Football Season Guide

Solid but unimpressive last season. The best from the rest with the top 3 full 21 points ahead of 4th place Braga. Enjoyed a deep run in Europa League too but exited both domestic cup competitions early. Braga were the only team in the entire league with 3 players to score 10 or more league goals – Zalazar (16), Horta (14) and Victor (10). 1st year manager Carlos Vicens did relatively well. His desire to press high up the pitch and commit numbers down both flanks made Braga equally dangerous at home and on the road, 7 of the 16 league wins came in away matches. In his 2nd year in charge Vicens will have to do without star Zalazar, sold to Sporting this summer. Signed Gabriel Silva to replace him. With him, captain Horta and talented CFs Wind, Navarro and Victor on the roster Braga shouldn’t have issues scoring goals. The main focus of the summer incoming business so far had been in defence. Shopped mainly in Switzerland with 3 of the 4 CBs signed coming from Basel and Luzern. Right now there is a congestion of defenders as nobody from last season’s starters has left. Expected to be selling 1-2 of the defensive line from last term soon. RB Diogo Travassos also arrived this summer. He is perfect for Vicens’s tactics of high pressing and aggressive play down the flanks. Should see plenty of use. Well equipped to try and challenge the top 3’s hegemony this term.