[{"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-181":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},484017,734,"Chapter 181 - 56: Three-Game Winning Streak! 1.2x Speed Marseille Turn! Finding the Next Ronaldo","the-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-chapter-181",181,"\u003Cp>The consensus was that Schalke 04 had already thrown everything they had at stopping Wang Shuo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet, he still managed to break past them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jermaine Jones’s yellow card from the first half meant he didn’t dare commit a timely foul in the second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything seemed to fall perfectly into place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All one could say was that in the face of Wang Shuo, Schalke 04’s pincer strategy had utterly failed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The biggest upset of Bundesliga Matchday 23 was last-place Borussia Mönchengladbach defeating Hamburg at home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A team at the bottom of the table beating a top contender wasn’t anything special in itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What made it a real shocker was the scoreline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>4-1!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Borussia Mönchengladbach had slaughtered North King Hamburg at home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This came as a huge surprise to everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Bundesliga season was truly spectacular, full of one upset after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, at the Allianz Arena, Bayern came back from a goal down to beat Hannover 96 5-1.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hertha Berlin also staged a comeback away from home, overturning a one-goal deficit to beat Cottbus 3-1, thanks to a hat-trick from Volosin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Hoffenheim drew 0-0 at home against Werder Bremen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Carrington, Manchester.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For quite some time now, Ferguson had been in high spirits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Manchester United’s record this season was so good it was almost unbelievable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone, Ferguson included, believed that another great Manchester United dynasty was about to be born.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from an unexpected loss to Russian Premier League side Zenit in the UEFA Super Cup at the start of the season, Ferguson’s team had been enjoying a smooth ride, winning nearly every competition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Community Shield Cup, the FIFA Club World Cup, and the League Cup were all already in the bag.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Manchester United now held a commanding 10-point lead over second-place Chelsea in the Premier League.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They already had one hand on the league trophy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the FA Cup, Manchester United had just thrashed Fulham 4-0 away in London to advance to the semi-finals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the Champions League knockout stage, Manchester United had been held to a frustrating 0-0 away draw by Mourinho’s Inter Milan in the first leg of the Round of 16.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the second leg back at Old Trafford, Ferguson was full of confidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were advancing on all fronts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the resounding victory over Fulham, Ferguson had even declared internally that they would fight for every title.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it wasn’t impossible!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially with the attacking trio of Ronaldo, Tevez, and Rooney performing better and better this season.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing by his office window, Ferguson watched the Manchester United players training outside under the direction of an assistant coach. An unprecedented ambition swelled within him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’If we can just win the Premier League and successfully defend the Champions League and FA Cup,’ Ferguson decided, ’I’ll retire!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Going out on a high note would undoubtedly be the smart move!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The very thought thrilled him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For years now, he had rarely led training sessions himself or laid out specific, targeted tactics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He left all of that to his coaching staff, particularly his assistants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ferguson’s role now was to oversee the big picture, focus on major decisions, and handle communication with the Manchester United executives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then there was... the scouting department.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The department headed by his brother, Martin Ferguson.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the desk behind Ferguson sat a scouting report submitted by Martin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It strongly recommended one player in particular.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Chinese player from Bundesliga side Mainz: Wang Shuo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he was thinking about it, there was a knock on his office door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Ferguson’s call, his brother, Martin Ferguson, pushed the door open and entered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You were looking for me?\" Martin asked, his eyes immediately falling on the scouting report on the desk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tell me more about it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Martin Ferguson nodded. \"You’re probably familiar with him, aren’t you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hard not to be. He’s probably the hottest name among the younger generation of players right now,\" Ferguson said nonchalantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over the years, he had seen too many rising stars and too many fallen geniuses to be easily impressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even the British papers are full of news about his matches these days, especially today’s.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I saw the video of that assist against Schalke 04. It was impressive, I’ll admit. But you know as well as I do that the defending in the Bundesliga has been a bit soft these past few years.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that, Ferguson couldn’t help but chuckle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a Brit, he couldn’t help but look down on the Bundesliga a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the same reason everyone was skeptical of stats coming out of the Eredivisie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once upon a time, the Netherlands was seen as a star factory, and players coming out of the Eredivisie were pure quality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the last few years, what top-tier stars has the Eredivisie actually produced?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some players look world-class in the Eredivisie, but as soon as they leave, they’re exposed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Eredivisie’s top scorer charts, in particular, were ridiculously inflated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The defending in the Bundesliga is average, I agree. But honestly, to put in performances like that at eighteen is no simple feat,\" Martin reminded him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Besides, I’ve also heard that Wenger has been keeping a close eye on the lad.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Wenger’s interested too?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ferguson couldn’t help but smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had a lot of faith in Wenger’s eye for talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you think he could possibly replace Ronaldo?\" Martin asked, his tone concerned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The search for the next Ronaldo was already an open secret among the Manchester United top brass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Portuguese star had nearly left Manchester United as far back as after the 2006 World Cup in Germany.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, in the summer of 2008, Ronaldo had again come close to joining Real Madrid.\u003C\u002Fp>",945,"2026-05-30T11:12:32.829Z","2026-06-01T04:31:05.348Z",1,"novelbin.me","03f357035287cf51eeb76bbe0a9def07c66cc257bfc7bb506a6460de9fbd5a4c","the-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-chapter-182","the-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-chapter-180",400,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-cover.jpg"]