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 As an assistant at a struggling lower-league club, he begins to reshape the team from within challenging outdated tactics, unearthing hidden gems, and reigniting hope in the dressing room.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

Niels woke to the constant buzz of his phone, its screen lighting up the dark room. Messages poured in with texts, emails, Twitter alerts, each one adding to the storm in his mind. Barnsley's ambition, Forest's Premier League dream, Mainz's structure, Torino's passion, they all pulled at him, trying to drag him away from the one thing keeping him grounded: Crawley.


He rubbed his eyes, feeling the weight of yesterday even more now. The town's pride and hopes seemed to seep into the room like morning mist. Outside, the sky was heavy and gray just like the storm of thoughts inside him.


He put on his jacket and stepped into the cool air, hoping a walk would help clear his mind. Crawley felt different today tense, like the whole town was holding its breath, waiting to see what he would do next.


Chapter 96 - The Decision