[{"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-346":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},484082,734,"Chapter 346 - 80: Blitzkrieg! The Chronicle of Klopp’s Rise! Suarez: I’m Not as Good as Wang Shuo! The Beleaguered Van Gaal","the-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-chapter-346",346,"\u003Cp>\"Good God, Wang, how on earth did you do that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My jaw hit the floor. I’m seriously tempted to bow down to you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haha, then go right ahead.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You little rascal, always giving us a scare like that. My poor, fragile heart...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go get Lisa to kiss it better when you get back...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wang, did you see the looks on those Frankfurt guys’ faces? It was priceless!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have no interest in the faces of those I’ve beaten.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Seriously, can you try talking like a normal person?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am being normal. You’re the one who isn’t.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You think so? It must just be me, I’m too hyped up. Man, that goal of yours was insane.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haha, I know. AHH... STOOOP...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This entire exchange took place after Dortmund’s narrow 3-2 home victory over Frankfurt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the final whistle blew, the Dortmund players all swarmed Wang Shuo to congratulate him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Wang Shuo’s final cry was because a lunging Klopp tackled him right into a bear hug...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dortmund head coach was simply ecstatic!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ever since Wang Shuo scored the third goal, he had been unusually animated on the sidelines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, everyone began to understand why Klopp was so annoying to play against back when he was a defender!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, according to the Dortmund head coach himself, whenever his heart rate exceeded 140, he tended to lose control of his emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, right now, his heart rate wasn’t just over 140.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was probably way over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Be honest, you little rascal. Were you trying to draw a penalty?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After calming down a bit, Klopp asked while fiddling with his oily, center-parted long hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"’Diving?’ That’s a bit of a strong word for what a striker does, isn’t it?\" Wang Shuo naturally denied it flatly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’If that hadn’t worked, then oh well. But since it did, I’ve got to maintain my cool! From now on, no matter who asks, I’ll say it was a pre-planned dribbling run. What’s that? Daring to charge into so many defenders? Exactly. It’s all about the adrenaline rush, the risk. That’s what makes it truly legendary!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I planned it in advance. I only did it because I was confident enough,\" Wang Shuo said with great conviction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knowing Wang Shuo’s usual personality, Klopp actually half-believed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His teammates, on the other hand, were completely convinced, their eyes on Wang Shuo burning with even greater admiration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Klopp knew Wang Shuo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked harmless on the surface, but he was full of mischief underneath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the problem was, he really had pulled it off!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, I believe you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, Klopp slung an arm around Wang Shuo like an old friend and called over the other players, preparing to head toward the South Stand to thank the fans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Get ready. We’ve got a heavy workload coming up. We’re playing Bayern in a week!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the second national derby of the season, and it was at Allianz Arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After playing Bayern, Dortmund would travel to Amsterdam in the Netherlands for the UEFA Europa League round of 32 knockout stage to face Ajax away from home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Dortmund did have one small advantage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this round of matches, Bayern had defeated VfL Wolfsburg 3-1 away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next, Van Gaal’s team had to play three consecutive home games: the DFB-Pokal quarter-final against Fiat, the national derby against Dortmund, and a home match in the Champions League round of 16 against Fiorentina.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why was the first leg of the round of 16 a home game?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Bayern had only finished second in their group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bundesliga champions were in a group with Bordeaux, Juventus, and Hapoel Haifa, but they surprisingly only managed to get 10 points, losing out to Bordeaux, who had 16.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Juventus had also earned 8 points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they hadn’t beaten Juventus away in the final match of the group stage, Bayern wouldn’t have been able to advance from the group at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Van Gaal’s team wasn’t actually as strong as their lineup suggested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, things weren’t very stable internally at Bayern, either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, there was the rivalry between Gomez and Olic for the starting center-forward position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They also still hadn’t settled on a stable plan for their midfield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the three Bundesliga teams playing in the Champions League this season had all performed very poorly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To say nothing of Bayern, who couldn’t even finish ahead of Ligue 1’s Bordeaux; Van Gaal was also facing heavy criticism.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mainz finished at the bottom of their group and were eliminated, which came as no surprise to anyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bigger surprise was VfL Wolfsburg. Their form had dropped significantly this season, and they only managed third place in their group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, Bayern became the only Bundesliga team to advance from the group stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Will Sven Bender and Kuba be able to play?\" Wang Shuo asked with concern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Klopp shook his head. \"Sven Bender should be fine, but we’re not sure about Kuba yet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then Santana...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Klopp nodded. \"I’ll consider it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The biggest problem in the match against Frankfurt was the midfield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Santana could play, allowing Hummels to move into midfield, then the problem would be alleviated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Klopp had decided to bench Santana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone in the locker room knew the reason definitely wasn’t that own goal, nor was it Santana’s poor performance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as for what the specific problem was, Klopp didn’t say, and no one else would ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was actually one of the things Wang Shuo admired about Klopp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having been a professional player himself, he understood very well what players wanted and how to protect his players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some coaches treat players like consumables—use them when you can, and toss them aside when you can’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They don’t care at all what difficulties their players are facing, and they never think to offer a helping hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But some coaches genuinely care for their players; they pay attention to what their players are going through and what they need.\u003C\u002Fp>",993,"2026-05-30T11:12:32.829Z","2026-06-01T04:31:05.348Z",1,"novelbin.me","9986eb4fbe67b325708e36ed5e99139f7a3c89f01904d08dfd338d4604cb9bbc","the-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-chapter-347","the-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-chapter-345",400,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-cover.jpg"]