The God of Football Starts With Passive Skills-Chapter 165 - 54: Major Upgrade! Secret Weapon! Winter Transfers and War of Words! Klopp Syndrome! Championship Dream Shattered

Chapter 165: Chapter 54: Major Upgrade! Secret Weapon! Winter Transfers and War of Words! Klopp Syndrome! Championship Dream Shattered

This was the source of the animosity.

Darmstadt is one of the wealthiest cities in Germany, so naturally, it attracts a lot of animosity.

"This is often how derby hatred is born," Wang Shuo said with a laugh.

The city of Mainz is quite small.

After the two of them ran back to Bruch Road Stadium, Wang Shuo’s training for the day officially began.

The coaches and players had all started their holidays.

Before the break, Kramny and Axel Busenkel had both left training assignments for Wang Shuo.

They could both see that Wang Shuo’s body was truly resilient.

For a professional player, this was an incredibly important trait.

Some people, due to their muscle structure, get injured with the slightest fatigue, which is a huge problem.

Wang Shuo was clearly not one of them.

But as an Asian, he was at a natural disadvantage when it came to physical confrontations.

Even though Wang Shuo trained hard, at eighteen years old, he was still severely lacking in this department.

At first, Zhao Yifan could barely keep up with Wang Shuo’s training.

But gradually, he found himself gasping for breath.

This made Zhao Yifan admire Wang Shuo even more.

Back in China, Wang Shuo had always had the best stamina, but as a midfielder, Zhao Yifan’s stamina wasn’t bad either.

But now, after such a short time, the gap between them had become incredibly obvious.

Zhao Yifan couldn’t help but sigh, marveling at how desperately Wang Shuo must have worked to get to where he was today.

...

For the next few days, Zhao Yifan continued to train with Wang Shuo.

Wang Shuo personally supervised him, making sure he adjusted his routine based on his actual condition to avoid overexertion.

Then, on the day before Christmas, Lina Gerk suddenly appeared.

"I’m going home to spend Christmas with my family, so I thought I’d drop by on the way."

Lina Gerk looked at the young Chinese man before her, drenched in sweat and steaming from his workout, a special sparkle appearing in her eyes.

"Your way home goes through Mainz?"

"Of course. My parents live in Marburg."

"Marburg?"

"It’s north of Frankfurt."

"Oh."

Wang Shuo still didn’t know the exact location, but he found it a bit strange.

’Her home is north of Frankfurt, but she came all the way west. How is that "on the way"?’

As if sensing Wang Shuo’s skeptical gaze, Lina Gerk explained awkwardly, "I was coming from... Munich."

Wang Shuo said, "Oh," again.

’Does the route from Munich to north of Frankfurt go through Mainz?’

’I guess it could.’

"Oh, right. This is for you." Lina Gerk handed him an exquisite gift bag.

"What is it?"

"It was a giveaway from an event I attended. I have no use for it, so I’m giving it to you."

Lina Gerk practically shoved the gift bag into Wang Shuo’s hands. Their hands inevitably touched, and it felt so hot...

"I’m leaving now! Merry Christmas!"

"Merry Christmas, Lina!"

The blonde girl turned back, gave Wang Shuo a radiant smile, and left.

After watching her leave, Wang Shuo opened the gift bag and was surprised to find a cell phone inside.

The latest model of the Apple iPhone.

How did Wang Shuo know?

Because the phone’s logo was an apple with a bite taken out of it.

Also, Christian Heidel had bought one too. He complained all day about how this feature was bad and that one was super hard to use, but in reality?

He was always clutching it and showing it off, afraid that people wouldn’t know he was using an iPhone.

Not long ago, several other people on the Mainz team had also bought this phone.

Wang Shuo looked at the phone, then looked up into the distance, but Lina Gerk was already out of sight.

’So, she took this route specifically to give me a phone?’

...

After Christmas, Mainz began to reassemble.

They packed up and prepared to head south to Spain for winter training.

This was a routine event for German teams, and even for teams from Northern Europe.

It was too cold up north, making training impossible.

Of the 18 German teams, 17 chose to head south, either to Spain or Portugal.

Only Werder Bremen went to Turkey.

Additionally, teams with greater commercial potential, like Bayern and Hamburg, would travel to Dubai after their training in Spain.

In recent years, the football market in Dubai had also been very hot.

It was said that Bayern would also play a friendly match against AC Milan in Dubai.

Mainz followed the crowd, holding their training camp in the area of Malaga and Marbella in Spain.

The advantage of doing this was that it was easy to find suitable opponents for friendly matches.

The hottest news during this winter break was, of course, about Real Madrid.

The management of the Galaxy Battleship had apparently failed to grasp the transfer rules. They spent a fortune to sign two players, Huntelaar and Lass Diarra, but it turned out only one of them could be registered to play for Real Madrid in the Champions League.

This led to countless fans mocking the incompetence of Real Madrid’s management.

But what Wang Shuo saw was Real Madrid’s immense wealth.

In the Bundesliga, the equally wealthy team was Bayern Munich.

Signing the Ukrainian midfielder Tymoshchuk from Zenit cost Bayern 11 million euros.

However, the player could only join them in the summer.

Klinsmann, on the other hand, did something very bizarre. He signed US international Donovan but stubbornly refused to give more opportunities to Podolski and Tony Kroos.

Tony Kroos resolutely chose to leave the team, seeking a loan move elsewhere.

It was rumored that Stuttgart, Bayer Leverkusen, and Dortmund were all interested in loaning Tony Kroos. However, Stuttgart wasn’t short-staffed in the midfield, and Bayer Leverkusen had a formidable player like Vidal holding down the fort.

Only Dortmund, which was determined to strengthen its midfield, was originally the best choice.