[{"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-229":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},483965,734,"Chapter 229 - 63: This Is the Strength of a Bundesliga Star","the-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-chapter-229",229,"\u003Cp>He would definitely go to a team that promised him a starting position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’ve come back at the perfect time. Soon, the Germany National Team will be coming to China for a match, and I’ve already contacted the president of the German Football Association, Zwanziger, through my connections.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Adidas has decided to sponsor a summer training camp in Germany for our team. I hope more players will be able to stay in Germany afterward, and you’re the perfect person to share your experience with everyone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And while you’re at it, you can train with these guys. Let them see your progress and understand the gap between them and Bundesliga players!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Shuo understood what Gao Huairen meant, and he knew his teammates well, so he agreed on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That evening, after dinner, Wang Shuo went to Gao Huairen’s office and had a brief chat with Gao Huairen and Ma Yongcheng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Shuo, for his part, had also made preparations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For instance, he had already taken out a long-term lease on his house in Mainz.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Schürrle and Zhao Yifan were living there now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Schürrle, Kirschhoff, Bungert, and Neustadter were now all key prospects being cultivated by Mainz.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to Wang Shuo, Zhao Yifan was on good terms with all of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The current head coach of the second team was Neustadter’s father, a Mainz club legend whom Wang Shuo also knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the first-team head coach, that went without saying—it was Tuchel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kramny wouldn’t be leaving with Klopp; he would choose to stay at Mainz.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having won the first championship trophy in the club’s history, it was now time to reward those who had contributed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Klopp was set to leave, and it was likely his staff, including Buvac, would go with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, Kramny stood to become the biggest beneficiary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Shuo felt that after the training camp, as long as their visas permitted, the players could remain in Germany to trial with a few teams and wait for an opportunity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Things were different now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that Wang Shuo had made a name for himself in the Bundesliga and had a stable base in Mainz, the situation was completely different than before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the very least, Wang Shuo could guarantee that his teammates who stayed in Germany would have a place to live and train, and the expenses wouldn’t be too high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, Wang Shuo was earning good money now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This situation was a vast improvement compared to when Wang Shuo had first arrived in the Bundesliga early last year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Huairen and Ma Yongcheng exchanged a look, both sensing the other’s keen interest in the idea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Wang Shuo having paved the way, and Thomas Essien gradually building a network in the German football scene, Wang Shuo’s suggestion was indeed feasible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, they didn’t have to aim exclusively for the Bundesliga.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having played in Germany for over a year, Wang Shuo had noticed that players from Japan and South Korea could be found throughout the Bundesliga and 2nd Bundesliga, with younger players concentrated mostly in the latter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leagues in neighboring countries like Austria, the Netherlands’ Eredivisie, Belgium, and Switzerland were also viable options.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Huairen had played for Borussia Mönchengladbach in the Bundesliga, and his head coach at the time was Heynckes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My old coach is going to manage Bayer Leverkusen. He even called me a few days ago specifically to ask about you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Huairen was clearly delighted as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Wang Shuo providing an opening, many relationships and connections that had long been dormant were now gradually being revived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bayer Leverkusen was a good club, but they already had Kiesling and Helmes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Huairen was largely in agreement with Wang Shuo’s thinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At this stage in your career, getting regular playing time is more important than anything else.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as he could maintain his current momentum, Wang Shuo would have no need to worry about his future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Joining a top club was only a matter of time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, he wouldn’t even turn nineteen until September.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Shuo hadn’t told anyone about the Ball God System. It was his most closely guarded secret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Wang Shuo was playing in Germany, Gao Huairen hadn’t been idle back in China.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t just busy with matters at the Huairun Football School; he had also been orchestrating a plan to reform Chinese football.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had tried once before, pushing for the professionalization of Chinese football, but his efforts came to a premature end in 2002 with the failure of their World Cup campaign.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Huairen became a pariah in Chinese football, scorned and reviled by the public.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his fighting spirit never died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His years of laying low had, on the contrary, given him time to think and explore more deeply, and in the process, he had united a group of like-minded individuals in the football world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even during the lowest point of his life, this group had stood by him, sharing his same beliefs and ideals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was waiting for a chance to make a comeback!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Wang Shuo began to make a name for himself in Germany, and as Gao Huairen and the Huairun Football School started appearing more frequently in the press, Gao Huairen could feel that day drawing ever closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After leaving Gao Huairen’s office, Wang Shuo was immediately swarmed by his old teammates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was pestering him with questions about the European football scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Shuo held nothing back, answering every question they had.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For his teammates, who were about to try and make their way onto the European football scene, this was undoubtedly invaluable experience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next day, when the school’s players had a special training session, Wang Shuo voluntarily joined in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The result left everyone stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had just finished a grueling season, had just played in the DFB-Pokal final, and had only completed the long journey home yesterday. He hadn’t even adjusted to the jet lag yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet, during the fitness training, Wang Shuo left everyone else in the dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the drills that followed, Wang Shuo’s performance continued to leave his teammates dumbfounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had thought the Wang Shuo they saw on live television was already incredibly strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the reality?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That was my performance under high-intensity pressure. I was up against top-tier European defenders like Lúcio and Demichelis.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1054,"2026-05-30T11:12:32.829Z","2026-06-01T04:31:05.348Z",1,"novelbin.me","bab10a528fe310479ff7e1d62760e9d7d512704c0fad64f0e9488a7d55af080b","the-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-chapter-230","the-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-chapter-228",400,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-cover.jpg"]