The God of Football Starts With Passive Skills

Chapter 278 - 70: National Derby! Van Gaal Has Gone Mad! The Germans’ Dream Is Shattered! The Start of a Great Comeback?

"Get back! Get back!!"

Wang Shuo clapped his hands forcefully, shouting to the teammates around him.

On the football pitch, your skill does the talking.

Wang Shuo was the best performer on the team, and he had earned the full trust of head coach Klopp.

Besides, he was surrounded by young players, and there wasn’t a big age gap between them.

Most importantly, Wang Shuo wasn’t the kind of leader who just ordered others around without lifting a finger himself.

Wang Shuo always led by example, doing more work than anyone else and never complaining.

So, whenever Wang Shuo spoke, everyone was willing to listen.

Based on skill alone, Dortmund was admittedly no match for Bayern.

That’s why, in the run of play, Bayern was able to put the Bumblebees on the back foot.

But Dortmund were no pushovers.

Their defensive organization was airtight.

Subotic and Hummels, in particular, worked together to completely shut down Gomez.

Whether Bayern played the ball high, low, or somewhere in between, they struggled to get it to Gomez.

The German striker’s technical shortcomings were on full display as Dortmund’s two center-backs kept him locked down.

Since he couldn’t hold up the ball, Bayern’s attack had to rely more on Ribery and Robben.

It was as if their striker wasn’t even there.

Still, Dortmund couldn’t let their guard down.

After all, if a cross came in from the wing, Gomez would be a huge threat in front of goal.

Once the attacks down the flanks were stifled, they inevitably had to switch the play.

If they couldn’t get the ball to Gomez, the only option was to play it back to the midfield.

Schweinsteiger became the key pivot point.

But in the 17th minute, just as Ribery passed back to Schweinsteiger, Tinga suddenly burst out from behind him.

The short but incredibly agile Tinga immediately latched onto Schweinsteiger, managing to wrestle the ball away from his feet.

After winning the ball, Tinga continued to dribble forward.

After crossing the halfway line, he spotted Wang Shuo ahead of him.

He also saw his hand signal.

Forward and to the right!

Without a second thought, Tinga sent the ball forward.

At that same moment, Wang Shuo was positioned between Bayern’s two center-backs.

Badstuber had pushed up slightly to deal with Tinga’s forward surge after the tackle.

Wang Shuo seized on this gap, signaling for Tinga to pass the ball forward and to the right.

He himself was observing, silently counting down.

The very instant Tinga played the pass, Wang Shuo powerfully pushed off. He shot forward like an arrow released from a bow, making a rapid diagonal run from in front of Van Bitten into the area behind Badstuber.

Tinga’s pass was aimed toward the right side, just at the edge of the penalty area.

But to Wang Shuo’s complete surprise, the Bayern goalkeeper, Butt, was rushing out again!

’He couldn’t understand. Was this an order from Van Gaal?’

’Or was it Butt’s own decision?’

’For a veteran goalkeeper, wasn’t it a bit reckless to charge out of the box at the slightest provocation?’

But it had indeed caught Wang Shuo completely by surprise.

It wasn’t enough to stop him, though.

Wang Shuo immediately hit top speed, racing to meet the ball. Just before Butt arrived, he poked Tinga’s pass forward and leaped into the air, dodging the goalkeeper’s sliding tackle.

By the time he landed, the ball was inside the penalty area, over toward the right side.

Van Bitten had rushed to the right side of the six-yard box to cut him off.

Meanwhile, Tymoshchuk had tracked back to the penalty spot.

After catching up to the ball, Wang Shuo immediately charged toward the six-yard box.

But he knew perfectly well that he no longer had a chance to score himself.

Van Bitten’s positioning was crucial; with his large frame, he could block off most of Wang Shuo’s shooting angles.

Tymoshchuk was standing near the penalty spot.

And then there was Butt, who had already scrambled to his feet and was getting back.

Once he was back in the penalty area, Butt would be able to use his hands.

Badstuber was also closing in from behind.

The moment Wang Shuo got to the ball, he glanced up, taking in the entire situation in an instant.

He made his decision instantly.

He slowed his pace, dribbling as he approached.

He was waiting!

He only slowed for a second or so.

As Wang Shuo neared the right corner of the six-yard box, Van Bitten held his ground, but Tymoshchuk had already gotten back to a position just in front of and slightly to the right of the six-yard box.

Butt had caught up as well and was now just behind and to Wang Shuo’s side.

If he tried to shoot with his left foot, Butt could make a diving save.

As expected, Kuba was somewhere near the right corner of the penalty area.

But then Wang Shuo suddenly burst forward, accelerating as if he were about to take on Van Bitten with the ball.

It was a stop-and-start move, much like Ribery’s from earlier.

This time, however, just as Wang Shuo burst forward, he came to a sudden halt. But instead of cutting the ball back with his right foot, he chipped it straight up.

The ball, chipped up by Wang Shuo, sailed over Van Bitten’s head and dropped toward the left side of the six-yard box behind him.

It was only then that everyone noticed a figure in yellow rapidly charging into the left side of Bayern’s box. He held off Lahm, met Wang Shuo’s chipped pass, and leaped into the air to power a header at the goal.

All anyone could see was the number on the back of the yellow jersey: 19!

The entire play was like a roller-coaster adventure, full of thrilling, unexpected turns that left everyone watching completely stunned.

It wasn’t until Wang Shuo made the chipped pass and Grosskreutz outmuscled Lahm to head for the goal that everyone realized Wang Shuo had slowed down to wait for his teammate to join the attack.

And only at that moment could everyone finally take a breath.

What followed was a deafening roar that erupted from the entire Westfalen Stadium!