The God of Football starts with passive skills

Chapter 22 Record-Breaking Goal

After joining the first team from the U19 team, Wang Shuo's biggest feelings came from two parts.

One is that head coach Klopp's tactics are more systematic, and the players' roles are more clearly defined.

Everyone has a clearer understanding of what they need to do once they step onto the court.

For example, Wang Shuo.

Klopp had spoken to him before the match, telling him not to be as proactive in tracking back to defend as he was in the U19 team.

His role is in the midfield and forward positions.

"Forwards tracking back too much isn't necessarily a good thing; it could actually disrupt our defensive plans in the midfield and backfield."

Another point is teammates.

When he was in the U19 team, Wang Shuo heard people say more than once, and also read in newspapers, that Mainz's midfield lacked passing ability.

This gave him the illusion that Mainz's midfielders were all roughnecks.

But when he actually joined the first team, Wang Shuo was surprised to find that it wasn't true at all.

Calhanoglu has been a Slovakian international since 95. He was a key player for Real Betis in La Liga during the 99/00 season and performed well. However, due to Real Betis' relegation, he moved to Besiktas in Turkey.

In the summer of 2001, Bundesliga club Wolfsburg spent 280 million euros on him.

This was no small sum at the time.

From 01 to 07, Calhanoglu was a key midfielder for Wolfsburg, excelling in both attack and defense, and his assists were particularly outstanding.

By the 06/07 season, due to his advanced age, Calhanoglu gradually lost his starting position at Wolfsburg, which led to his transfer to Mainz.

So far this season, Calhanoglu has contributed 8 assists.

Daniel Gunkel, who holds dual German and Ivorian citizenship, may seem reckless, but he previously played for Energie Cottbus and was a key player in their promotion to the Bundesliga. He also performed well in the Bundesliga last season.

At that time, he was an attacking midfielder.

Needless to say, Pekovic, the deep-lying midfielder, was a key player for the Serbia and Montenegro youth national team and officially joined the Montenegrin national team in 07.

Since joining Mainz in 05, he has been a regular deep-lying midfielder for the team, playing in the Bundesliga and UEFA Cup, and his performance has always been good.

But now I'm starting to get a bit older.

In football, the strength of a team often depends on its performance on the day.

Mainz's performance has been declining over the past period, especially since the winter break.

This makes the whole team look weak.

After joining the team, especially after training with them for two weeks, Wang Shuo truly felt that many of the team's players might be old, but their strength was definitely not lacking.

Therefore, when he saw Pekovic press Linteljens, he believed that the usually composed deep-lying midfielder would not act recklessly.

He only dared to snatch the item when he was confident.

So Wang Shuo immediately turned around and ran forward.

At this moment, Paderborn is attacking forward, and all the players are focused on Lintejens' dribbling advance.

The overall defense line is also advancing.

Wang Shuo's forward run quickly closed the distance between himself and the two center-backs.

While making his forward run, Wang Shuo also noticed the gaps created by Dorin and Durich's forward runs in the defensive line.

At that moment, he heard the cheers of the fans around the stadium.

Turning his head, he saw Pekovic directly tackle Linteljens and steal the ball from his feet.

Wang Shuo immediately raised his left hand forcefully and pointed forward.

Danger!

When Duric saw Pekovic intercept the ball, he immediately thought of Wang Shuo in front of him.

After Pekovic intercepted the ball, he immediately made a long-range through pass, following Wang Shuo's instructions, and passed the ball behind Paderborn's two center-backs.

Almost simultaneously, Wang Shuo quickly turned around and kicked forward with all his might.

He shot forward like an arrow released from a bow, darting past Durich.

By the time the Paderborn center-back tried to stop them, it was too late.

If it were in the U19 class, such a pass might not be possible, or the pass might be of very poor quality.

However, in the first team, Pekovic's pass landed right behind the defense, just in front of the penalty arc.

Wang Shuo sprinted forward at top speed and caught up with the pass.

