Badalona stated the 2018/19 season in fine form disposing of newly promoted Reus and contiue their top quality form for the best part of the opening games.
And all seemed well as Janek, a Czech Republic U21 international who was picked up on a free after Kaufman spotted him during a trial with Segunda División 'A' side Xerez during one of his 'scouting' in the bushes sessions, was finally rated and looking good. Although serveal injures to key strikers ment that the 5th in line striker would have to step up.
And all was good in the spanish cup as Badalona saw off recently promoted Barbastro after extar time, then although being dominated by Sant Andreu snuck a 1-0 victory despite Andreu's best efforts to injure all of Badalona's players, and they eased through when they faced Segunda Division B4 team Meilla in the Third round, in the 4th round Badalona were rewarded with a 2 leg match with top of La Liga Atletico, Although not confident Kaufman sent his Badalonian troops out attacking, and after 84 minutes it seemed to have paid off as Lebon hit the only goal of the first leg to give lowly Badalona, who were facing relegation with former manager Jonathan Tiffen in charge, a vitial lead. Although after the extascy of this, and the tablets, had worn off Badalona relaised they still had to travel to the team who had not lost at home all season in La Liga and the Champions League, and a £44 million striker was too much to handle as Badalona fell to their knees in agony as they went crashing out 4-1 on aggegrate.
January saw winds a changing in Badalona as Kaufman had seen his team slip out of the play offs and in to mid table, and with many people already saying that Kaufman was a one trick pony, take a team to the play off final, fail, and then have a terrible following season, looked like it was true, however Kaufman proved that Badalona had it still in them as Janek hit a brilliant hat-trick in vain however this improved the hopes of the Badalona faithful and no little than 2 matches later Badalona and Kaufman returned to winning ways against Reus.
And with 2 wins over the Sants of Phlapstito...