[{"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-146":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},483915,734,"Chapter 146 - 51: A Fine New Idol! A Metamorphic Upgrade! I Want to Become the World’s Strongest Player","the-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-chapter-146",146,"\u003Cp>However, there were distinctions between them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Take [Spiritual Light], for example.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was this Passive Skill useful?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was incredibly useful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Shuo’s occasional flashes of brilliance on the pitch all depended on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was like the Six Meridian Divine Sword—sometimes it worked wonders, and other times it didn’t work well at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, however, Wang Shuo wanted a guaranteed improvement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He quickly ruled out [Coordination] as well, because he still hadn’t fully mastered this Passive Skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upgrading it rashly would have limited effects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The problem Wang Shuo currently faced was that nearly every team in the Bundesliga marked him tightly. They practically wanted to suffocate him, giving him no space whatsoever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under these circumstances, upgrading [Swift] wouldn’t be particularly effective, no matter how much faster it made his movements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The situation with [Ball Sense] was much the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That left [Insight] and [First Move].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both of these Passive Skills could help Wang Shuo break his current predicament.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[First Move] would allow him to anticipate his opponents and stay one step ahead, even when double-teamed by multiple defenders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But ultimately, he would still be caught in a defensive trap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Insight], on the other hand, would allow him to read the game, deducing and predicting his opponents’ next moves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a midfielder, its greatest benefit would undoubtedly be in Passing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for Wang Shuo, the biggest improvement would be in choosing his running lanes off the ball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Insight] was about proactive choices, while [First Move] was about reactive responses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both were excellent, but in the end, Wang Shuo prioritized [Insight].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Upgrade Passive Skill [Insight] from Professional Level to Regional Level?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Shuo chose \"Yes\" without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spent 50 Passive Value points, and [Insight] was upgraded to Regional Level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at his Personal Attribute Panel again, he saw he only had a pitiful 2 Passive Value points left. Wang Shuo looked helplessly at the giant football.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared covetously at [First Move] and [Spiritual Light].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And also the Regional Level [Ball Sense] and [Swift].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’There’s a serious shortage of Passive Value!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he could, he really wanted to upgrade all of these Passive Skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When that time came, he would surely be so strong that everyone would be stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Can I pay to win?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I have 3.5 million euros now. Even after taxes, the amount I’d take home is pretty substantial. I can totally afford it!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Ball God System remained silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no kind old grandpa, nor was there a cute, childlike voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then he remembered that this was only his debut season in the Bundesliga.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just ten months ago, he had only just left his home country to set foot on the European Football Scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back then, how could he have ever imagined he would be where he was today?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Wang Shuo thought of this, his fighting spirit surged once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he couldn’t pay to win, he could still upgrade these Passive Skills the hard way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought of the legendary footprints on the Adidas Walk of Fame, and an unprecedented desire grew in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to become the best player in the world!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Afternoon of December 7th, Bruch Road Stadium.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the 16th round of the Bundesliga, Mainz faced Hamburg at home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Shuo stood to the left of the center circle, glancing over Hamburg’s starting lineup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just as Klopp and Buvac had expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hamburg was sticking with their most-used 4-4-2 formation of the season.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the past few years, Hamburg had been in a state of turmoil, changing coaches almost every year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Martin Jol’s arrival, he wanted to bring the \"Total Football\" philosophy of the Netherlands to Hamburg.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he didn’t adopt the typical Dutch 4-3-3 formation, but a 4-4-2 instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Goalkeeper: Rost;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Defenders: Jansen, Mathijsen, Guy Demel, and Jerome Boateng;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Midfielders: Trovsky, Alex Silva, Jarolim, and Pitroipa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And finally, the two forwards standing in the center circle ready for kickoff: Petrich and Olic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dutch midfielder de Jong had been outstanding at the start of the season, but he injured himself in October during a Netherlands national team match against Iceland. He suffered a torn ligament and would be out for at least three months.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This season, Hamburg was competing on three fronts: the Bundesliga, the DFB-Pokal, and the UEFA Cup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Midweek, they had just come off a 2-0 away victory against Slavia Prague of the Czech Republic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The goalscorers were none other than Petrich and Olic, the very two players now waiting for kickoff in the center circle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Petrich had contributed one goal and one assist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One thing that made them very different from other Bundesliga teams was that Martin Jol employed Dutch football tactics, emphasizing passing and possession. As a result, they didn’t use a tall center-forward up front.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether it was Petrich, Olic, or Guerrero, all their forwards were under 1.85 meters tall, with great stamina, agility, and speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Hamburg’s midfield, Trovsky, Jarolim, and Pitroipa were all shorter players, under 1.8 meters tall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trovsky was even shorter than 1.7 meters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their original starting midfielder was the 1.8-meter-tall de Jong, but after his injury, he was replaced by the powerfully built Alex Silva.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Brazilian player was a center-back by trade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Based on their performance this season, Hamburg’s greatest strengths were their fast-paced transitions between offense and defense, as well as their Dutch-style passing and possession game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was worth noting that, unlike technical players such as Trovsky and Jarolim, Pitroipa was extremely fast, but his footwork was relatively unrefined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the match, Klopp specifically instructed Wang Shuo to pay attention to Hamburg’s defensive line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a very strange back line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both full-backs, Jansen and Jerome Boateng, were over 1.9 meters tall.\u003C\u002Fp>",955,"2026-05-30T11:12:32.829Z","2026-06-01T04:31:05.348Z",1,"novelbin.me","d83e46da8b1ab0c0ccfce606c94f1bfe0514a58e9daacba1e22567f071972259","the-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-chapter-34","the-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-chapter-145",400,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-cover.jpg"]