The God of Football Starts With Passive Skills-Chapter 133 - 49: New Leader, Wang Shuo! Klopp’s Team Is "Sick" Again! Wang Shuo: I Will Create Miracles

Chapter 133: Chapter 49: New Leader, Wang Shuo! Klopp’s Team Is "Sick" Again! Wang Shuo: I Will Create Miracles

Although he didn’t manage to score a goal or get an assist, he won a crucial penalty and got Cherundolo sent off.

After the match, Wang Shuo once again earned the unanimous approval of head coach Klopp and the German media.

In their post-match ratings, Bild also gave him a top score of 2.

But it was just as Kicker Magazine stated in its review of each Bundesliga round.

Although Mainz had precariously held on to their top spot on the table, their situation had become dire.

"If it weren’t for Wang Shuo’s flash of brilliance before the end of the first half, Klopp’s team would have likely been unable to avoid a defeat at home."

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「Afternoon of November 16th, Weser Stadium in Bremen.」

Matchday 13 of the Bundesliga. Mainz was away to face Werder Bremen.

It was the same old story: an opening blitz that failed to achieve its goal, only for the opponent to bog them down and score instead.

Against Hannover 96, it happened in the 16th minute.

This time, Werder Bremen was a bit earlier: the 15th minute.

But in both cases, the goal came from the number 10 position.

The Brazilian player Diego scored past Dimo Wahe’s goal.

The assist came from German veteran Frank Baumann.

As usual, Wang Shuo was being tightly marked.

By now, nearly the entire Bundesliga knew that shutting down Wang Shuo was the key to dismantling Mainz’s offense.

But Schaff’s 4-4-2 formation, along with his offensive-minded tactics, meant Werder Bremen wasn’t without its weaknesses.

In the first minute of first-half stoppage time, Mainz won the ball near the center circle in their own half.

After bringing the ball under control, Hainauer sent a diagonal pass that cut through Werder Bremen’s midfield.

Wang Shuo received the ball near the center circle, just inside Bremen’s half.

Werder Bremen’s Brazilian center-back, Naldo, was very experienced.

His towering 1.98-meter frame made it easy for him to physically dominate Wang Shuo.

Furthermore, he always positioned himself on Wang Shuo’s right side, denying his favored foot.

This time was no different.

As Hainauer made the pass, Naldo was on Wang Shuo’s left.

But as soon as Wang Shuo turned, Naldo would be on his right.

The moment before receiving the ball, Wang Shuo turned preemptively. Before the ball could hit the ground, he used the outside of his right foot to cushion its descent, flicking it directly out in front of him.

While Naldo was still stunned, Wang Shuo had already burst forward. Leveraging his superior acceleration and agility, he darted around the turning defender and knocked the ball farther ahead.

Naldo had lost the First Move and was now completely sealed off behind Wang Shuo.

He could have committed a foul.

But Mertesacker was still ahead of him.

A foul would mean a yellow card, plus they would give up a free kick.

’Should I try to work with Mertesacker?’

’Or just commit the foul now?’

For that brief instant, Naldo hesitated.

Wang Shuo seized that moment of hesitation to accelerate instantly. By the time he was at full sprint, it was too late for Naldo to even try to foul him.

And Mertesacker, blocking the path ahead, was at a huge disadvantage.

The 1.98-meter-tall Naldo wasn’t agile, but he was a Brazilian player, after all.

The 1.99-meter-tall Mertesacker was the real wooden post!

As Wang Shuo dribbled toward Mertesacker, there wasn’t even much of an engagement. He simply executed a step-over at 1.2x speed, completely wrong-footing the defender.

Next, Wang Shuo burst into the right side of Werder Bremen’s penalty area and unleashed a furious shot that blasted through Bremen’s goal.

"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!"

"Wang Shuo scores again, and he’s leveled the score!"

"It’s Wang Shuo delivering in the clutch moment once again!"

"In the last round against Hannover 96, Wang Shuo single-handedly won a penalty and drew a red card, securing the advantage for Mainz."

"And now, Wang Shuo has saved Mainz once again!"

Wang Shuo excitedly ran off to celebrate.

Even though it was an away match, some of the Bremen fans couldn’t help but applaud for Wang Shuo.

"Let’s take another look at the slow-motion replay of that goal."

"That first touch from Wang Shuo was magnificent."

"It really shows off his outstanding ball control."

"His subsequent acceleration and movement, especially how he sealed Naldo off behind him, were what created the advantage for the goal that followed."

"As for Mertesacker, we can see that the nearly two-meter-tall German center-back was completely helpless."

"It’s 1-1!"

"The match is back on level terms!"

"With that goal, Wang Shuo has successfully thrown Mainz another lifeline!"

...

Wang Shuo’s goal made the halftime break a little less difficult for the Mainz players.

Klopp wasn’t satisfied with the team’s performance, but a 1-1 score was acceptable.

However, after the second half began, the team’s situation went from bad to worse.

Just three minutes into the half, while defending a free kick, Bremen midfielder Flint assisted Naldo, who scored with a header. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

The Brazilian center-back had atoned for his mistake from the end of the first half!

Wang Shuo actually felt quite sorry for his team’s defenders over that conceded goal.

When two towering center-backs like Naldo and Mertesacker, both nearly two meters tall, were joined by the 1.91-meter Portuguese center-forward Almeida and the 1.87-meter midfielder Frank Baumann...

’The thought of that many giants charging into the Mainz penalty area was terrifying enough.’

After conceding in the 48th minute, just seven minutes later, Almeida got another chance inside the box.

3-1!

In the end, Mainz lost the away match 1-3.

Wang Shuo once again received a 2 from Bild, making him one of the highest-rated players in the match.