[{"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-292":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},483828,734,"Chapter 292 - 72: Absolute Domain! The 11th Passive Skill! Klopp Syndrome Is Back! This Is the Ruhr Derby","the-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-chapter-292",292,"\u003Cp>He was even the core and soul of the entire team!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good work, Wang!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You were amazing, Wang, keep it up!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’re the leaders now, Wang, haha...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Woohoo, woohoo, we’re going from leaders to champions!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The coaches and staff on the sidelines, as well as his teammates on the bench, all looked ecstatic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After shaking hands or hugging each of them, Wang Shuo went over to Klopp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How’s De De?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Shuo asked with concern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Klopp sighed and shook his head, looking completely helpless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A torn meniscus in his left knee. He’ll be hospitalized for a while to let the inflammation go down, then he’ll have surgery.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Wang Shuo’s heart sank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How long will he be out for?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Three months at the very least,\" Klopp said with a frown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Three months?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’For a veteran who’s about to turn 32, after a meniscus surgery and three months on the sidelines, how much of his old form will be left when he comes back?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The answer to that question was obvious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We shouldn’t have let that South Korean guy go this summer.\" Klopp was starting to regret it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In reality, Lee Yongsoo hadn’t made many appearances for Dortmund.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Last season, Dortmund had three left-backs: De De, Lee Yongsoo, and the young Schmelzer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>De De was the starter, but he was sidelined for most of the first half of last season with a torn cruciate ligament.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that time, the inexperienced Schmelzer was the team’s starter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The veteran from South Korea, Lee Yongsoo, rotated with Schmelzer, and together they held down the fort until De De recovered from his injury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But who would have thought that De De would get seriously injured again this season?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t worry, you’ve still got me, don’t you?\" Wang Shuo said with a smile, raising an eyebrow at Klopp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Klopp felt a complicated mix of emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dortmund’s recent situation was far from ideal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The players’ adaptation to the new tactics was one problem, and Kael’s serious injury destabilizing the midfield was another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, during this time, Wang Shuo’s performance had been as outstanding as ever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So far this season, through six Bundesliga matches, he had already scored nine goals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You could truly say he was single-handedly dragging Dortmund forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This made Klopp recall the time he broke the rules to promote Wang Shuo to the first team back at Mainz.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Back then, who could have ever imagined this day would come?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the end, Klopp’s thousands of unspoken words boiled down to just two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>De De had already returned to Dortmund ahead of the team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This cast a somber mood over the bus ride back from Hanover.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For professional players, injuries were always the most terrifying thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Klopp also decided that for the DFB-Pokal away game against Karlsruhe on Wednesday, he would field a lineup of substitutes and young players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because that weekend, they had to face a Schalke 04 coached by Magat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Mainz had been last season’s dark horse miracle, then Magat’s VfL Wolfsburg was the ultimate comeback story.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their performance in the first half of the season had been terrible, but they relied on a second-half surge to ultimately claim the Bundesliga title.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After winning the title, Magat left Wolfsburg to coach Schalke 04.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many people were stunned. Why would he leave?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason was actually very simple: Schalke 04 offered more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At VfL Wolfsburg, he was the sporting director and head coach, with full control over athletic affairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at Schalke 04?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Board member, general manager, sporting director, and head coach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Schalke 04 was currently in a difficult situation and hoped that Magat could lead the club through a complete reform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the so-called \"Klopp Syndrome\" led to frequent player injuries and made the team prone to injury crises, it was nothing compared to Magat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For one thing, Klopp’s tactical style at least still valued possession of the ball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uncle Mustache emphasized high pressing and fast-paced transitions between offense and defense, but he also placed great importance on ball possession.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, training sessions involved a lot of work with the ball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Magat?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, he was famous for his extreme physical conditioning, claiming he wanted to build iron-willed players with incredible stamina reserves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His specialties were mountain climbing and weight-bearing exercises.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And mind you, this wasn’t just any mountain climbing—it was *snow* mountain climbing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also, at the slightest disagreement, the punishment was running laps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Klopp, at least, would often call players over for a heart-to-heart, to talk things over, just like a friend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Magat?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was known for being strict and disciplinarian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In comparison, Klopp was much better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the current German Football Scene, opinions on Magat were actually quite polarized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, Hennes from Bayern had once said that Magat’s almost insane training methods challenged the very limits of a player’s physical endurance and were extremely damaging to their bodies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While it might bring short-term success, it was a disaster for a club’s long-term development.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This represented one point of view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, many people felt that Bayern was certainly in a position to say that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for the vast majority of teams in the Bundesliga, success was a distant, almost unattainable dream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Magat’s coaching certainly had its drawbacks, and his management style was undoubtedly harsh, but as long as it brought success, it was worth it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just look at VfL Wolfsburg: they had started investing heavily in ’07, accumulating a staggering 120 million euros in spending just to win a single Bundesliga title.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Schalke 04 had also invested a fortune, but with no results to show for it. Instead, they were facing massive financial losses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Shuo wasn’t about to pass judgment on who was better or worse, Klopp or Magat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But based on the information he had, if he had a choice, he definitely wouldn’t want to play for Magat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Playing for Klopp might be more tiring, but at least the man himself was a good person.\u003C\u002Fp>",995,"2026-05-30T11:12:32.830Z","2026-06-01T04:31:05.348Z",1,"novelbin.me","940b7d2e8bbf905c45257dd56cf376bf46b3813ce586ff3e1406eeaf41e834ed","the-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-chapter-293","the-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-chapter-291",400,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-cover.jpg"]