The God of Football starts with passive skills

Chapter 26 Consecutive Goals
Klaus Dieter Wollitz was a contemporary of Klopp.

They are of similar age and have similar career paths.

Unlike Klopp, who struggled his entire career in lower leagues, Wollitz has always played for top teams.

From Schalke 04 to Leverkusen to Hertha Berlin to Wolfsburg and Cologne, and so on.

Although his career was not illustrious, his resume is remarkable.

He has never really thought much of Klopp.

According to Wollitz, who started as a number 10, Klopp's football consists of only three things.

Run, keep running, run as fast as you can.

Therefore, in this match, he chose a defensive formation to completely restrict his own space and limit the Mainz players' running as much as possible.

This indeed produced excellent results.

It even brought the surprise of a goal!

The only miscalculation was that 17-year-old Chinese boy.

Wollitz watched the last match against Paderborn and thought Wang Shuo was a typical player that Klopp would like to like, as he was good at running and had excellent speed.

However, the technology is only average.

In his opinion, who started as a number 10 attacking midfielder, it could even be described as very poor.

For a period of time in the early stages of the match, Wang Shuo's performance also confirmed Wollitz's point of view.

But this attack in the 41st minute, especially that first touch, completely impressed Wollitz!

Receiving a high, long pass is something everyone who has played football knows how difficult it is.

Wang Shuo made a very beautiful stop!

That first touch was key to the goal.

Then, Wang Shuo's dribbling against three defenders alone completely surprised Wollitz.

Subotic's goal deserves at least half the credit from Wang Shuo!
After the score was tied, Wollitz realized that it was virtually impossible for his team to maintain their lead in the first half.

Especially when he saw Wang Shuo calling on his teammates to continue their offensive against Osnabrück, he knew that Mainz had regained its morale.

Wollitz walked to the sidelines and signaled to his players to switch to defense.

If Wollitz can hold on in the first half, he is confident that he can turn the tide for the team by halftime.

Let's decide the winner in the second half!

……

All in one go!
Try to establish an advantage in the first half!

This was the only thought in Wang Shuo's mind after the team tied the score.

He kept calling on his teammates to continue putting pressure on Osnabrück.

He himself, in particular, kept running and pressing forward relentlessly.

Osnabrück began to switch to a defensive stance.

One very obvious signal is that all three deep-lying midfielders are dropping back to maintain a tight formation with the defense.

Left-back Schäfer was also on the defensive.

This turned Osnabrück's defense into an impenetrable wall.

Mainz made several incursions into their territory, but failed to pose a threat.

Time flies so fast.

In the blink of an eye, the officials on the sidelines had already raised the sign indicating that the first half had added time.

1 minutes.

The match time quickly entered the 45-minute mark.

After four or five minutes of continuous attacks, the Mainz players were somewhat disappointed as the first half was about to end.

The Osnabrück players secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

We held on!
Especially on the sidelines, Wollitz, who was standing in front of the home team's coaching bench, even started turning around and walking towards the bench.

After 45 minutes of intense play, both teams' players were exhausted.

Wang Shuo slowly moved laterally outside the 30-meter zone in Osnabrück.

When the ball returned to right-back Marcel Schoon, there were only 30 seconds left in the game.

At this point, the referee could blow the whistle to end the match at any time.

Osnabrück wanted to pass the ball back at this point, wasting those few dozen seconds.

Schön is a typical German defender, with good defensive ability and excellent physique, but his footwork is very rough.

Wang Shuo kept observing his surroundings.

At this moment, he was the only one left in Mainz's attacking third.

He was surrounded by Osnabrück defenders.

In front of him were the two center-backs, Sijon and Enjian, who were trailing behind.

Between the two center-backs, slightly ahead of them is Osnabrück's deep-lying midfielder, number 12, Matthias Heydrich.

When Wang Shuo saw Shu En turn around, he guessed that Shu En wanted to pass the ball back.

And it must be to go to Xiqiong.

Because Wang Shuo is currently positioned right in front of the right-hand sweeper, number 17 Paulo Tomic.

Passing it to Tomick would be too risky.

This situation was actually deliberately created by Wang Shuo.

Wang Shuo is like an African leopard lying in wait in the primeval jungle, waiting for its prey to appear.

When he saw Shuen stop the ball and pass it back, he immediately pushed off with both legs and rushed towards Xiqiong at top speed.

The first half could end at any time.

No one expected that Wang Shuo would still have the strength to sprint and press at this moment.

Xiqiong was startled by the sudden turn of events and immediately went forward to receive the ball.

The ball is definitely faster than a person.

When the ball came, Sijon passed it to Heydrich on his left.

But Sijon regretted it after passing the ball.

Because he saw that Wang Shuo, who was halfway through his sprint, did not continue to charge towards him, but instead turned towards Heydrich.

damn it!
That's what that cunning kid is planning!

"Watch out, Matthias!" Sigon cried out in alarm.

Heydrich probably thought that once Sijon received the ball, the game was almost over.

The unexpected turn of events caught him off guard. When he saw the ball being passed to him and Wang Shuo rushing towards him at the same time, he panicked.

His instinct as a player was to immediately pass the ball back to Sisson.

Now it's time to race against Wang Shuo!
But it's clear that Wang Shuo is faster than him.

Before Heydrich's pass had even left his right foot, Wang Shuo had already stretched out his right foot to intercept the ball.

The ball hit Wang Shuo's right foot and bounced behind Heydrich.

Wang Shuo paused only briefly before catching up at top speed again.

All the changes happened in the blink of an eye.

Only at this moment did the Osnabrück fans erupt in cheers.

Mainz wins the ball back in the attacking third!

