[{"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-343":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},484079,734,"Chapter 343 - 79: Unrivaled in Europe! Back-to-Back Braces! A True Leader! He Single-handedly Broke Through a Defensive Line","the-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-chapter-343",343,"\u003Cp>This led to widespread external concern about Dortmund’s situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second half of the Bundesliga season started earlier this year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On top of that, Germany’s winter was particularly cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, injuries were generally more frequent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Dortmund, in addition to the two long-term absentees Kael and De De, the Brazilian veteran Tinga had also strained his adductor muscle in training, essentially ending his season.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Weidenfeller, Sven Bender, and Kuba had also been injured one after another, heavily impacting the team’s starting lineup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This led many in the German media to believe that Klopp’s team lacked staying power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By mid-February, the UEFA Europa League was set to resume.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the draw for the UEFA Europa League’s round of 32, Dortmund was matched against Eredivisie giants Ajax.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even while competing on a single front, the Bumblebee’s injury list was already growing constantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the European competition resumed, could Dortmund handle the strain of fighting on two fronts?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the afternoon of February 7th, at Dortmund’s Westfalen Stadium.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the 21st round of the Bundesliga, with Dortmund hosting Frankfurt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Frankfurt’s Alexander Meier came flying out of the penalty area, Klopp, on the home team’s bench, slammed his right fist down, venting his frustration over the conceded goal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The score on the large scoreboard at Westfalen Stadium immediately changed from 2-1 to 2-2!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the time on the clock was the 65th minute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Klopp had every reason to be disappointed with that goal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the winter break, Dortmund’s injury list had begun to grow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strictly speaking, this wasn’t an issue unique to Dortmund; other teams were facing similar problems.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Bumblebees’ injury crisis was the most pronounced, and therefore, the most scrutinized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of that damned Klopp Syndrome!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For this match, Klopp had put Santana on the bench.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the previous round, Santana had performed poorly, scoring an own goal and facing a torrent of criticism after the match.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the team’s head coach, he felt he should stand up and support Santana in a time like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, Klopp temporarily benched him to let him regroup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Brazilian center-back had been dealing with some personal issues lately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Klopp hoped to protect him this way!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Sven Bender still out injured for this round and Santana not starting, Hummels moved back to a central position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In midfield, Klopp chose the young Letalek to partner with Shahin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, Frankfurt scored just eight minutes into the second half.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the 17th minute, Wang Shuo had won a free kick in the final third, and Shahin assisted Hummels to score.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, in the 57th minute of the second half, Wang Shuo assisted Reus, who put them ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But unexpectedly, just eight minutes later, Alexander Meier leveled the score again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What an absolutely terrible match!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Klopp returned to the bench, visibly agitated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neither side had made any substitutions so far.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Defending against Alexander Meier is a real headache,\" Buvac said, shaking his head in resignation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The legendary Frankfurt star played as a number 10, or a second striker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he was also 1.96 meters tall, powerfully built, and incredibly skilled at making late runs from deep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this match, Frankfurt had Little Altıntop playing up front, which gave Meier a great deal of freedom behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the center-backs were drawn out of position, Letalek and Shahin were completely unable to stop Alexander Meier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was how they had conceded the last goal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was Dortmund’s biggest problem right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sebastian Kael was the team’s captain and icon. Both for financial reasons and to maintain stability in the locker room, the team couldn’t sign a midfielder capable of replacing him while he was injured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They could only look for solutions internally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sven Bender was the best candidate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he had been performing very well this season.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then, he got injured too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, he was almost fully recovered now and was about to rejoin team training.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But during Sven Bender’s absence, the team truly had no one else to turn to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kleger wasn’t suited to playing in a double pivot, and having failed to get opportunities with the team, he had requested a loan move to Hertha Berlin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he were still here, the situation might have been a little better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Our biggest problem is still in the midfield. Foyelner isn’t performing well in the number 10 role,\" Buvac said, shaking his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back at Mainz, Foyelner had played on the wing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now he was back in a central role, but his technical ability wasn’t enough to handle the responsibility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So far this season, his pass completion rate in the final third is only 54%,\" Peter Krawietz said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By comparison, Götze’s pass completion rate in the final third is 71%, which is about the same as Foyelner’s overall midfield completion rate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the data analysis expert, Peter Krawietz’s numbers were certainly accurate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone knew that Foyelner came from Mainz, had been brought in by Klopp, and was also on very good terms with Wang Shuo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was even on good terms with Buvac and Krawietz.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his performance was truly less than ideal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The main reason he was played in this position was the hope that he could provide adequate support for Wang Shuo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But judging by the passing stats, it looked more like he was holding the team back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, this wasn’t to say that Foyelner wasn’t trying, or that his performance was terrible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He averaged 4.9 ball recoveries per game, which was quite impressive even for a midfielder.\u003C\u002Fp>",926,"2026-05-30T11:12:32.829Z","2026-06-01T04:31:05.348Z",1,"novelbin.me","c097c1ff7c70e2c099aa532ccbaf25431e0ad477c0b6fed5571e8068f928de30","the-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-chapter-344","the-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-chapter-342",400,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-cover.jpg"]