[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-foresight":3,"chapter-foresight-foresight-chapter-198":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","FORESIGHT",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1847596,2452,"Chapter 198 198: Champions League Quarterfinals, First Leg 3","foresight-chapter-198",198,"\u003Cp>Kai's eyes were locked on Reus. He knew that ever since Dortmund lost Götze, their entire creative load had shifted onto Reus' shoulders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had to be both the spark and the architect — and this season, Reus had been in sensational form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But good form could always be disrupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Reus received the ball, he tried to shift it across the pitch — but Kai was already closing in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reus pulled the ball back instinctively. He knew he couldn't match Kai's physicality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trying to force a dribble here would only end one way — with him losing the ball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kai, meanwhile, was relentless. He pressed forward again, suffocating the space around Reus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under that pressure, Reus could feel the weight of it all. Last season, Götze had helped shoulder the creative duties, but now, it was all on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That had its benefits — more freedom, more influence — but it also meant that when things went wrong, the cracks showed fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, facing Kai one-on-one, Reus couldn't find a single way through. Even his passing lanes were being swallowed up by Arsenal's tight, coordinated pressing — and Kai's reading of the game made things even worse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every pass felt like a risk. Every touch felt heavier. The frustration was starting to creep in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Martin Taylor (Sky Sports): \"Reus just can't get the ball moving! Kai's defensive work is smothering him. We all know that to beat Arsenal, you have to dismantle their coordinated press — but the heart of that system is Kai. \"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alan Smith: \"Exactly. Everyone knows what needs to be done against Arsenal — but knowing it and doing it are two very different things. They just don't have the strength or structure to break through this wall.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Bayern Munich's defeat to Arsenal earlier in the campaign, people began studying Wenger's tactical setup more closely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't a particularly complex system — but it was devastatingly efficient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything flowed through Kai — his positioning, his anticipation, his voice. He was the keystone holding the structure together, and Wenger had built around that perfectly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How vital was Kai to this Arsenal team?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And no one felt that more directly than his teammates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Theo, drop back!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Push forward, go!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Press! I've got you covered!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Beautiful, Santi!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kai's voice echoed constantly across the pitch. He never stopped talking, never stopped commanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Arsenal players were so used to his shouts that they moved almost instinctively with his rhythm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Communication was everything — and with Kai driving it, their cohesion reached another level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've got it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Reus found some space with the help of his teammates, he lofted a hopeful cross into the box, but both Koscielny and Mertesacker were there to defend the ball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Koscielny roared, swung his leg through, and cleared it decisively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mertesacker eased off, covering space just behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good one!\" Kai said as he jogged back, giving Koscielny a high-five. \"Keep your line tight. Make sure your positioning stays clean — no gaps!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he gestured toward Lewandowski. \"Don't let him sneak in!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Koscielny grinned. \"Relax, with you screening up front, if we can't defend properly, we don't deserve our wages!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kai laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he turned to Mertesacker. \"Be more aggressive, big man! You're too quiet out there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mertesacker smiled faintly. \"Got it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kai clapped his hands and raised his voice again, rallying everyone around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright! It's time to hit them! Forwards, take your shots when you see them!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They'd spent much of the last spell under pressure, but now they'd started to read Dortmund's rhythm — and it was time to strike back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once again, Dortmund tried to feed Reus, and once again, Kai was waiting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this time, his approach was even sharper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Reus took the ball, Kai surged forward, body low, timing perfect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reus tried to pull away, to turn, to create just half a yard — but Kai didn't give him even that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pressure was immense. Reus tried to pivot, to use his body, but Kai's strength forced him back, making even shielding the ball a struggle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it!\" Reus hissed under his breath, feeling the frustration boil over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reus cursed under his breath again. As the two wrestled for control, he suddenly felt the pressure ease off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking he'd created an opening, he swung his leg, ready to slip a pass through midfield—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—but before he could, a foot darted in from the side and poked the ball cleanly away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Martin Taylor: \"Kai wins it! Perfectly timed tackle from the Arsenal captain!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Borussia Dortmund had been fully committed in attack, which meant their midfield and backline were wide open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kai's timing couldn't have been better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After stripping Reus of possession, he gave the winger a shove to keep him off balance, then burst forward with the ball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn't the quickest, but he didn't need to be. Kai glanced up once, spotted Walcott, and released a sharp pass into space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walcott took off like lightning down the flank. His pace forced Dortmund's defenders into retreat, and as he neared the edge of the box, he squared the ball inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suárez collected it on the turn, drawing in two defenders, before darting forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mats Hummels, seeing Cazorla lurking ahead, abandoned Suárez completely and charged to press Cazorla.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every pair of eyes in the stadium locked on Cazorla.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cazorla shaped up as if to slide the ball left, and Hummels lunged that way—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—but the Spaniard merely rolled his foot over the ball, straightened, and with a delicate flick of his right boot, chipped it to the far side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ball dropped perfectly toward Rosický.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dortmund's defensive shape was in chaos now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rosický met it with a cushioned header across the goal—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—and suddenly, the ball was skimming toward the edge of the box.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dortmund defenders spun around — and froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kai, in his red and white shirt, was already there, swinging through with his right foot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The strike was pure and flat, skimming just above the turf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Weidenfeller reacted instantly, diving low and stretching his leg — the ball ricocheted off his shin and looped into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It hung there, just a meter from the goal line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Out of nowhere, Suárez leaped, arched his back, and met it perfectly with his forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thump!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ball smashed into the net.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, the Westfalenstadion went dead silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yellow shirts stood still. Wide-eyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thirty minutes gone. Dortmund had fired five shots already — none had gone in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arsenal? Three shots, one goal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They led in Germany.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Martin Taylor (shouting over the crowd): \"Gooooooooooooooal! Luis Suárez!! The Premier League's top marksman does it again — and Arsenal strike first in Dortmund!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alan Smith: \"And it's that familiar pattern again, Martin! Kai's drive from a distance, Suárez following up — the man's instincts are just incredible. He always seems to know where the ball's going to land!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Martin Taylor: \"Every layer of that move was perfect — and look at those traveling Arsenal fans! They're loving every second of it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Please do leave a review and powerstones, helps with the book's exposure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feel like joining a Patreon for free and subscribing to advanced chapters?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Visit the link:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[email protected]\u002FGRANDMAESTA_30\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Change @ to a\u003C\u002Fp>",1219,"2026-06-09T07:00:21.491Z",1,"novelbin.me","f98d35b68f7b5edaa292141f7216f0bb18f14b39b0d0ec56db7890d2c306dbe9","foresight-chapter-199","foresight-chapter-197",405,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fforesight-cover.jpg"]