[{"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-250":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},483986,734,"Chapter 250 - 66: Magician Wang Shuo! When Wang Shuo Starts to Show Off! Wang Shuo: Marco, Do You Want to Score Tonight?","the-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-chapter-250",250,"\u003Cp>Tomorrow would be a day of rest, followed by the match at night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The evening of July 30th. Landes, Denmark. Cassiopeia Park Stadium.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the first leg of the UEFA Europa League’s third qualifying round, Dortmund faced Landes in an away match.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was Dortmund’s first official match of the season!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though the team had just endured a high-intensity, brutal training regimen, even though the players still couldn’t execute Klopp’s tactics well, even though their coordination was still rusty, even though...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But none of that stopped Dortmund from using their superior skill to dominate Landes right from the start.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you were to ask Wang Shuo what the difference was between playing for Dortmund and playing for Mainz...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Shuo’s answer would come without a moment’s hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Freedom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He found it hard to describe the feeling in detail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back when he was at Mainz, he always felt crushed under a great mountain of responsibility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Foyelner’s counter-press on the left wasn’t strong enough, Helle on the right dropped back too deep, and Hainauer in the center couldn’t break through...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When his teammates were so easily shut down by the opposition, Wang Shuo had to think about much more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Drifting wide, dropping back, surging forward...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Much of the time, he was involuntarily swept along by the changing tides of the match.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt like he was caught in a raging torrent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at Dortmund?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the very first minute of the match, he felt completely in control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Klopp was using a 4-2-3-1 formation for this match.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Goalkeeper: Weidenfeller.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Defense: De De, Hummels, Subotic, and Owomoyela.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Midfield: Shahin and Kael as the two defensive midfielders, with Grosskreutz, Foyelner, and Kuba ahead of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forward: Wang Shuo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the starting lineup Klopp had chosen for the match.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the team’s starting forward and the core of Dortmund’s attack, Wang Shuo spearheaded all offensive and defensive tasks up front. It was a heavy responsibility that Coach Klopp had placed on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Klopp trusted him with this because he believed Wang Shuo was the one who could best grasp and understand his tactical intentions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like this instance, a mere ten minutes into the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being the first match of the new season, both teams were slow to find their rhythm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first ten minutes were pretty lackluster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pass from Foyelner was intercepted by Landes’s right center-back, Mads Finagle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Shuo, positioned between the two center-backs, immediately shouted to Foyelner, signaling for him to mark Landes’s number 31, the deep-lying midfielder Sane, while he himself ran horizontally toward Finagle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Wang Shuo was positioned almost level with the two center-backs, his horizontal run cut off the passing lane to the left center-back, Flieberger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so, Finagle was left with two options.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pass back to the goalkeeper, Elgaard, or pass to the right-back, Soren Pedersen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boosted by [Insight] and [Eagle Eye], Wang Shuo’s ability to read and understand the game was incredibly fast. The moment Finagle received the ball, he sprinted over at top speed to press him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, if he passed back to the goalkeeper with too much power, it could be an own goal or go straight out of play for a corner kick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With too little power, if Wang Shuo changed direction and intercepted it, he would be one-on-one with the keeper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the surface, it looked like Finagle had a choice. In reality, he had none.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the moment Wang Shuo made his move, Grosskreutz on the left wing also moved instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time Finagle passed the ball to Soren Pedersen, Grosskreutz had already charged up to the Landes right-back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Shuo had also closed in on Finagle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a method of defense and pressing that Klopp excelled at.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The touchline!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You only have a limited number of players, but by using the touchline well and making it an ally, you gain a clear advantage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soren Pedersen was trapped on the flank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he started to dribble back, the risk of Wang Shuo being offside vanished, so he immediately moved forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Shuo’s presence made it impossible for Soren Pedersen to pass to either the goalkeeper or Finagle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the turning point came with Grosskreutz.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hothead hadn’t yet understood the coach’s intentions. He wasn’t paying attention, and after rushing in, he just tried to steal the ball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The result?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The 30-year-old Soren Pedersen might not have had much else, but he had experience. He simply kicked the ball off Grosskreutz’s leg and out of bounds for a goal kick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Shuo could only shake his head as he watched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kevin, don’t commit! Don’t commit!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I’d already locked down all his passing lanes! All you had to do was contain him and force a pass. Any ball he played would have put them in danger!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grosskreutz clearly hadn’t gotten it yet, looking completely baffled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Shuo immediately ran over, put a hand on his shoulder, and spelled it out for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just pay attention next time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thanks, Wang. I get it now,\" Grosskreutz said, his face full of gratitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Shuo waved his hand, signaling that it was no big deal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It’s mainly because the players aren’t familiar with the coach’s tactics yet. They’ll get it if you give them a little more time.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Besides, the reason Klopp uses Grosskreutz is that he highly values his work rate.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Reus is skilled in attack, while Grosskreutz is good at running and covering ground.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’And then there’s Kuba.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Those three will definitely be rotated in the future.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’If I guide them a bit more and help them adapt quickly, things will be easier for me.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Then, I can devote myself completely to the attack.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though Dortmund was using a 4-2-3-1 formation, in practice, only one of the two full-backs could push up at a time.\u003C\u002Fp>",973,"2026-05-30T11:12:32.829Z","2026-06-01T04:31:05.348Z",1,"novelbin.me","ba0eab2e1dd1aa535ef45833de44948a18a69422f802a0cd77184efec97105d3","the-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-chapter-151","the-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-chapter-249",400,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-cover.jpg"]