[{"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-398":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},484134,734,"Chapter 398 - 87: Breaking the Record! Four-Goal Haul! Upgrading Passive Skills! I’m No Mere Poacher! Possessed by Ronaldo","the-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-chapter-398",398,"\u003Cp>At center-back, he chose the young Brazilian, Sidinei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The 19-year-old stood 1.85 meters tall but was incredibly strong, and was surprisingly even more cumbersome than the 1.88-meter David Luis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, his technical profile was very similar to the 1.92-meter Luisao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, neither of them could match David Luis in terms of individual skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the price Benfica paid for the first leg!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having lost Córdoba on the left, Jesus moved the faster, more agile David Luis to the left flank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was specifically to guard against Dortmund’s right flank, Kuba’s side of the pitch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the center, it would be business as usual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luisao and Harvey Garcia would control the space, while Sidinei would tightly man-mark Wang Shuo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having made adjustments on defense, Jesus also made changes on offense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They adopted the tactic of an opening blitz.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jesus hoped to disrupt Dortmund’s rhythm with this approach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Incidentally, the referee for this match was Keppers, an international referee from the Netherlands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the match began, he had already made it very clear to both team captains that he wanted to see a fluid, exciting game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After kickoff, the more technically skilled Benfica took control of possession and went on the attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just three minutes in, Aimar drew a foul from Schmelzer after a dribbling run through the center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Keppers only called the foul, giving neither a card nor a warning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stadium erupted in thunderous applause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Benfica, however, seized the opportunity to launch wave after wave of attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First came a free kick from Carlos Martins, followed by a shot from Di María from a tight angle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the resulting corner, David Luis sent a header wide amidst the scramble in the box.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jesus’s strategy for this match was to steal the home-field advantage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Weren’t Dortmund known for their opening blitzes, for their first-half dominance?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Benfica would leverage their technical superiority to launch their own blitz, preventing Dortmund from playing to their strengths!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This not only made the Dortmund fans in the stadium anxious, but all the Bumblebee fans watching the live broadcast were just as frantic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the match progressed, everyone realized that Benfica’s opening onslaught showed no signs of letting up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nearly twenty minutes in, Dortmund still hadn’t managed a single shot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Klopp’s team was defending well, remaining organized and methodical.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Benfica created several dangerous situations, but they were all ultimately just close calls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Take the 20th minute, for example.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Aimar broke through the center, he suddenly slid a through ball forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Di María broke into the left side of the box and, under pressure from Subotic, unleashed a shot with his left foot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he had forced the shot, and the ball flew well wide of the goal, not even troubling the side netting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This summed up the effectiveness of Benfica’s blitz.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked impressive, but posed no real threat, let alone creating any clear-cut chances to score.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Why did I feel that Dortmund was hitting their stride this season, that we were constantly improving and playing with ever-increasing confidence?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The start of this match was the perfect proof!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the team had their backs against the wall, completely suppressed by the opponent’s technical superiority, Dortmund didn’t panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the contrary, with Wang Shuo up front, Shahin in the midfield, and Hummels at the back, the three of them formed a spine that controlled the team’s tempo and stabilized the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dortmund were masters of the opening blitz.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, the Dortmund players knew better than anyone that after a prolonged, high-tempo blitz, the pace of the game was bound to slow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the 22nd minute, as Shahin pushed forward from the left side of midfield to support the link-up play between Götze and Reus, Schmelzer suddenly made a high-speed overlapping run down the left flank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reus spotted his teammate’s run and quickly played the ball out to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Schmelzer ran onto the pass, brought the ball under control, and glanced upfield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Shuo had his hand raised, calling for the ball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Schmelzer whipped in a diagonal cross with his left foot, sending the ball straight into the penalty box.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under pressure from Ramirez, Schmelzer’s cross came in a little high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as the ball left his foot, everyone thought the chance was gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The whole world knew Wang Shuo was terrible with his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Wang Shuo sprinted forward anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he sprinted, he turned his head to watch the cross from Schmelzer, judging its trajectory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Insight], [Eagle Eye], and [First Move] not only allowed him to clearly track the ball’s flight path in mid-air, but also gave him a perfect understanding of every defender’s movements around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While moving at high speed, he was also fighting to get the first move, ready to secure the best position at a moment’s notice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he judged where the ball would drop, he charged toward the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boosted by [Swift], he darted ahead of Sidinei and seized the first move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Based on his read of the play, he knew it would be impossible for him to bring the ball down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, in an instant, he channeled all his strength into his legs. Using the momentum from his sprint, he pushed off with all his might, launching himself straight into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In mid-air, still boosted by his National Level [Foundation], he controlled his core muscles. Aided by his National Level [Coordination], he steadied his body and adjusted his posture to face the incoming ball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sidinei, like everyone else, thought Wang Shuo was absolutely terrible with his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They all instinctively assumed Wang Shuo would try to bring the ball down with his feet or his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time Wang Shuo leaped into the air, a split-second ahead of him, Sidinei had already lost his chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His own jump, which followed, was little more than a desperate attempt to put Wang Shuo off.\u003C\u002Fp>",981,"2026-05-30T11:12:32.830Z","2026-06-01T04:31:05.348Z",1,"novelbin.me","c758d195d424a285474bd3aa83a528bc54f1c8414b93864a2e2ea6290a54a127","the-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-chapter-399","the-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-chapter-397",400,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-cover.jpg"]