[{"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-391":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},484127,734,"Chapter 391 - 86: Super Striker! Two Great Historical Records! Punching Müller, Kicking Klinsmann! What an Incredible Touch","the-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-chapter-391",391,"\u003Cp>The player with the most goals in a single season in UEFA Cup history is Klinsmann.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the ’95-’96 season, the Golden Bomber scored 15 goals in the UEFA Cup while playing for Bayern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dortmund had now advanced to the quarterfinals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Wang Shuo scored two goals in the two-legged tie against Benfica, he would catch up to Klinsmann, tying the all-time record for most goals in a single UEFA Cup season.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as it happened, both of these records were held by Bayern Munich!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so, the Bayern supporters weren’t having any of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The controversy began to brew after Dortmund’s victory over Juventus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bayern’s supporters argued that the modern UEFA Europa League, with its group stage format, had more matches than the UEFA Cup of Klinsmann’s era.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dortmund’s supporters immediately fired back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was true that there were more matches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Bumblebees had played six group stage matches and four knockout stage matches in the UEFA Europa League this season, yet Wang Shuo had only made eight appearances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t played at all in the final two matches of the group stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Klinsmann, on the other hand, had played in all 12 matches of his run, playing the full 90 minutes in every single one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In comparison, Wang Shuo’s current goal-scoring efficiency was far higher than Klinsmann’s!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More importantly, was the UEFA Cup really that prestigious back then?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Klinsmann faced Barça in the semifinals, he failed to score a single goal across the two legs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The UEFA Cup final that year was a two-legged affair. Bayern defeated Ligue 1 side Bordeaux 5-1 on aggregate, and Klinsmann only scored the fifth goal—icing on the cake—when the team was already leading 4-1.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, while Klinsmann scored 15 goals that year, he had zero assists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Wang Shuo?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides his 13 goals, he also had seven assists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Putting everything else aside, wasn’t this performance alone better than Klinsmann’s?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as you might expect, the Dortmund fans’ counterattack immediately triggered a backlash from the Bayern supporters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two sides began to argue, and the debate grew more and more heated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether it was Gerd Müller’s all-time Bundesliga record or Klinsmann’s all-time UEFA Cup record, to Bayern, they were both monumental historical achievements!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were part of the very heritage that Bayern took such pride in!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, both were being shaken, both were under threat!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under these circumstances, the two sides were, of course, arguing furiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Müller gets the fist, Klinsmann gets the boot!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a die-hard Dortmund fan, Reus’s position was unwavering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wang, let’s go! We’ll do everything we can to help you reach that goal!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, Reus made sure to turn and look at Götze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mario, that long shot you just took... next time, just pass. We need to help Wang pad his stats and crush Bayern!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Götze actually nodded in deadpan agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’He really had been a bit reckless back there.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’If Wang Shuo ended up failing to surpass Gerd Müller by a single goal, he and all the Dortmund fans would be filled with regret.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Next season?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Who knew what next season would bring?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Just look at VfL Wolfsburg. They were unstoppable last season, and look at the state they’re in now.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’They’re currently 8th in the Bundesliga.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’They just got thrashed 5-1 at home by Hertha Berlin this round!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Griffith and Dzeko were unstoppable last season, scoring goals left and right. But now?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It was the same for players and teams alike—form was always unpredictable.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ever since he acquired the Ball God System, Wang Shuo could clearly feel himself improving every day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially after acquiring the National Level passive skill, [Foundation], he began to constantly study and familiarize himself with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, he was very weak in physical confrontations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, when he played, he tended to avoid defenders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This also played to his strengths, making the most of his excellent movement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was still relatively weak, to be honest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he was no longer as afraid of contact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At times, Wang Shuo would even proactively seek out physical challenges.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, knowing how to engage in these challenges was an art in itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, against shorter, faster, and more agile defenders, he would adopt a more direct and forceful approach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to the boost from his National Level [Foundation], he had an edge in strength, power, and positioning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But against taller, stronger defenders, Wang Shuo would switch tactics, \"bullying\" them for their lack of agility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Take, for example, the afternoon of March 27th, when Dortmund played away at the Olympic Stadium Berlin against Hertha Berlin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing the German international center-back Arne Friedrich and the Czech Republic international center-back Roman Hubnik, Wang Shuo employed a strategy of using his speed to exploit their slowness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the two opposing center-backs had a solid defensive partnership and didn’t give Wang Shuo any clear opportunities to score.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, as he gained more match experience and faced a wider variety of opponents, Wang Shuo’s ability to adapt on the fly grew stronger and stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was especially true in the 74th minute of the match, with the score still deadlocked at 0-0.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The team launched an attack down the right flank, with Kuba, Götze, and Owomoyela all on that side of the pitch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Shuo immediately made a run from the penalty spot toward the right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hertha Berlin’s left center-back was Roman Hubnik.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was 1.91 meters tall and weighed 85 kilograms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The player’s main characteristic was his immense physical strength; he had the kind of physique that made Wang Shuo green with envy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after clashing with him for the better part of an hour, Wang Shuo was certain of one thing: the defender was slow to turn and lacked agility.\u003C\u002Fp>",957,"2026-05-30T11:12:32.830Z","2026-06-01T04:31:05.348Z",1,"novelbin.me","d745a742be42b1b714422f6c776cf57097721bc4005cec0e3519798115bda6f0","the-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-chapter-392","the-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-chapter-390",400,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-cover.jpg"]