U21 season is upon us! Despite being drawn against teams with lower rankings than us in our first two games, we have been hit with some string of bad luck. First, one of our players was hit with a 2 week injury. Then we had another player put on the transfer list (due to his manager going bot, but thankfully he's got a good new owner now), giving him a hit in GS. Now, with yesterday's training update, we had a few other players who were hit with bad GS, including 2 of our key players, who never had this problem in prior seasons. As the enthusiasm reset is tomorrow, I have dropped a couple of new players with bad GS and am trying to sort things out with their respective owners. They should be reinstated after I get assurance that their GS will be well taken care of. Meanwhile, let's hope those that weren't dropped would continue to contribute like they did last season.
Anyway, a summary of this season's team. While we don't have any really outstanding and dominating stars, our depth at the backcourt is the best we've ever had. However, unlike a few seasons ago, our front court is pretty thin. Regardless, here is our initial team for this season:
Backcourt:
Lee Tse Yeng
Called up last season, he was a regular for our team, playing 13 matches and starting 5. Expect him to feature heavily for us this season
Phang Yun Tze
A newcomer to the team. Has shades of Fong Li Kum in him, so expect him to contribute well to our offense.
Mo Shun Ze
One of our best players this season, and managed to start quite a few times last season, despite not featuring much last season. Look forward to seeing him more often this season.
Ang An Da & Ghanya Subbaraman
Ex NT coach LDS really knows how to build players right. Despite being newcomers to the team, they're two of our top players this season, so expect quite a punch from this dynamic duo. What's even better is that Ang An Da is just 20 and will still feature for us next season.
Chris Jinuli
Another newcomer. Despite being a guard, his height means he's probably destined to be a SF in the future. Let's hope he makes the NT as well in the future!
Eddie Wally
Poor guy lost his club at the start of the season, but thankfully has been picked up by a great club! He made his debut for us last Monday against Panama U21. Look forward to see him play more games throughout this season.
Front Court:
Choo De Chao
Made his debut for us last Monday against Panama U21. Pretty decent all-round player, expect him to feature quite often for us this season.
Wong Siong Da
He played one full season as Soh Feng How's understudy at U21 level, and while he continues to stay in that role with Wuhou, he is out to carve his name in the U21 history books this season.
Chan Soon Yun
Another local product, but unlike Wong Siong Da, he just earned his call up this season. He might not be the highest earner of the team, but he likes to get his hands dirty at the defensive end.
Ehsanul Qalander
Another newcomer who has a bright future. Keep tabs on him if you want to catch a glimpse of a future NT player.
Muntahakhan Bhatti
You might think he's another newcomer, but no! He featured quite a lot for us 2 seasons ago, and is back for more! Sadly he got injured early on in the season, so we'll have to wait to see him in action.
Chua How Feng
The youngest player in our squad last season, and one of the youngest this season. Like Ang An Da, he's got another season of U21 coming up next season, despite being one of our stars. Would he be able to break any U21 records?
We still have 2 other players on the standby list, so you can expect more additions to come. Let's hope everything goes well this season.