The God of Football Starts With Passive Skills

Chapter 279 - 70: National Derby! Van Gaal Has Gone Mad! The Germans’ Dream Is Shattered! The Rhythm of a Great Comeback?

"It’s a goal!!!!"

"Kevin Grosskreutz!!"

"2-1!"

"In the 17th minute of the first half, Dortmund scores again!"

"My God, Dortmund’s quick counter-attack, once again orchestrated by Wang Shuo as the core of the offense, has broken through Bayern’s defense!"

"In just 17 minutes, the two teams have combined for nine shots!"

"It’s a relentless torrent of attacks!"

"This is absolutely the most exciting start to a match in the Bundesliga this season—no, in the last several seasons!"

"Klopp and his young Dortmund team are once again challenging Bayern!"

"Although Wang Shuo didn’t score himself, he still played a crucial role in the second goal."

"We can see the goalscorer, Grosskreutz, thanking Wang Shuo for his brilliant assist."

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Amidst the successive goals and the frenzied atmosphere, Wang Shuo noticed that the players on both teams were pouring their hearts and souls into this spectacular offensive battle.

What no one expected was that Dortmund’s targeted mid-field pressing tactics would prove effective again so quickly.

The second goal was initiated after Tinga dispossessed Schweinsteiger.

Just four minutes later, Bayern had a goal kick. Butt quickly passed it to Badstuber, who had dropped back.

Badstuber then passed it to Schweinsteiger.

The moment Schweinsteiger received the ball, Tinga—whose instincts were as sharp as a hunting dog’s—immediately pounced on him.

Xiao Zhu had just been dispossessed by Tinga and knew the short Brazilian was skilled at tackling, so he tried to evade him, dribbling slightly toward the sideline.

But unexpectedly, with his attention focused on Tinga, he failed to notice Kuba suddenly cutting in from the side. Kuba shouldered Schweinsteiger off the ball and stole it with a single touch.

The unlucky Xiao Zhu had the ball stolen from his feet twice in just five minutes.

After winning the ball, Kuba charged forward at full stride.

The Bayern defenders were all stunned and scrambled back to defend as fast as they could.

Kuba was also very clever. He didn’t stick to the sideline but instead cut into the channel, constantly drawing the attention of the defenders.

Wang Shuo had been moving in line with the Bayern center-backs.

He had to stay onside.

Kuba was on the ball, and Wang Shuo didn’t know when he would pass.

Moreover, he needed to make sure Kuba could see him.

If he stayed hidden behind Van Bitten, Kuba would never see him, given the Belgian center-back’s massive frame.

’If he can’t see me, how can he pass?’

So, Wang Shuo deliberately hung back a little.

He was confident that with his speed and explosive power, he could catch up to any pass from Kuba.

Kuba dribbled diagonally all the way to the right side of the Arc Top District before sending a diagonal pass toward the left side, just in front of the six-yard box.

Wang Shuo was overjoyed. He instantly shot forward like a cheetah bursting from the grass, blazing past Van Bitten in a flash to meet Kuba’s pass.

Goalkeeper Butt shifted his position and rushed out to meet him.

But Wang Shuo immediately judged that he was trying to cover the near post.

So, Wang Shuo met the ball with the inside of his left foot, giving it a gentle push.

The ball was lifted slightly, just enough to clear the bent leg and left hand of the diving Butt, before dropping into the right side of the Bayern goal behind him.

"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!"

"Wang Shuo!"

"It’s Wang Shuo again!"

"A brace!!"

"3-1!"

"My God, Dortmund have dispossessed Bayern twice in a row and launched two quick counter-attacks."

"And both times, they stole the ball right from Schweinsteiger’s feet!"

"This is definitely a targeted strategy!"

An ecstatic Wang Shuo once again ran off the pitch toward the sideline, but absurdly, before he could even reach the home team’s technical area, he saw Klopp charge out, completely carried away, and grab him in a bear hug.

"Wang!"

"Another goal!"

"3-1!"

"You’re absolutely incredible!"

Klopp was so tall, so burly, so strong—Wang Shuo genuinely couldn’t break free!

He really wanted to say to his coach: ’Get off me!’

’How long has it been since you washed that messy bird’s nest on your head?’

’Your scruffy beard is a real mess, haven’t you noticed?’

’Also, I wasn’t running over to you, so get lost!’

Just then, the referee, Knut Kircher, appeared before Wang Shuo like an angel from heaven.

He showed the scruffy, bearded man clinging to Wang Shuo a yellow card.

Klopp nonchalantly threw his hands up and walked back, laughing the whole time.

As he walked, he gave Wang Shuo a thumbs-up.

"Wang, well done, that was brilliant!"

’Get lost!’

’Do I need your praise?’

Indignantly, Wang Shuo turned to look at the VIP stands.

Through the wire fence, he saw that many fans in the stands had sat back down, but she was still standing, smiling and waving at him.

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In the German Football Scene, many things are unique.

For example, the Super Cup.

For example, the National Derby.

Germany’s National Derby, of course, always stars the behemoth, Bayern.

But in different eras, Bayern’s rival has changed.

In the 1970s, Bayern’s opponent in the National Derby was Borussia Mönchengladbach.

The National Derby of the 80s belonged to Hamburg, a matchup some called the North-South Derby.

By the mid-to-late 90s, with the rise of Dortmund, the Bumblebees became the other half of the National Derby.

However, Bayern soon poached the famous manager Heynckes from Dortmund, ushering in a new peak for Bayern.

This deepened the grudge between the two teams.

Following the bankruptcy of the Kirch Group, Dortmund was saddled with debt and once teetered on the brink of bankruptcy itself.