[{"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-136":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},483898,734,"Chapter 136 - 50: Great Comeback! Hat-trick! Another Record","the-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-chapter-136",136,"\u003Cp>\"Fuck, that goddamn reckless fool!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In front of the away team’s bench, Rangnick leaped out of his seat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He grabbed the back of his head with both hands, his face a mask of speechless shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"During halftime, I specifically told him to watch out for a yellow card, watch out for a yellow card!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rangnick had the urge to hit someone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or maybe rush out like Klopp and furiously throw a few punches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, the glasses nearly slipping off the bridge of his nose served as a reminder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’A gentleman must keep his cool!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wang Shuo was just too fast. Gustavo was under a lot of pressure,\" Assistant Coach Tomislav Maric offered as an excuse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was a former professional player who had a stint in Japan before retiring at Hoffenheim and joining Rangnick’s coaching staff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s no excuse! This isn’t the first time!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although his words were still harsh, Rangnick’s tone had clearly softened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Across the entire Bundesliga, who would dare say they didn’t feel pressured when facing Wang Shuo?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Gustavo’s rate of receiving cards was, in fact, far too high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the first 13 rounds of the Bundesliga, Gustavo had received six yellow cards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that was before today’s match.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strictly speaking, he had gotten those six cards in just twelve matches, as he had been suspended for the eleventh round after accumulating five yellows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A 50% card rate—that was just beyond ridiculous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But you can’t deny he’s incredibly effective,\" the other assistant coach, Peter Chedler, said with a helpless smile as he rubbed his bald head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rangnick spread his hands, at a loss for words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the source of his current dilemma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gustavo was genuinely a fantastic player to have.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a holding midfielder, he stood at 1.87 meters, could run and tackle, covered a vast area of the pitch, and always put in maximum effort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every time he stepped onto the field, he threw himself into the match with everything he had.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a Brazilian player, his skills on the ball were quite good, and his Passing was very reliable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All this gave him the fundamental qualities of a top-tier midfielder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only problem was that, like many Brazilian defensive players, he had a significant lack of tactical discipline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His tackling was also on the rough side, and he was prone to committing fouls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was why his card rate was so high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rangnick had a love-hate relationship with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He loved and valued the player’s role in the midfield, but he also hated having to worry about him getting carded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Gustavo got a card early in the first half, Rangnick had reminded him repeatedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet, not long into the second half, he had committed another foul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And a scissor tackle, no less!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A terrible premonition bloomed in Rangnick’s gut, but he still rushed to the sideline and yelled at the on-field referee, Deniz Aytekin, \"That wasn’t a foul!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How could that possibly be a foul?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, such a shout did not escape Klopp’s notice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uncle Mustache was completely flabbergasted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Holy shit, it was a scissor tackle, and you’re saying it’s not a foul?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Are you fucking blind?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Ralf, when it comes to coaching, you’re not my equal. But when it comes to the ability to lie with a straight face, I have to admit defeat!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this was Klopp we were talking about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately bellowed toward the pitch in his booming baritone, \"That’s a fucking red card!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Red card!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A disgusting foul!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shameless!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That last word was clearly aimed at the away team’s bench.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rangnick heard it and immediately turned his head, staring blankly at Klopp for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Damn, that’s a personal attack, buddy.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he quickly recovered, seized the opportunity, and pointed at Klopp. \"Who are you cussing out?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Klopp hadn’t expected Rangnick to lash out on the spot, but then again, this was Klopp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He might look boisterous, but he was actually sharp-witted and far from stupid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew at once that Rangnick was trying to divert the referee’s attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as the ref didn’t show a card, there was still a chance to salvage the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m cussing you out. What are you gonna do about it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Klopp retorted on the spot. ’Worst case, I can just comfort him properly when we have dinner together after the match.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, seeing Rangnick about to charge at him, Klopp immediately backed away, pointing to the line of the technical area. \"I’m warning you, don’t cross that line!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Definitely don’t cross it. Crossing the line has serious consequences!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rangnick hadn’t expected the bastard to react so fast. He could only stand at the edge of his technical area, pointing at Klopp, speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He really couldn’t bring himself to curse out his good friend’s mother on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, the referee, Aytekin, still produced a yellow card!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He put the yellow away, then pulled out the red card!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire Bruch Road Stadium erupted in cheers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was at this moment that Wang Shuo climbed up from the grass, clenched his fists, and slammed them hard into the turf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He quickly gathered his nearby teammates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’re two goals down, but we still have a chance!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s get ’em!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"CHARGE!\" everyone roared in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rangnick might have looked refined and scholarly, but at his core, he was a head coach with a steel spine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a midfield enforcer like Gustavo was sent off with a red card, Rangnick stubbornly refused to make a substitution, simply gesturing for his players to carry on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, that wasn’t quite right. He did make some adjustments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The original attacking trident was Carlos Eduardo, Ibisevic, and Demba Ba.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Gustavo sent off, Carlos Eduardo dropped back to central midfield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hoffenheim switched to a 4-3-2 formation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in a top-of-the-table Bundesliga clash of this caliber, trying to hold your own while a man down was easier said than done.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mainz quickly began to press forward in droves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Helle and Lővér, in particular, took turns pushing up from the wings to join the press and the attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a former Hoffenheim player, Lővér had once made significant contributions to the club’s promotion to the Bundesliga.\u003C\u002Fp>",1032,"2026-05-30T11:12:32.829Z","2026-06-01T04:31:05.348Z",1,"novelbin.me","4f081e42389739d9548df3c14b835c78a72ee1cb6f16e9771c0d9fac3ee329fd","the-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-chapter-27","the-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-chapter-26",400,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-cover.jpg"]