novelraw Chapter 302 - 73: Volley! Attacking Combo! Wang Shuo Dependency
Chapter 302 - 73: Volley! Attacking Combo! Wang Shuo Dependency
Wang Shuo was happy to hear that.
’That guy, Zhao Yifan, has talent and decent ability. He’s just young—born on New Year’s Day 1990, so he’s not even twenty yet. Aside from superstars with extraordinary talent like Ronaldo, Messi, and Robben, twenty is definitely a rookie’s age.’
’And me, Wang Shuo?’
’I’ve won the European Golden Boy Award!’
Incidentally, Wang Shuo was nominated for the European Golden Boy Award again this year.
But by convention, he almost certainly wouldn’t win it.
He would probably finish second.
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Many German media outlets were praising Dortmund’s five-game winning streak.
But that was in the Bundesliga.
Across all competitions, Dortmund was now on a six-game winning streak and an eight-game unbeaten run!
The one draw in that run was the home game against Lech Poznan, led by Lewandowski.
This string of successive victories greatly boosted Dortmund’s morale.
It also allowed the team to gel more and more effectively.
October 1st marked the second round of the UEFA Europa League group stage.
Just five minutes after the start, the young Götze assisted Wang Shuo for a goal.
In this match, Götze had replaced Foyelner.
In the 12th minute, left-back Schmelzer sent in a cross from the left flank. Wang Shuo controlled the ball in the box, turned, and fired a shot to score again. 2-0!
Just before the end of the first half, Wang Shuo delivered a brilliant pass, and Reus scored. 3-0!
After halftime, Tel Aviv Hapolel seized a counter-attack opportunity in the 62nd minute, breaking through Dortmund’s defense to make the score 1-3!
But just three minutes later, Wang Shuo made his mark again. He dribbled into the opponent’s penalty area and drew a foul from center-back Badir.
The referee immediately pointed to the spot and showed Badir a red card, sending him off.
Shahin converted the penalty, extending the lead to 4-1!
After Wang Shuo was substituted off, Shahin seized an opportunity on a late run to score another goal.
In the end, Dortmund thrashed Tel Aviv Hapolel 5-1 at home.
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Back in the Bundesliga, it was time for the 8th round.
Bayer Leverkusen smashed Nuremberg 4-0 at home.
Hamburg also came back from a goal down, scoring three unanswered goals to beat Hertha Berlin 3-1 away.
However, Bayern drew 0-0 with Cologne at home.
Van Gaal’s situation became even more dire.
Dortmund, meanwhile, faced Borussia Mönchengladbach away in this round.
Klopp was all too familiar with this team.
Many of Dortmund’s players, including Wang Shuo, were no strangers to them either.
Therefore, Dortmund pressed high from the very start of the match.
Just 10 minutes in, Wang Shuo, relying on his individual skill, broke through on a dribble and opened the scoring for his team.
1-0!
Just seven minutes later, another assist from Wang Shuo helped Foyelner score, extending the lead.
2-0!
In the 22nd minute, Wang Shuo dropped back to orchestrate the play. Shahin played a through ball, and Reus made a late run to score.
3-0!
And just before the end of the first half, it was the same combination play: Wang Shuo dropped back, Reus made a late run and assisted Kuba for the fourth goal.
Ultimately, Dortmund went into halftime with a 4-0 lead.
If their first-half performance could be called perfect, then the situation took a sharp turn in the second half.
Wang Shuo was substituted off for Valdes in the 59th minute.
Afterward, although Dortmund still dominated possession, they couldn’t manage to score.
Instead, in the 76th minute, Borussia Mönchengladbach’s winger Juan Arango scored a goal.
And just three minutes later, forward Roberto Claudio scored another.
After making it 2-4, Borussia Mönchengladbach relentlessly kept attacking Dortmund.
In the end, the Bumblebees held on to the 4-2 scoreline, taking home three points from the away match.
However, Klopp’s team once again exposed its flaws.
Bild commented after the match that Klopp’s team was suffering from two ailments.
One was called Klopp Syndrome.
The other was an over-reliance on Wang Shuo.
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After the 8th round of the Bundesliga came a two-week international break.
When the Bundesliga resumed, Bayern’s performance improved, and they defeated Freiburg 2-1 away.
Meanwhile, Dortmund received some great news.
Bayer Leverkusen drew 0-0 away at Hamburg.
Dortmund, on the other hand, hosted Bochum.
First, Wang Shuo opened the scoring in the 20th minute, receiving an assist from Kuba.
In the second half, Subotic scored for the Bumblebees from a corner kick.
In the end, Dortmund defeated Bochum 2-0 at home.
After nine rounds, Bayer Leverkusen and Hamburg were both on 21 points.
Dortmund, however, had 24 points, extending their lead to three.
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Midweek, it was the 3rd round of the UEFA Europa League group stage.
Dortmund traveled to Scotland to face Celtic away.
In the end, the Bumblebees secured a narrow 1-0 away victory over Celtic, thanks to a goal from Wang Shuo in the 63rd minute.
After securing three consecutive wins in the group stage, Dortmund was now in first place with nine points.
Tel Aviv Hapolel defeated Vienna Rapid at home in this round, earning six points to sit in second place.
Celtic and Vienna Rapid both had one point.
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「The evening of October 23rd, Bayer Leverkusen Stadium.」
In the 10th round of the Bundesliga, Dortmund faced Bayer Leverkusen away.
This was a showdown between the two best-performing teams in the Bundesliga this season.
Just five minutes into the match, Bayer Leverkusen won a corner kick.