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 As an assistant at a struggling lower-league club, he begins to reshape the team from within challenging outdated tactics, unearthing hidden gems, and reigniting hope in the dressing room.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

Matchday 6: Crawley Town vs. Plymouth Argyle


Saturday morning had a nervous energy to it. After a week of hard training, Broadfield Stadium was already alive, sunlight catching the fresh-cut grass, the smell of coffee drifting from a van near the gates, the whole place humming with quiet anticipation.


Niels stepped off the team bus, his boots crunching on the damp gravel, a tight mix of focus and nerves settling in his chest.


The 2–1 win over Swindon had bumped Crawley into mid-table with seven points, but that late goal they gave up still hung in the back of his mind.


Plymouth Argyle, quick on the break and tough at the back were the kind of test that could either prove their discipline or start to show the cracks in the grind of League One.


The media couldn't quite make up its mind. A local paper praised Crawley's grit but warned, "Consistency remains the question."


Chapter 135 - Unfinished Business