Lyngby BK are a Danish football club founded in 1921, but have lived under a couple of different names. They formed under the name Lyngby IF in 1906 before disbanding a few years later and have also been known under the name Lyngby FC, in a spell between 1994 and 2001. They became Danish Champions for the first time in 1983 and repeated that feat in 1992, the second season of the then newly-formed Superliga.
In 2001 the club suffered from financial difficulty and eventually went bankrupt. This forced the club to finish the season using nothing but amateur footballers, unsurprisingly resulting in relegation from the Superliga. Things got worse, however, as the bankruptcy meant that Lyngby were relegated a further two divisions to the fourth tier of Danish football, an entirely amateur league.
Lyngby managed to steady the ship and rebuild, though. Three promotions in six years saw them return to the Superliga in 2007, only to finish rock bottom and return to the First Division. This led to a period between of bouncing between the Superliga and the First Divison, which is still going on right now, most notably as the 2015 season saw Lyngby win the First Division, sealing promotion to the Superliga, which was followed by a third-place finish, securing European Football for the first time since 2000. The strain of the Europa League clearly took it’s toll on Lyngby however, as they finished rock bottom with only 4 wins all season.
So why Lyngby?
Although they haven’t had a huge amount of success, Lyngby are a club with a few trophy wins, and a reputation for developing young talent. Danish internationals Yussuf Poulsen, Christian Gytkjær, Andreas Bjelland, Lasse Schöne and Dennis Rommedahl among others all started their career’s with Lyngby. Developing youth is a big part of what I want to achieve in this save, so starting at a club with the habit of developing players seems a good fit. Add into this Lyngby’s financial woes, and developing talent becomes a necessity as much as it is a personal aim.
There’s also the potential for this club, and the nation they play in, to grow. I won’t be actively trying to achieve growth for the Superliga, but if I can help the league to gain extra European spots and reputation, that can only be a good thing for as long as we’re here.
What am I looking to achieve?
I don’t set strict rules for my saves, mainly because I know that the more I force it the less I’ll enjoy what I’m doing. That doesn’t mean that I don’t have aims, however, and this save is no different. Amongst other things, I’ll be looking to:
Set a clear path from youth team to first team, with the aim of improving the squad or selling on for big money.
Create a tactical style that suits the side and adapt as time goes on, mixing results with football that’s pleasing to watch.
Rely on the scouting system to find additions to the playing staff, enhancing our setup over time and extending our scouting range to find youngsters from more obscure nations.
Allow a Director of Football to handle many aspects of our transfer dealings, including making offers for incoming players, and dealing with bids and contract negotiations for our current players.
As well as this, there are certain areas of the game itself I’d like to explore more, so I’ll be looking at using features that I often overlook such as:
Match Plans
Set Pieces
Personalised Player Instructions
Notes
Add to these the new Mentoring system that replaces the old Tutoring system, which significantly changes one aspect of the save that I was fairly confident of implementing early on. It’ll still happen, but results may be mixed at the start.
So that’s a little introduction to the club, and what I plan to put into place with them. The next post will be about my first actions as Lyngby manager, more specifically assessing the squad and deciding on a tactical system.
Thanks for reading.
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