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 As an assistant at a struggling lower-league club, he begins to reshape the team from within challenging outdated tactics, unearthing hidden gems, and reigniting hope in the dressing room.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: Crawley Town vs. Shrewsbury Town


The sting of Crawley's 2-1 triumph over Wycombe four days prior, a brutal clash carved in raw defiance, lingered like a bruise on their spirit, tempered by the heavy cost of Nate Sutton's injury, a torn ligament from a ruthless tackle, sidelining him for three weeks. Today's gentle training session, a quiet prelude to the evening's League Two battle against Shrewsbury Town at Broadfield Stadium, offered a moment to rekindle their fire without Nate's relentless drive in midfield. The FA Cup Fifth Round clash with Burnley, fourteen days off, hung like a gathering thunderhead.


Chapter 46 - For Nate, For Glory