[{"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-280":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},483816,734,"Chapter 280 - 70: National Derby! Van Gaal Is Crazy! The Germans’ Dream Is Shattered! A Great Comeback in the Making?","the-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-chapter-280",280,"\u003Cp>Bayern had also lent a helping hand in the past, which eased the tensions between the two clubs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was why Hummels was loaned to Dortmund.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with the arrival of Klopp and Wang Shuo, Dortmund began to show signs of a resurgence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This season, the term \"National Derby\" had once again appeared in the German media’s reports.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bayern was very supportive of this narrative.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the perspective of club management, they knew very well that the Bundesliga couldn’t thrive with only Bayern at the top.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Bayern won the title every year, who would be interested in the Bundesliga?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fierce competition and passionate matches—that’s what the fans wanted to see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But over the past few years, although the title had occasionally gone to another team, Bayern’s dominance was plain for all to see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Dortmund, as a fallen giant, could stage a strong comeback, it would certainly be a good thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, in the plans of Rummenigge, Hennes, and the others, the revitalization of the Bundesliga was still predicated on Bayern continuously winning matches and titles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They welcomed Dortmund becoming a worthy challenger to Bayern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And what did \"worthy\" mean?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It meant that in the end, the challenge would fail, and the championship would still belong to Bayern!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But judging from their performance in this match so far, Dortmund’s development had exceeded Rummenigge and Hennes’s expectations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Perhaps we were truly wrong!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hennes said to Rummenigge, who was sitting beside him, with a deep sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mistake he was talking about was clearly not just about Wang Shuo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was also about Klopp!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they had chosen Klopp back then instead of Klinsmann; if they had chosen Wang Shuo this summer instead of Gomez, would Bayern be in this situation now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A trident attack force of Ribery, Wang Shuo, and Robben—how astonishing would that have been?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Van Gaal had conflicts with Gomez, but would he have clashed with Wang Shuo?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obviously not!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because everyone said that Olic was a low-end version of Wang Shuo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If even the low-end version earned Van Gaal’s high praise, what about the premium version?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Van Gaal would probably have been just like Klopp, cherishing him and taking the utmost care of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was too late!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Shuo went to Dortmund, Gomez came to Bayern, and Thomas Müller also made it to the first team...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was all too late!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Klopp would now never coach Bayern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rummenigge said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He maintained the last of his stubborn pride with silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the pitch, Van Gaal came to the sideline to direct the team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had also noticed that Dortmund had specifically assigned Tinga, their hatchet man, to neutralize Schweinsteiger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Zhu had never been the kind of player who could hold up the ball in the number 10 or even the number 8 position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, there wouldn’t have been so much controversy back in the day about which position he should play.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Van Gaal came out to make adjustments, Schweinsteiger dropped back to avoid Tinga.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dortmund, in turn, began to press forward aggressively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this also signaled that the fast-paced back-and-forth of the first twenty-odd minutes was coming to an end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bayern trailing 3-1?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That had never been a problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The real showdown should be in the second half,\" Hennes said, not without a hint of worry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rummenigge had also been a great player and was very experienced. He immediately understood the hidden meaning in Hennes’s words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Gomez didn’t start performing well, Van Gaal would make a substitution in the second half.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Olic would replace Gomez!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I believe Gomez is the future of our team!\" Rummenigge finally spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The best German players should play for Bayern. That has always been our tradition!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hennes nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was a question in his mind that he didn’t ask aloud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Does that include players from East Germany?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From Ballack to Tony Kroos, players from East Germany never seemed to do very well at Bayern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They weren’t even highly regarded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ballack was already in the past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the mere thought of Tony Kroos gave Hennes a headache.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first half ultimately ended with a score of 3-1.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the first 23 minutes, the two teams scored four goals, producing the most exhilarating opening to a Bundesliga match this season.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It also left the more than 80,000 Dortmund fans in the stands mesmerized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fans in the South Stand, in particular, had been jumping and singing for the entire first half, having an absolute blast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, the atmosphere inside the stadium was electric.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after Van Gaal made his on-the-fly tactical change, having Schweinsteiger and Van Bommel drop back, Bayern gradually slowed the pace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Dortmund pressed forward, after 23 minutes of high-tempo play and with a 3-1 lead, Shahin was also repeatedly calling for his teammates in midfield to slow things down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the halftime break, Klopp gave his team’s first-half performance extremely high praise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is the best half we’ve played all season!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the second half was the key.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Klopp Syndrome had always been a reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though this was only the fifth round of the league.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the 60-minute mark was when Dortmund would be in the most danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, Van Gaal would definitely make adjustments in the second half.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gomez’s performance in the first half was terrible; he couldn’t even hold onto the ball. I’m guessing if there’s no improvement in the second half, Van Gaal will probably sub him off around the 60-minute mark.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That will be the signal for Bayern to launch an all-out counterattack!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why 60 minutes?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How should one put it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s a kind of unwritten rule, a tacit understanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s like how, barring injury, a head coach would rather lose the game than make a substitution in the first half.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because you have to consider the player’s morale and dignity.\u003C\u002Fp>",980,"2026-05-30T11:12:32.830Z","2026-06-01T04:31:05.348Z",1,"novelbin.me","fc51f0e294178c410ae64a689e162ded789230c0f50a7d605ee274db80f49d51","the-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-chapter-281","the-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-chapter-279",400,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-cover.jpg"]