[{"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-372":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},484108,734,"Chapter 372 - 83: Advancement! The Shrewd Wang Shuo! Phenomenal Commercial Value! Dortmund Can’t Be Without Wang Shuo Now","the-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-chapter-372",372,"\u003Cp>But Thomas Essien definitely wouldn’t be able to stay on in his current role.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Shuo’s intention was for Thomas Essien to stay, but with his power diluted, while Wang Shuo himself would build a brand-new, formidable management team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was a professional player. Besides training and matches, he simply didn’t have the extra time or energy to handle these matters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But these things had to be entrusted to someone he could trust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was only at this moment that he suddenly understood why so many players chose their relatives to be their agents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because it was just too easy for trouble to arise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One wrong move, a poor judge of character, and you could be sold out without even knowing it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Make no mistake, some agents really would stir up trouble between players and clubs to profit from the chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Other agents would exploit all sorts of information asymmetry to make a profit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Shuo considered his options, but there really weren’t any good candidates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among all the people he knew, there was no one particularly capable in this area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After their conversation, Shen Qinghe had actually emerged as a suitable candidate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Wang Shuo wouldn’t entrust everything to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the central figure, Wang Shuo would definitely have to personally control the overall situation and make decisions from behind the scenes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, this would involve his future career planning, which was a matter of utmost importance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The release clause Thomas Essien had recently proposed was a decision made by Wang Shuo in consultation with his lawyer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Dortmund didn’t seem willing to accept this clause and had been dragging its feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing Wang Shuo’s thoughts on Thomas Essien, Shen Qinghe’s opinion of him rose even higher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least Wang Shuo still remembered the help Thomas Essien had given him years ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Such loyalty and integrity!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t worry, I’ll do my absolute best to help you build the team!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just as my friend said, a Chinese player who has reached your level of professional Achievement is no longer just a football player. You’re becoming a global sports and cultural symbol, and your commercial value is bound to be phenomenal!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"From now on, you just focus on playing football. Leave everything else to me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Qinghe’s ambitious declaration was very much to Wang Shuo’s liking, but he was also a little surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I never knew she had this side to her.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But how could he know that at this very moment, in Shen Qinghe’s mind, that last sentence held another meaning entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her coming to Dortmund wasn’t as simple as just looking for a job.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「Afternoon of February 21st, Westfalen Stadium.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bundesliga Matchday 23, Dortmund at home against Hannover 96.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After thrashing Bayern Munich 4-1 away in the last round, Dortmund’s title prospects were looking excellent, even though their lead remained at 9 points because Bayer Leverkusen had also won.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The 23rd league matchday was also wedged between two UEFA Europa League knockout matches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, Klopp opted for squad rotation, and Wang Shuo was among the players being rested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the match, Wang Shuo specifically went to Klopp and said he felt physically fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Klopp persuaded him otherwise, saying that after two tough battles against Bayern and Ajax, he should get a good rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The decision to rest Wang Shuo was a joint one made by the coaching staff and the team doctor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A 2-1 away win gives us an advantage, that’s true, but Ajax will not give up easily. They’ll give it their all at Westfalen Stadium, and we have to be ready for a serious fight!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More importantly, Wang Shuo’s appearance rate this season was far too high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pundits and fans had even started to question whether Klopp’s management of the player was reasonable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Averaging over 12 kilometers of running per match while maintaining such a high appearance rate was tantamount to abusing Wang Shuo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was only mid-February, but Wang Shuo had already made 30 appearances across all competitions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that didn’t even include the friendly matches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, Hannover 96 was currently 16th in the Bundesliga, deep in the relegation zone, and not a particularly strong team overall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All in all, just get a good rest for this match. Conserve your energy and prepare for the UEFA Europa League knockout match next Wednesday.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have to trust your teammates!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Wang Shuo naturally understood Klopp’s concerns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ultimately, he was still worried that Wang Shuo would get injured from playing too much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the second half of the season began, Dortmund had been plagued by frequent injuries, which worried Klopp greatly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing Hannover 96 at home, Dortmund still deployed their preferred 4-2-3-1 formation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Goalkeeper: Weidenfeller;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Defense: Schmelzer, Hummels, Subotic, and Owomoyela;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Midfield: Shahin and Sven Bender as the two defensive midfielders, with Grosskreutz, Götze, and Kuba in front of them;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forward: Valdes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, the team’s offense in the first half was chaotic and a complete mess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Up front, Valdes was completely neutralized by the Hannover 96 defenders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the 37th minute, he even made an overly aggressive and slightly malicious tackle while trying to win the ball back after losing possession, earning him a yellow card.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, in the 43rd minute, Subotic scored with a header from a corner kick, opening the scoring for the team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The 1-0 scoreline held.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Klopp was also satisfied with this score.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, during the second-half substitutions, players like Götze and Letalek were brought on one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Wang Shuo remained firmly on the bench, resting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then, in the 88th minute, Hannover 96 suddenly launched a fast counter-attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Midfielder Schulz sent a ball in behind the defense. Kone timed his run perfectly to beat the offside trap and, finding himself one-on-one with the goalkeeper, slotted the ball into Dortmund’s goal.\u003C\u002Fp>",967,"2026-05-30T11:12:32.830Z","2026-06-01T04:31:05.348Z",1,"novelbin.me","8251db6a11031b7a1ae603c9d8282d1cf8914ac9cb568f230c6ee7ae2ca7b826","the-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-chapter-373","the-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-chapter-371",400,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-cover.jpg"]