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Setting Another Record","the-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-chapter-138",138,"\u003Cp>The latter dribbled the ball, driving relentlessly toward the six-yard box.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that goalkeeper Hass and Marvin Kemper had both retreated to the right side of the six-yard box to defend, Wang Shuo raised his hand, calling for the ball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ever since Wang Shuo had joined Mainz, the two had played together, put in extra practice together, and gone through special training together. They had long since developed perfect chemistry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Schürrle sent a square pass behind Kemper, laying it back to Wang Shuo on the edge of the six-yard box.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Shuo ran onto it and coolly slotted the ball with his right foot into Hoffenheim’s virtually empty net.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>2-2!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s tied!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"GOAL!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is simply unbelievable!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mainz has scored two in a row to level it, and Wang Shuo has a brace!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is his third brace in the Bundesliga this season!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Mainz’s attack wasn’t over yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even after scoring, Wang Shuo didn’t run off to celebrate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sprinted into the Hoffenheim goal, scooped up the ball, and ran back toward his own half.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It looks like Mainz still isn’t satisfied.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wang Shuo is still frantically waving his teammates back, urging them to get ready to attack again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What a remarkably tenacious team!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s hard to believe that here, at the end of November in the Bundesliga, the top two teams in the standings are both newly promoted.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And it’s just as hard to believe that the top three goalscorers currently leading the Bundesliga charts were all playing in the 2nd Bundesliga last season!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Some are saying this Bundesliga season is like a chaotic free-for-all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But chaos forges heroes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And players like Wang Shuo, Ibisevic, and Helmes are the ones who have risen to the occasion in this chaotic season!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And of course, you have renowned managers like Klopp and Rangnick in the mix as well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Mainz tied the game, Rangnick finally swallowed his pride and made a substitution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He brought on 20-year-old Ghana international Isaac Vorsah for Carlos Eduardo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a clear signal to shore up the defense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isaac Vorsah stood at 1.92 meters, possessing the powerful physique typical of a player from Africa, with an extremely strong physical presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was a center-back but could also fill in as a defensive midfielder. However, his footwork was rather crude and he lacked agility, putting him at a disadvantage when playing in the midfield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the 83rd minute of the match, Mainz won the ball back with a tackle near the center spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The veteran Kalhan gave it his all, sliding in to poke the ball away from Salihovic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pekovic collected the ball, only to find himself surrounded by Hoffenheim players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had nowhere to pass!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just as Pekovic was running out of options, Wang Shuo suddenly dropped back from his forward position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man who was supposed to be leading the line had actually dropped all the way back to the edge of the center circle in his own half to receive a pass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pekovic didn’t hesitate for a second, immediately sending the ball his way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Shuo had his back to the goal as he received the pass. To his left was Isaac Vorsah, center-back Marvin Kemper was marking him from behind, and to his right and in front of him were more defenders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had no space to trap the ball and turn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But out of the corner of his eye, he spotted Hainauer just past Isaac Vorsah, outside the center circle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The combined effects of [Insight] and [First Move] projected an image of the current game into Wang Shuo’s mind, simultaneously predicting the likely next moves of the two or three players around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’There’s a gap there!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tomasz!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he yelled, Wang Shuo met the incoming ball with the inside of his right foot, pushing a pass toward the right side of the center circle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The instant he made the pass, he could clearly see that everyone, including Isaac Vorsah, had their attention drawn to the ball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They all felt the ball was close enough, that they had a chance to get a foot to it, so they all watched it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in reality, they had no chance of intercepting it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately after passing, Wang Shuo spun around, pushed off with all his might, raised his right hand, and shouted again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tomasz!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two shouts came less than two seconds apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many of the Hoffenheim defenders hadn’t even processed what was happening before Wang Shuo had already turned and broken into a sprint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hainauer had been playing with Wang Shuo for about half a year; he knew exactly what Wang Shuo intended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Hungarian international didn’t trap the ball. Instead, he met Wang Shuo’s pass with a one-touch return, laying it perfectly into Wang Shuo’s path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marvin Kemper’s attention had also been drawn to Wang Shuo’s initial pass, trying to track its destination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This caused him to be a step slow on the turn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time he turned to give chase, he realized that being a step slow at the start meant he would always be a step behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sprinting Wang Shuo pulled further and further away from him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Shuo hit top speed, accelerating with every stride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hoffenheim’s last man back was the 20-year-old center-back, Matthias Jaisler.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been instrumental in Hoffenheim’s promotion last season and was the young player Rangnick admired and trusted the most.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, facing the rapidly approaching Wang Shuo, Jaisler was starting to panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A one-on-one!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faced with the choice of playing the man or the ball, Jaisler chose the man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though he was the last defender, he was mentally prepared to take a red card.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew that if Wang Shuo got past him, it would be a clean breakaway on goal!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they conceded this goal, it would be virtually impossible for Hoffenheim to catch up to Mainz in the league standings by the winter break.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the instant Wang Shuo bore down on Jaisler, he feinted, dipping his body slightly to the left and stepping out with his left foot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was only at this moment that the young Hoffenheim center-back truly understood why so many renowned defenders had been fooled by Wang Shuo’s moves.\u003C\u002Fp>",1040,"2026-05-30T11:12:32.829Z","2026-06-01T04:31:05.348Z",1,"novelbin.me","f2659c583daa4f0914cded68a83e1001866ec41d21247a87571630792e7c6a6e","the-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-chapter-139","the-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-chapter-28",400,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-cover.jpg"]