"Wang Shuo!"

"It's Wang Shuo again!"

Wang Shuo caught up with the ball first.

But Osnabrück reacted quickly. Throughout the match, he was like a leech, sticking to Enjen, who immediately tracked back to defend.

One on one!

But the opportunity can be seized in an instant.

If this opportunity is missed, the referee will not hesitate to blow the whistle.

At this moment, Wang Shuo had a very strong desire.

After catching up with the ball, he didn't immediately move forward. Instead, he paused and used the outside of his right foot to flick the ball laterally, pretending to try to get past Enjian.

This startled Enjian, who was rushing over to help defend, and he quickly stopped as well, adjusted his center of gravity, and tried to block Wang Shuo.

If Osnabrück can stop this attack, they will hold on for the first half.

Just as Enjian came to a sudden stop, Wang Shuo suddenly flicked the ball back with his right foot, directly dribbling past the suddenly stopped Enjian.

At that moment, in the eyes of Osnabrück's center-backs, Wang Shuo's movements were simply too fast.

It's so fast it's like gravity doesn't even need to be considered.

This is not scientific at all!
The continuous movements were completed in the instant of contact. Wang Shuo used a feint to dunk past Enjian, and Xiqiong, who was on the defensive, had not yet caught up.

Wang Shuo suddenly accelerated, dribbled into the penalty area, shook off Enjian, and at the same time used his body to block Xiqiong behind him on the left.

"Wang Shuo faked out Enjian."

"He dribbled into the penalty area."

"Have the opportunity!"

Goalkeeper Belbig decisively rushed out of his goal.

But just as he was halfway through his attack, Wang Shuo had already broken into the left side of the penalty area.

Facing the onrushing Belbig, Wang Shuo calmly slotted a shot with the outside of his right foot.

The football flew past Belbig at incredible speed and nestled into Osnabrück's goal behind him.

“GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!”

Goal!

"In the final moments of the first half, Mainz breached Osnabrück's goal once again!"

"A goal from Wang Shuo, a 17-year-old Chinese prodigy!"

After scoring, Wang Shuo excitedly turned around and rushed off the field.

One by one, Mainz's teammates chased after them.

They didn't even realize it until the moment the goal was scored.

"We're in the lead!"

"We actually overtook them!"

When the surprise came so suddenly, the Mainz players felt a dizzying sense of disbelief.

"fantastic!"

"Wang Shuo made a steal and dribbled forward in the attacking third, single-handedly breaking through Osnabrück's defense."

"This is absolutely a demonstration of Wang Shuo's personal abilities!"

"He has scored in two consecutive matches!"

"2 to 1!"

"Mainz has pulled off a spectacular comeback!"

……

Wow! That's amazing!

Is this really Wang Shuo?

"That one-on-three play was already amazing enough, but now he's created a goal all by himself."

"Wang Shuo's performance in this match was absolutely phenomenal!"

"Haha, after seeing Wang Shuo's performance tonight, I want to see who will dare to call him a rough guy in the future!"

"That's right, who still says he can't dribble?"

"With this kind of performance, is his technique lacking?"

"so amazing!"

While fans on domestic sports forums were discussing the matter, at the Huai Ren Football School in Shanghai, a group of teammates who had trained and fought alongside Wang Shuo for a long time were also looking on in disbelief.

"Is this Wang Shuo?"

“What a huge improvement!”

"I simply can't believe it, when did this kid become so amazing?"

"It seems the coach was right; playing abroad really does give you a lot of experience."

"Seeing Wang Shuo's performance, I can't help but want to study abroad myself."

"I want to try my luck in Europe too!"

"This kid is really promising!"

Meanwhile, at the Frankfurt youth academy in Germany, Oscar Korotchano had a miserable expression on his face.

The better Wang Shuo performed, the more awkward his situation became.

He could already imagine that when he went to work tomorrow, many people would ask him about Wang Shuo.

Furthermore, why did Frankfurt let such a gem slip away?
"Maybe I should just resign." Corotzanno didn't want to go through all of this anymore.

……

Wang Shuo's goal dealt a heavy blow to Osnabrück's morale.

The home team's morale was severely dampened by their comeback in the first half.

After switching sides in the second half, Mainz continued their momentum, aiming to further extend their lead.

But Osnabrück were not pushovers either; they held their ground and defended their goal with a solid defensive formation.

Wang Shuo was substituted by Borja in the 62nd minute.

When Wang Shuo walked off the field, Borja did not approach him, but ran straight onto the field.

This guy wears his displeasure on his sleeve.

Wang Shuo didn't care.

Head coach Klopp greeted him on the sidelines.

"Well done, Wang!" Klopp gave Wang Shuo a warm hug.

Buvac and Kravitz also came over to praise Wang Shuo's performance.

"Borja is the team's top scorer after all. He broke his goal drought in the last round and repeatedly asked the head coach to let him play before the game, so we have to give him some time."

As Buvac accompanied Wang Shuo back to the bench, he explained in a low voice.

He was clearly afraid that Wang Shuo would misunderstand and feel uncomfortable.

“I understand,” Wang Shuo replied with a smile, unconcerned.

He's just a rookie, and although he performed well in two games, he doesn't have much influence yet.

It was Buvac's personal explanation that made Wang Shuo realize that his status in the eyes of the head coach and coaching staff was rapidly rising.

However, after Borja came on, he was eager to show off and completely lost his way in Osnabrück's solid defense.

The Ecuadorians struggled to find opportunities within their opponent's defensive formation.

Everyone could clearly see that Mainz's attacking threat was completely different when Wang Shuo and Borja came on.

This is more convincing than anything else.

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