Red Stars Munich

[mmunger]

Presenting the new signings for this season.

I have a core of young, talented, proven performers who start games and due to the draws, they should do well this season. So why get new players? To overhaul the bench.

Last season's bench had a couple of strong performers, but they got old. Others were not as reliable. And our experience with training youngsters to bring them into the team is better than managing veterans, for reasons that I cannot explain.

So, I was ready to make moves on my server's quiet hour on Tuesday and the place was filled with Nordgens. Only one auction went to knockout round 6!

Milan Nedved - the keeper of the future?



The team already has a proven keeper in Jan-Eric Rehmann, but at 25, his progress is slowing down. The new guy, Milan Nedved, is six quality points ahead at 18 years old. We'll keep playing Rehmann and train Nedved to get him ready for future action. But who knows if an injury won't change plans and make the young Czech a starter...

Edzer Schouten - competition at ST



The team already has a strong number one striker in Jan Forsberg. The number two is reliable, but he cannot follow a young team's progress forever. Introducing Schouten, who is 19 and already four stars. With a third striker, the team has the option to alternate between between 4-1-4-1 an 4-4-2 more often... and it has more depth.

Stephen Kerr - competition at ML



As much as we like our starting ML, Kalju Saar, it is nice to have a "backup" who can jump in and play in any game, not just against B-teams. Stephen Kerr should do just that. Well, he already did. He scored twice on his first start in a league game.

Jonas Graf - a stiff challenge at DC/DR

This Swiss defender could be the defence's Swiss knife. He could play in central defence alongside Braun and rotate with Müller at DR. His value suggests he won't progress as quickly as others, but he should be a reliable backup.



Ingo Stein - the new backup MR

A teammate already is ahead of him, but strong performances could make this guy a starter.



Leonardo Valverde - depth at DL/DC

Another guy who could be a backup, or perhaps a starter should someone stop performing. Our team, usually fielding central Europeans and Scandinavians, always has had a good Latin American in the ranks.