As the ball landed, Wang Shuo gently extended his right foot, using his toe to deflect the ball towards Paderborn's penalty area, and then quickly chased after it.

Durich reacted quickly and kept chasing after him.

Goalkeeper Carsten Nur did not come out to challenge the goalkeeper.

Wang Shuo faced the same situation as Baljak earlier, and had to complete the task in one go.

If he hesitates even slightly, Duric behind him and Dorin, who is tracking back, will block his shooting angle.

Unlike Baljak, Wang Shuo consciously ran on the left side of the ball when making his runs.

It blocked Duric from chasing behind, and at the same time made it easier for him to shoot with his right foot.

When Wang Shuo caught up with the ball on the right side of the penalty spot, he made a gesture as if he was about to shoot while sprinting at high speed. In fact, he lightly touched the ball with his right foot, causing it to roll to the right.

This caused goalkeeper Nur, who was standing outside the penalty area, to make a misjudgment and dive ahead of time.

Wang Shuo quickly caught up with the ball and unleashed a right-footed shot.

The football traveled in a straight line and went into Paderborn's goal behind them.

“GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!”

Goal!

"In the 29th minute of the first half, Mainz finally broke through Paderborn's goal!"

"From Wang Shuo, a 17-year-old young Chinese player!"

"This is his first appearance for Mainz's first team!"

"He scored a goal in his debut!"

Amid cheers from the entire stadium, Wang Shuo turned and sprinted towards the sidelines after taking the shot, continuing until he reached the vicinity of the corner flag.

He heard the entire Bruchweg Stadium erupt in cheers.

Everyone cheered.

The fans in the stands closest to him were so excited that their faces were contorted with rage as they shouted and roared at Wang Shuo, venting their inner excitement.

Before Wang Shuo could turn around, Baljak had already rushed towards him and hugged him from behind.

Calhan was the second, and he immediately picked up Wang Shuo from behind and lifted him up around the waist.

The entire stadium erupted in cheers!

Unbeknownst to Wang Shuo, head coach Klopp excitedly rushed to the sidelines, repeatedly pumping his fists in excitement.

The same applies to Buvac and others.

……

Meanwhile, in faraway China, countless Chinese fans who watched the match via live stream jumped up from their chairs the moment Wang Shuo scored.

"Cow batch!"

"so amazing!"

"I knew Wang Shuo could score!" "Scoring in his debut, that's unbelievable!"

"I want to see who still says Wang Shuo is an exporter turned domestically!"

"My God, he's incredibly strong!"

"I'm a fan! I'm a fan! From this day forward, I'm a fan of Wang Shuo!"

In Lingshan County, southeastern China, cheers erupted at Wang Shuo's home.

Although Wang Shuo's parents and aunt and uncle didn't understand football, they at least understood one principle.

Scoring a goal is always a good thing!

His cousin, He Jianwei, was so excited he almost dismantled the chair in Wang Shuo's house. He kept grabbing his mother's arm and pointing at Wang Shuo, who was running around on the laptop screen.

"Mom, look! My brother scored! My brother scored in his very first game!"

It was at this moment that the host of the live stream spoke up, bringing even more surprises.

"Right now, the German TV commentators are saying that Wang Shuo's goal is of great significance."

"First of all, Wang Shuo is only 17 years, 7 months and 2 days old. He is the second youngest player to appear in Mainz's history."

"Before him, Mainz only had one striker named Kakic in 1984, who was 17 years, 5 months and 22 days old."

"But Wang Shuo is the youngest player to ever score for Mainz. The next one after him was a striker named Nelson in 1960, who was 17 years, 10 months and 8 days old, but at that time Mainz was still in the lower leagues."

"Now, Wang Shuo has scored a goal in the German Second Division, which is of extraordinary significance."

"Therefore, Wang Shuo is now Mainz's youngest goalscorer in history, breaking the club's century-old record!"

After the online host translated a commentator's introduction from a German television broadcast, it immediately sparked heated discussions among netizens.

