[{"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-311":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},484047,734,"Chapter 311 - 75: Golden Ball Award Ranking! The 4th Superstar of World Football! How a Legend Is Made! The Shock from China","the-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-chapter-311",311,"\u003Cp>UEFA missed their appointment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the match against Celtic, their officials had arranged to meet with Dortmund’s press officer, Joseph Schneck, the next day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the next day, they called to say there had been a change of plans and rescheduled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The UEFA Europa League match was on a Thursday night. Since they didn’t come on Friday, one couldn’t expect the UEFA staff to work overtime on Saturday and Sunday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, Bundesliga matches were on the weekend, so Wang Shuo wouldn’t have been available for them anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, it was postponed until the following Monday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the weekend, in the 12th round of the Bundesliga, Dortmund faced Werder Bremen in a fierce away match.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Starting for Werder Bremen was Marco Marin, whom Wang Shuo had known from his time in the 2nd Bundesliga when Marin played for Borussia Mönchengladbach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was his combination play with the number 11, Mesut, that led to a goal against Dortmund during a fast break in the 36th minute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The goal was caused by a passing error from the holding midfielder, Sven Bender.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It couldn’t be helped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Overall, Sven Bender’s performance had actually been quite good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in his position, during a high-stakes match like this, a single mistake could be devastating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, in the 54th minute of the second half, left-back Schmelzer made a quick run forward, received a pass from Grosskreutz, and sent a low cross in from near the goal line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Shuo seized the opportunity between the two tall center-backs, Mertesacker and Naldo, got a foot on the ball, and sent Schmelzer’s cross into Werder Bremen’s goal, tying the score.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neither side managed to score again after that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The match ended in a 1-1 draw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back in the locker room after the match, everyone, Wang Shuo included, was understanding about Sven Bender’s mistake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was especially true for Wang Shuo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had also come up from the 2nd Bundesliga, so he felt a natural affinity for Sven Bender, who had also come from the 2nd Bundesliga by way of Munich 1860.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More importantly, Schaff’s tactics were truly insane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He truly subscribed to a tactical style that was all-out attack, with little to no regard for defending.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t worry about it. If you guys in the back make a mistake, we’ll just work harder to score one more up front. It’s no big deal, don’t feel pressured!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Shuo said it in a deliberately lighthearted tone, and many in the locker room started to laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Klopp returned to the locker room, he was also satisfied with the 1-1 result.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Werder Bremen was currently ranked 3rd in the Bundesliga. For Dortmund to get one point in an away match was a good result.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t just Dortmund; Bayern had also drawn at home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They drew 1-1 with Schalke 04.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Magat could finally hold his head high this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had almost toppled Bayern at the Allianz Arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Van Gaal, on the other hand, was out of luck. His team’s league ranking kept dropping, and they were now in 9th place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Van Gaal said that the current ranking wasn’t important.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Last season, VfL Wolfsburg played like crap in the first half of the season, but didn’t they end up winning the championship?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as the team got its act together, with Bayern’s strength, a winning streak would send their ranking shooting up like a rocket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bayer Leverkusen was the most stunning team of this round.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heynckes’s team scored three consecutive goals in the 2nd, 6th, and 11th minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tony Kroos also scored a goal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, the Pharmacy beat Frankfurt 4-0 at home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After 12 rounds, Dortmund was in first place with 29 points, and Bayer Leverkusen was in second with 26 points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After this match, the November international break for national team training arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello, Martin, this is Wang Shuo.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wang, this is Martin Hagemaster Kuhn.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a small press conference room at Westfalen Stadium, one specifically used for player signings, Wang Shuo met the UEFA media team. The person leading them was a very young German man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was said to be only 24 years old.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, he must have started working at UEFA right after graduating from university.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, according to what Joseph Schneck had privately told him just moments ago, Kuhn also worked for the German Football Association.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His position at both organizations was Media and Communications Coordinator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the name implied, it was a role responsible for liaising with the media, primarily focusing on targeted media dissemination and content distribution. It was a relatively new type of position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was actually Wang Shuo’s first time encountering such a role.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Generally, every club has various coordinators, like a youth academy coordinator, for example.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’re responsible for things like scheduling training and matches for different age groups, as well as arranging venues and accommodations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Take Mainz, for instance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their grounds are small, but they have quite a few youth teams, so everything has to be staggered by time and location.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That requires a dedicated person to coordinate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dortmund’s situation was much the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A media coordinator, then, was responsible for the media and communications side of things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When I was with the German Football Association, I heard them mention you often. I even watched the match between Mainz and Frankfurt.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kuhn said with a smile as he shook Wang Shuo’s hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Shuo replied with a few polite words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The German Football Association headquarters is in Frankfurt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dortmund had specially prepared the small press conference room, mainly by setting up a backdrop and some decorations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kuhn told Wang Shuo that UEFA was taking this interview very seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"President Platini personally approved this at the highest level, which is why it’s not just our official website—a television crew is here too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Shuo and Joseph Schneck exchanged a look, both surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I thought this was just going to be a simple interview,\" Schneck said with a laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kuhn glanced at his colleagues, who were starting to get busy, and chuckled in a low voice. \"We’re placing a lot of importance on the UEFA Europa League right now. After all, it’s a newly revamped competition as of this year, so this story will be a major feature.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1041,"2026-05-30T11:12:32.829Z","2026-06-01T04:31:05.348Z",1,"novelbin.me","68232607779b31f55af9c434e6798f4655f4fc91953c34cd99456917a5cdf65c","the-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-chapter-312","the-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-chapter-310",400,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-cover.jpg"]