The God of Football Starts With Passive Skills

Chapter 272 - 69: A Great and Unforgettable Defeat! Trading Blows with Bayern! The Great Locker Room Detective! You’re Not Neuer

Wang Shuo had never experienced anything like this.

On the pitch, bolstered by his Intercontinental Level [Breathing], he could sprint for a full 90 minutes.

But right now, just a few short minutes of kissing had his heart pounding and left him gasping for air.

"I’m covered in sweat. Let’s take a halftime break. I’m going to take a shower," Wang Shuo said, panting heavily.

Lina Gerk was also panting delicately, but after hearing Wang Shuo’s words, she hugged his head again and whispered in his ear, "Finish my first match first. I’ll help you wash up later."

Wang Shuo lost all control in that instant!

He was desperate to score a goal!

...

The next morning, for the first time ever, Wang Shuo didn’t post on Twitter at 5 a.m.

It got to the point where his fans started leaving comments on his previous tweet, concerned about him.

But most of them assumed he was just depressed from the team’s crushing defeat against Real Madrid the day before, and had therefore woken up late.

Everyone at Dortmund was just as puzzled.

Because Wang Shuo had actually arrived right on time.

From the security guards at Strobelaler, to the staff, to the coaches, everyone stared at Wang Shuo in astonishment.

It was like seeing the sun rise in the west.

"Something’s not right!"

"Something is very wrong!"

Inside the locker room, the more Foyelner thought about it, the more he felt something was amiss.

"What’s not right?" asked Reus, Wang Shuo’s number one fanboy, very concerned about his hero.

"Haven’t you guys noticed? He always used to run here. By the time he got to the training ground, he’d be drenched in sweat. But today, his clothes are clean, and he even smells a bit like soap. He clearly showered at home before leaving, and he didn’t run here."

After hearing this, everyone instantly whipped their heads around to look at Wang Shuo.

Wang Shuo’s heart skipped a beat.

’Holy shit!’

’Damn, is this Foyelner guy a mind reader?’

’He could even figure all that out?’

’What a waste he’s not a detective!’

"Wang, who dropped you off?" Foyelner asked the question everyone was dying to know.

Wang Shuo wanted to laugh but didn’t dare.

"And look at the expression on his face right now! He looks so damn smug. All the signs are just too strange!"

Wang Shuo wanted to ask: ’Am I... am I really being that obvious?’

After Foyelner’s meticulous, thread-by-thread analysis, everyone realized that Wang Shuo really was acting strangely today.

Just then, Klopp walked in from outside. He glanced at the group, then at Wang Shuo. Unaware of what was going on, he asked casually,

"Wang, who was the girl who dropped you off in the BMW this morning?"

It finally dawned on everyone.

HOLY SHIT!

"Just as I expected! Wang, time to confess!" Foyelner said with a huge laugh.

"Was it Lina Gerk?"

"Lina Gerk? The top supermodel they call the dream girl of every man in Germany?"

"No way! Wang, when did you meet her?"

"My God, are you two actually together?"

"Did she spend the night at your place?"

"It’s over, it’s over, my heart is broken!"

"It’s not just you! The hearts of countless men in Germany are breaking right now!"

Klopp himself was the one who was stunned now.

Listening to the wails of despair from the players around him, he was completely bewildered.

’Can someone please tell me, did I just accidentally miss something huge?’

...

Professional players must possess the ability to self-regulate.

That is, the ability to move on from the shadow of a loss in the shortest possible time.

No team is immune to losing.

The key is, what do you do after you’ve lost?

The best solution is to secure another victory as quickly as possible!

The biggest difference between Dortmund and Mainz was that the number of their national team players wasn’t in the same league.

When it came time for the national team training camp, the international players all left to report for duty, and the training ground became much quieter than usual.

Dortmund’s next opponent was Van Gaal’s Bayern.

They were the strongest team in the Bundesliga this season, bar none!

On top of the 0-5 thrashing at home against Real Madrid, Dortmund received another piece of terrible news.

The team’s captain, Sebastian Kael, had been injured during the friendly match against Real Madrid.

Kael had been substituted off midway through that match.

After the match ended, he had even joined Wang Shuo in leading the team to thank the fans.

But his condition deteriorated rapidly.

After the game, accompanied by the team doctor, he went to the hospital for an examination, which revealed a severe injury to his left adductor muscle.

It was still uncertain how long it would take for him to return.

Kael’s injury was absolutely terrible news for Dortmund.

He wasn’t just the team captain; he was the defensive linchpin in the holding midfield role.

With Kael injured, that left only Sven Bender for the holding midfield position.

Hummels could also fill in at that position, but he was a center-back.

For Dortmund right now, it was a case of when it rains, it pours.

The crushing defeat and the injury—a double blow that left the entire team feeling incredibly stifled.

After the news of Kael’s injury was reported, the betting companies all raised the odds against Dortmund even further.

Whether it was public opinion or the overall situation, everything was looking extremely grim for Dortmund.

Besides working with the coaching staff to devise strategies, Klopp also periodically called the players who had remained for training into his office.

He hoped that through these conversations, he could get a better grasp of the players’ mental state and encourage them to perform better in the upcoming matches.

But the team’s current predicament was plain to see.

"What do you think if we change our tactics and play a 4-3-3?" Klopp asked tentatively.

"I’m fine with whatever."

Of course, Wang Shuo had no objection.

But he soon began to sense a deeper meaning behind it.