[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills":3,"chapter-the-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-the-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-chapter-114":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The God of Football Starts With Passive Skills",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},483860,734,"Chapter 114 - 46: Dribbling Past 4! Player of the Round! This Season’s Bundesliga Is So Exciting","the-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-chapter-114",114,"\u003Cp>\"You’ve got some game, kid. Actually managed to land Lina Gerk. You’ve got good taste.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t be ridiculous. It’s not true.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s the way. No matter who asks, just deny it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’What does he mean by that?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Shuo was a bit baffled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lina Gerk has been huge these past two years. Every guy in Germany loves her. A while back, a tabloid was reporting that she was dating Jay Khan, a member of the boy band US5. And guess what happened?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What happened?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Before long, people dug up dirt on Jay Khan. Turns out he’s gay and just spread the rumor as a cover.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you admit to it, you’ll be the next one to get cyberbullied by every guy in Germany.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All Wang Shuo could do was force a laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But soon, another thought occurred to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Axel, I had no idea you followed her so closely. Does your wife know? Do your kids?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Busenkel froze on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Oops, I gave myself away!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Training! Right, training! I’ll personally take you through your exercises today. Let me go get you a drink first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Shuo truly hadn’t expected this seemingly prim and proper fitness coach to have such a side to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’This gym scene is wild!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a two-week national team training camp, the Bundesliga returned for its eighth round of matches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mainz hosted Cottbus at home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this time, the team’s performance showed a marked decline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Mainz at the top of the Bundesliga table and performing so well, the number of national team players on the squad had begun to grow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Players like Kalhan, Pekovic, and Gunkel had all successively been called back up to their national teams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This meant the players were constantly traveling, which took a heavy toll on the veterans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two national team breaks in September and October, combined with the Bundesliga schedule, had greatly drained the Mainz players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, Mainz got off to a less-than-ideal start in their home match against Cottbus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the 29th minute, Wang Shuo received a through ball from Hainauer. As he turned to get past Cottbus’s Macedonian center-back, Mitreski, he was pushed down from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The referee, Brych, didn’t hesitate to call the foul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Mitreski was the last man back, he was shown a straight red card.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now a man up, Mainz kept Cottbus pinned back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the 40th minute, Foyelner and Lővér executed a beautiful one-two on the left flank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lővér took the ball to the byline and sent a low cross from the left side of the box toward the goal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Shuo made a quick late run, racing to the near post and tapping it in with his right foot from point-blank range.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the 40th minute, Mainz has finally broken the deadlock against Cottbus!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One-nil!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And it’s a goal from the young star, Wang Shuo!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s his eighth Bundesliga goal of the season!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Shuo excitedly pumped his right fist and ran toward the sideline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mainz fans at Bruch Road Stadium leaped from their seats, chanting Wang Shuo’s name in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In front of the home team’s dugout, Head Coach Klopp was once again shadowboxing in excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His teammates all rushed over to celebrate the goal with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Foyelner’s mind was on something else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wang, I think you need to come up with a cooler goal celebration.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just standing by the sideline every time isn’t cool enough!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone around him chimed in with agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These days, what striker doesn’t have a signature cool celebration?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I mean, Drogba even pulled off that three-legged knee slide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether someone is the best player or not, that’s up for debate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Messi, Ronaldo, Kaka... everyone has their favorite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But style is eternal!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Shuo was intrigued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he walked back with the rest of the team, he happened to see the bearded uncle shadowboxing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Foyelner and the others all turned to look at Wang Shuo in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Shuo quickly shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Shadowboxing?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’That’s the first one I’m ruling out.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It’s so lame!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Now whenever I think of shadowboxing, all I can picture is Klopp’s scruffy, bearded face.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I don’t even have a girlfriend yet, how can I be associated with being scruffy?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Absolutely not!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone else clearly felt the same way and nodded in agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A celebration that old-fashioned was best left for Klopp to enjoy on his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’So what should I come up with?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Shuo found it to be quite a hassle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’A knee slide?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’That’d kill my knees.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Even with my [Damage Reduction] skill, I can’t just abuse it, right?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Dancing?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I can’t dance...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Kissing a ring?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I’m not dating anyone...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, Mainz defeated Cottbus 1-0 at home, thanks to Wang Shuo’s goal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In addition to scoring the goal, Wang Shuo also drew a red card.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this round of the Bundesliga was still incredibly exciting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially the race for the top scorer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps spurred on by Wang Shuo’s two goals and one assist in the previous round, Hoffenheim’s Ibisevic scored a brace this time around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hoffenheim defeated Hannover 96 5-2 away from home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This round, Bayer Leverkusen was playing just next door to Mainz, challenging Frankfurt in an away match.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just six minutes into the match, Kiesling won a penalty inside the box, and Helmes calmly converted it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Pharmacy ultimately won 2-0 away against Frankfurt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was Helmes’ first penalty of the season.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chilean midfielder Arturo Vidal scored the second goal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, VfL Wolfsburg defeated Bielefeld 4-1, thanks to a brace from Misimovic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bayern played an away match against Karlsruhe, but their performance was mediocre.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t until the 86th minute that Klose managed to score.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They ultimately scraped by with a 1-0 away victory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After eight rounds of matches, Mainz had seven wins and one loss, putting them at 21 points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hamburg, in second place, drew 1-1 at home against Schalke 04 this round, leaving them with only 17 points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hoffenheim was in third place with 16 points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bayer Leverkusen followed in fourth with 15 points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the top scorer chart, Ibisevic’s brace this round propelled him to the top spot with nine goals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both Wang Shuo and Helmes had scored eight goals in eight matches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Wang Shuo also had three assists and no penalty goals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Helmes only had one assist and one of his goals was a penalty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, Wang Shuo was ranked second, and Helmes third.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one could have predicted that the new Bundesliga season would be this thrilling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The top three on the scorer chart were all players who came up from the 2nd Bundesliga.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the two newly promoted teams, Mainz and Hoffenheim, were both in the top three of the league table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who would have believed it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the competition was undeniably heating up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ibisevic’s brace spoke for itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Helmes wasn’t the designated penalty taker this season, but this time he’d taken the spot-kick from Kiesling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in the next round, Mainz would be facing Bayer Leverkusen away from 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