Nicholas Marjan, known as Niels, was an Asian football-obsessed loner in the modern world. A master of FIFA Career Mode, addicted to YouTube tactics videos, and followed every twist of the transfer window like it was life or death, he lived the beautiful game from behind a screen.
Until the day he died.
And woke up in the late 2000s, in the body of a once-promising young player at a lower-league English club. A player whose career had been cut short by a brutal ACL injury. With his playing career over before it could truly begin, his second life offers no glory on the pitch.
But Niels still has one weapon: his mind.
Armed with future knowledge of football's evolution, and guided by a mysterious, almost cheat-like instinct for scouting raw talent, Niels steps into the world of coaching. As an assistant at a struggling lower-league club, he begins to reshape the team from within challenging outdated tactics, unearthing hidden gems, and reigniting hope in the dressing room.
His methods are unorthodox. His instincts, uncanny. And soon, whispers about the "young coach with a gift" begin to spread.
This isn’t the story of a player chasing glory. It’s about someone reborn to change the game from the sidelines. From forgotten training grounds to Europe’s biggest stages, Niels is on a mission, 
not just to win, but to rewrite what it means to lead.
He once dreamed of lifting trophies as a player.
Now, he'll do it as a coach.

League Two Matchday 27: Wycombe Wanderers vs. Crawley Town


The team bus rumbled toward Adams Park, Wycombe's stronghold tucked into Buckinghamshire's rolling hills, the January dusk smearing the sky a bruised purple. Niels gazed out the window, the squad's chatter a low hum blending with the engine's drone, their 2-1 Barnsley FA Cup triumph still a fire pulsing in their veins. Tonight's League Two Matchday 27 clash against Wycombe, a gritty mid-table side known for rough play, was a chance to lock in their seventh-place push, but the FA Cup Fifth Round draw, pitting them against Premier League Burnley, cast a heavy shadow. Could his Crawley Town, riding a cup high, withstand Wycombe's venomous home turf, or would the league's brutal grind snuff out their flame?


Chapter 43 - Chaos in the Field