"Holy crap, that's broken the club's all-time record!"

"Amazing! Wang Shuo is truly amazing!"

In addition to breaking Mainz's historical record, Wang Shuo's goal also made him the 7th youngest goalscorer in the history of the German Second Division.

All the players ranked ahead of him were goal scorers from the 80s.

In other words, Wang Shuo is the youngest goalscorer in the German Second Division over the past 20 years.

If we broaden the scope to the entire German professional leagues, namely the Bundesliga and the 2. Bundesliga, then Wang Shuo would rank 8th.

Before him was none other than Dortmund's talented midfielder, Sahin.

"Unbelievable! One goal has made so much history!"

"I'm going crazy! Is he really a Chinese player?"

Am I dreaming? Someone wake me up.

……

In a match where the skill gap is significant, the most difficult part is often scoring the first goal.

After Wang Shuo scored against Paderborn, many things fell into place.

But no one expected the team's victory to be so great.

After Wang Shuo scored, Mainz continued their relentless attack on Paderborn.

But unlike their previous tight defense, Paderborn's morale was clearly hit hard after conceding a goal.

Just 10 minutes later, Hoglund delivered a diagonal pass from the right wing.

Wang Shuo dropped back, drawing the center-back away, and Feulner made a run forward, sending the ball into the goal from the left side of the penalty area.

2 is better than 0!

Near the end of the first half, Wang Shuo received the ball in an open space while retreating, quickly turned around, and dribbled forward.

Facing the interception of center-back Dorin, Wang Shuo moved extremely quickly, making consecutive touches and changing direction, getting past Dorin and attracting Duric over as well, before sending out a through pass.

Feulner made another diagonal run behind the defense, received the ball, and fired a right-footed shot into the far corner.

3 is better than 0!

During halftime, head coach Klopp praised the team's excellent performance in the first half.

At the same time, he specifically praised Wang Shuo in front of everyone.

Mainz uses advanced data statistics, and Wang Shuo's match activity level is the highest among all players.

It is also the most threatening.

He was fouled four times by Paderborn's defenders in the first half.

Although he had shin guards, his right calf was still red from being kicked.

Just five minutes into the second half, Wang Shuo dropped back to receive the ball and combined with the onrushing Calhanoglu, who delivered a brilliant pass, allowing Baljak to finally break through Paderborn's defense.

4 is better than 0!

The fans at the scene were completely engrossed.

Mainz haven't played such a fluid attacking game in the past few months.

However, under relentless pressure, Paderborn seized an opportunity, scoring a goal through a counter-attack by substitute striker Jovanovic.

Wang Shuo was substituted by Borja in the 65th minute.

Soto and Amri then took to the field one after the other.

In the 83rd minute, Soto assisted Borja to score.

Near the end of the match, Soto assisted Amri to score another goal.

In the end, Mainz thrashed Paderborn 6-1 at home!

Borja, Baljak, Foylna, Amri...

Mainz's scorers all broke their goal drought at once.

Despite being in dire straits, the team delivered such a resounding victory, boosting their morale.

This gave everyone a little more confidence in the upcoming promotion race.

Wang Shuo didn't actually want to be substituted off the field as a form of protection; he preferred to stay on the court and continue to accumulate passive points.

He earned 6 points in this game.

We've now accumulated 38 points.

He can get a passive skill card after playing a maximum of 3 more games.

But head coach Klopp meant well.

Sitting on the sidelines, Wang Shuo saw that after the game ended, the Ball God System immediately pushed out a summary of the match.

As expected, it's 6 passive points.

In addition to the match summary, the Ball God system also pushed another message to us.

"Congratulations, Wang Shuo, for scoring a goal in your debut, setting a new record for the century-old club. You are hereby awarded a regional-level passive skill card. Would you like to use it now?"

Wang Shuo was stunned.

What the hell!

Regional level?
Passive skill cards are even divided into levels?

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