled into one.. Maybe throw a bit of Rene Higuita in there as well, that's how stupid it got.. The FM Gods have been in a bad mood with me for some reason of late and like a husband who suddenly finds himself in the doghouse, i'm not really sure why? Our performances have been good, but we have not taken our chances and come across some goalkeepers in suspiciously great form.. The good news is the next team we face are Chhlam Samuth

53. Chasing The Tiger's Tail

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             Picture Credit: Save China's Tiger When we left off last time, EDC were riding high at the top of the C-League, going toe to toe with everybody's favourite Cambodian beer company, Angkor Tiger. At just past halfway in the season, it has been neck and neck, tit for tat, neck and crop, or whatever other depictions of closeness you wish to use. It seems that the season is heading for a final day showdown, when the two sides meet at the Electricity Stadium in the final game of the season on 2nd November 2024.. Until then there are ten more games to play. Who will blink first? Board Confidence Now you would think, given our position in the table, the board would be very happy, encouraging and supportive in our quest for the league title.. However my chairman, Hem Vutha and his cronies in the boardroom are indeed hard taskmasters. Despite only two defeats all season and a sustained challenge for the title, the board, while very pleased with my performance as manager ar