[{"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-252":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},483788,734,"Chapter 252 - 66: Magician Wang Shuo: \"Marco, Do You Want to Score Tonight?","the-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-chapter-252",252,"\u003Cp>The other teams played their matches on August 1st and August 2nd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of the UEFA Europa League qualifiers, Dortmund’s match was scheduled for August 3rd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their opponent wasn’t strong—Weiden, a fourth-tier team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was a hassle, because the opponent was located to the southwest, near the Czech Republic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were currently in Denmark to the north, and traveling southwest three days later would be a test of endurance due to the long journey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, during halftime, after praising the team’s overall performance, Klopp also reminded the players to be careful, try to avoid injury, and just secure the win.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the 53rd minute of the second half, Wang Shuo once again dropped back. After a series of quick one-twos with Foyelner and Shahin in the center, he sent a diagonal through ball behind the defense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kuba made a quick diagonal run into the box, received the ball, and smashed it into the net, scoring another goal for Dortmund.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>3-0!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the outcome more or less decided, Klopp substituted Valdes on for Wang Shuo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his words, Wang Shuo was now Dortmund’s precious treasure!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then made a series of substitutions, using up all his slots as early as the 66th minute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in the 80th minute, Reus scored another goal for the team off a brilliant pass from Kuba.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, Dortmund thrashed Landes 4-0 away from home, securing a resounding victory to kick off the new season.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the forward Valdes, who came on as a substitute, played for half an hour and had several chances but was unable to score.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the team returned to Germany from Denmark, Klopp had the main players stay in Dortmund to rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He himself took the reserve squad to the away match to challenge Weiden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this time, Valdes finally scored.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the 24th minute, he opened the scoring for the team, assisted by Shahin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After switching sides for the second half, Tinga had a brilliant performance, first assisting a goal for Shahin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Weiden equalized, he then assisted a goal for the substitute, Reus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was worth noting that Reus had come on as a substitute in two consecutive matches and scored in both.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This one came in the 2nd minute of stoppage time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The evening of August 6th, Dortmund, Germany.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tonight, Westfalen Stadium was brightly lit and completely sold out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All 66,000-plus seats were filled with Dortmund fans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stands of the entire stadium were a surging sea of people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the home team’s locker room before the match, Wang Shuo was finishing his final preparations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All that was left was the head coach’s pre-match pep talk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Klopp’s pep talks were always quite interesting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially given his tall, burly, and powerful presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Reus, standing to the side, looked a little nervous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s wrong?\" Wang Shuo reached out, put a hand on Reus’s shoulder, and asked with concern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reus looked down at the yellow jersey he was wearing, then lifted the club crest on his chest, examining it over and over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It just feels... like a dream!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t know.\" Reus shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he immediately added, \"My whole family are Dortmund fans. I have been my entire life.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When I was four, I joined the biggest local sports club near my house in Dortmund, called PTSV Dortmund. It had a lot of sports groups, like basketball, table tennis, badminton, and so on.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I only ever loved football.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last time he’d helped Wang Shuo look for a house, Reus had mentioned that he lived near Phoenix Lake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a famous landmark in Dortmund, northeast of Hodder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I moved from PTSV to the Dortmund youth academy when I was six and stayed until I was sixteen, when I went to Red White Allen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I still remember it to this day. The ’01-’02 season was Dortmund’s last period of glory. Back then, under Sommer’s coaching, we beat out Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern to win the Bundesliga title.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even though we lost to Feyenoord in the UEFA Cup final, everyone was still ecstatic.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At the first home game of the ’02-’03 season, we even held a special ceremony to unveil the Bundesliga championship shield and show the trophy to all the fans.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At the time, I was thirteen, and as a representative of the club’s youth team, I carried the championship shield onto the pitch with my teammates.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Back then, I made a secret vow to myself that one day, I would help Dortmund win more championships—even all of them—and then personally carry that championship shield onto the pitch at the first home game of a new season!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Shuo couldn’t really understand this kind of sentiment Reus had for the club; he didn’t resonate with it at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he could tell that Reus truly loved Dortmund.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They hadn’t known each other for long, but Wang Shuo had a good impression of Reus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, he didn’t mind giving him a helping hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Marco, this is the season premiere, and your first appearance at Westfalen Stadium, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reus nodded. \"My first time as a professional player.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The answer was delivered with a characteristically German precision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Want to score a goal?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Shuo’s smiling question seemed to carry a kind of magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reus was completely captivated, nodding without hesitation. \"You’ll help me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"During the match, watch for my hand signals.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reus nodded eagerly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Those two Danish center-backs aren’t very fast. I’ll draw them out, and you make a diagonal run in behind them. The rest is up to you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Shuo left it at that, patting Reus on the shoulder with a smile. \"Hey, man, no pressure. Even if it doesn’t work the first time, I’ll keep trying to set you up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tonight, you will definitely score!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",963,"2026-05-30T11:12:32.830Z","2026-06-01T04:31:05.348Z",1,"novelbin.me","0ef5606b347b19e5afc8fc2832110a65c2026b04c138f9117e0ab860ea3dd432","the-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-chapter-253","the-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-chapter-251",400,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-cover.jpg"]