[{"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-81":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},483767,734,"Chapter 81 - 42: Well Done, Wang Shuo! The First Upset of the New Season! Clickbait and Likeness Rights","the-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-chapter-81",81,"\u003Cp>Forward: Wang Shuo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Last season, Mainz’s goalkeepers suffered a series of injuries. Now, Wach has returned and reclaimed the starting position.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The 17-year-old Chinese prodigy, Wang Shuo, is in the starting lineup, just as we’d hoped.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s see what he can do. We’re all hoping Wang Shuo will put on his best performance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The match is about to begin!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a single blast of the whistle from referee Felix Brych, everyone from VfL Wolfsburg realized they were in for a tough fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the match, everyone thought that as a newly promoted team, Mainz would likely adopt a more conservative strategy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But unexpectedly, from the very start of the match, Klopp’s team pushed forward aggressively, pressing relentlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leading the charge was Wang Shuo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The 17-year-old Chinese starlet didn’t just sprint toward the VfL Wolfsburg backline at top speed; he also ran tirelessly, chasing the ball and pressing the opposition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t just him; the other Mainz players were doing the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This took the VfL Wolfsburg players by surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the script they had imagined, this wasn’t how the story was supposed to go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as a long-standing powerhouse in Germany, the VfL Wolfsburg players were all battle-hardened veterans. Naturally, they wouldn’t be intimidated by such a display right at the start.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was especially true for Magat, sitting on the sidelines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’As expected, that guy is still such a gambler!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A risk-averse personality like Magat’s naturally couldn’t stand Klopp’s adventurous style.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he still underestimated Mainz’s determination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Klopp’s tactics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just 3 minutes and 41 seconds into the game, Mainz won the ball near the half-line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>VfL Wolfsburg was on a counterattack, but Kalhan managed to tackle and steal the ball inside the center circle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After winning the ball, Kalhan was immediately pressured by Misimovic, who tried to win it back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kalhan immediately passed to Hainauer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Wang Shuo saw Kalhan pass to Hainauer, he turned and sprinted forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hainauer took just one touch forward before immediately sending a through ball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Barzagli and Ricardo Costa were both marking Wang Shuo, giving him no chance to receive the ball and charge forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Shuo was constantly scanning his surroundings. Seeing no other support, he chose to stop his run mid-way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his back to the goal, he trapped the ball, played it to his right, and passed it back to the advancing Hainauer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two completed a one-two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hainauer dribbled straight toward the right side of the penalty area, but Schäfer blocked off his path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Magat’s teams have always been defensively sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Hainauer was a strong dribbler.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing he couldn’t break through, he immediately turned to shield the ball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, Schäfer, Gentner, and Barzagli were all on that side of the field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Shuo, meanwhile, was lying in wait at the Arc Top District, watching to see what Hainauer would do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was obvious he couldn’t advance any further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Wang Shuo noticed Hainauer look toward the right flank, where Helle was making a forward run.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced around and saw Ricardo Costa, Nagatome Makoto, and Josue all surrounding him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An idea immediately formed in Wang Shuo’s mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He first ran out of the Arc Top District, dropping back as if to offer support to Hainauer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He specifically moved toward Ricardo Costa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This immediately shifted VfL Wolfsburg’s defense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he didn’t call for the ball from Hainauer. Instead, he shouted to Helle and raised his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blocked by three defenders and unable to break through, Hainauer had no choice but to pass back to Helle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Helle even received the pass, he heard Wang Shuo’s shout and saw the raised hand. Understanding at once, he met the incoming ball and sent a looping diagonal pass over the top with his right foot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ball traveled diagonally from outside the right of the penalty area toward the center, just in front of the six-yard box.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Shuo, however, suddenly stopped short, turned, and sprinted forward at top speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ricardo Costa was stunned. He reached out to pull him back, but Wang Shuo, who was prepared for it, swatted his arm away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nagatome Makoto and the now-turned Ricardo Costa desperately chased after him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Japanese midfielder even resorted to pulling Wang Shuo down from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the accelerating Wang Shuo couldn’t be bothered with anything else, charging toward the six-yard box with everything he had.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Helle’s cross landed just outside the six-yard box line. Just as it bounced up, Wang Shuo came flying in, launching himself forward and striking the ball with a half-poke, half-slide kick, connecting perfectly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ball immediately changed direction, swerving from its path to the left and heading instantly toward the right side of the VfL Wolfsburg goal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The goalkeeper, Benalio, had misjudged it. He desperately dove, but how could he possibly get there in time?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"GOALLLLLLLLL!!!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Less than four minutes into the match, Mainz is the first to score against VfL Wolfsburg!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The 17-year-old Chinese starlet Wang Shuo opens the scoring for Mainz with a sliding shot in front of the goal after a late run!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s their first Bundesliga goal of the season!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"VfL Wolfsburg’s defense has been pierced in under four minutes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is incredible!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the broadcast signal of Wang Shuo’s goal reached China and appeared in the Capital Television studio, the two commentators leaped from their seats in excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Goal!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wang Shuo scored!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You could even hear the sound of the excited commentators slamming their hands on the desk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is just unbelievable.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We were just saying what a difficult match this would be for Mainz, and how it would be tough for Wang Shuo to score.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But who would have thought? Less than four minutes in, Wang Shuo has put one past the VfL Wolfsburg keeper.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s look at the slow-motion replay. The Japan National Team player, Nagatome Makoto, is desperately pulling on his jersey from behind, but he still can’t stop Wang Shuo from scoring.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",992,"2026-05-30T11:12:32.550Z","2026-06-01T04:31:05.348Z",1,"novelbin.me","dcb3300227b0e6f34a9aeeb847832e0801ca53b0eeb47a9a6d193212e3539cef","the-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-chapter-82","the-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-chapter-80",400,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-god-of-football-starts-with-passive-skills-cover.jpg"]