The God of Football starts with passive skills

Chapter 13 The nobody finally showed his face!
The Mainz players were really exhausted from the match against Bayern Munich.

On the bus back to Mainz, everyone who had played in the match, including substitute Hofem, was slumped in their seats, looking exhausted.

"This is just the U19 league. If you move to the first team and play in the 2. Bundesliga, there will be more physical contact, the games will be more intense, and the physical exertion will be greater than it is now."

"Can you handle it?"

Head coach Kramny, while chatting and laughing, once again poured cold water on the players' enthusiasm.

During his time with the team, Wang Shuo has come to know Kramny quite well; he is a typical head coach who uses a suppressive style of coaching.

He's usually quite strict, and even if you perform very well, he'll still give you a nudge and make higher demands on you.

But what he said was true.

The pressure of playing in the German second division is on a completely different level compared to the U19 league.

Of course, for many players, the German second division is simply not even worth considering.

That's too far away.

Wang Shuo could consider it, because when he met with Klopp and Buvac earlier, the two bigwigs of the first team praised him highly and said that they might arrange for him to train with the first team in the near future.

To play in a match?

Wang Shuo is not yet old enough.

Seeing that everyone else was resting, Schürrle, who was sitting next to him, was wearing headphones and pretending to sleep. Wang Shuo also closed his eyes to rest and entered the God of Football System.

After entering the system, Wang Shuo first checked his personal attributes and collected his passive value, then went to the football that had been drawn.

He now has a passive skill card, which can be used to draw lots or to upgrade one of the passive skills he previously drew, namely [Breathing] and [Insight].

Upgraded from professional level to regional level.

Should I try to unlock another passive skill?
Or should we strengthen one of the passive skills?
Wang Shuo hesitated for only a moment before deciding to continue smoking.

After getting used to it for a while, he found that with his current strength, and with the support of the two passive skills [Breathing] and [Insight], he would have no problem dealing with the U19 league.

At this stage, it would definitely be more beneficial to acquire another passive skill.

"Using a passive skill card, I drew the class-level passive skill [Swiftness]."

"【Swiftness】: Improves flexibility and increases the frequency of technical movements."

What the hell!

Isn’t this too awesome?
Especially when Wang Shuo focused his attention on [Swiftness] and learned more about this passive skill, he became very excited.

As the name suggests, swiftness is about increasing agility and the frequency of technical movements.

For example, you could only touch the ball once per second before, but now you can touch it twice per second.

Anyone who has played football knows that the more times a player touches the ball in the same amount of time, the stronger their ability to feint, change speed, and change direction.

For example, Messi.

The reason this Barcelona superstar is able to perform so well is because his technical movements are so fast that the players defending him can't keep up with his pace.

However, the speed of movement is often directly proportional to the player's height.

Messi is only 1.7 meters tall.

If he grows to 1.8 meters tall, his movement frequency will definitely drop by two levels.

However, now, the passive skill [Swiftness] can help Wang Shuo increase his action frequency.

Moreover, this passive skill increases the frequency of all aspects of movement, including the stride frequency when running.

Wang Shuo guessed that this should slightly improve his speed and explosiveness.

Literally, "swift" also has another meaning, which is the technical movements of a player at high speed.

On the football field, the faster the speed, the more difficult it is to complete the technical movements.

Why is Ronaldo still so unforgettable to so many people?

It is because he can still perform various difficult technical moves perfectly even at high speeds.

Others can't do it.

The "Swiftness" ability can enhance Wang Shuo's ability to perform various technical maneuvers at high speeds.

With the addition of [Breathing] and [Insight], along with Wang Shuo's own speed and explosiveness, and the ability to draw [Swiftness], Wang Shuo is practically unstoppable.

'This is forcing me to go all out on the path of a speed-oriented striker.'

Wang Shuo couldn't help but laugh.

There's nothing wrong with that either.

For now, developing in a specific field and establishing himself in European leagues as soon as possible is the best way forward for Wang Shuo.

Thinking of this, Wang Shuo couldn't help but want to cheer loudly.

Who says passive skills are no good?

Passive skills are simply more powerful than active skills, okay?
It can be said that every passive skill he drew directly boosted Wang Shuo's strength to a new level.

That's absolutely amazing!

……

knock knock knock.

Bayern Munich's chief scout, Wolfgang Dremler, knocked on the office door of general manager Uli Hoeneß.

"Please come in."

Dremler pushed open the door and saw Hoeneß sitting on the sofa with a smile on his face, waiting for him.

Both are legendary figures in German football.

But they never played football together.

Dremler transferred from Braunschweig to Bayern Munich in 79, by which time Hoeneß had retired and begun working in the management.

But Dremler was instrumental in Germany's runner-up finish at the 82 World Cup.

"Uri, you were looking for me?"

Dremler sat down at Hoeneß's invitation.

"There's something I need you to do in person," Hoeneß said with a smile, handing over a note.

The note had a few words on it.

Wang Shuo, China, Mainz U19.

Dremler knew very well that this was the player's information.

"A Chinese player?" Hoeneß nodded. "I couldn't find any information about him in the International Football Bank."

International Football Bank (ISB) is a German company headquartered in Waldnab, a small town of only 6 people located 200 kilometers northeast of Munich, near the border between Germany and the Czech Republic.

In 2000, a German named Jürgen Koster founded this international football bank here.

They're not in the banking business; they're selling player information.

This company's business involves using its own channels to collect information on all professional players around the world, enriching its database, and then selling this information to clubs that need it after statistical analysis.

It's mainly the scouting department.

Dremler is the person in the Bayern Munich team who deals most frequently with the International Football Bank.

“ISB now has player information from more than 4,000 clubs worldwide, which should include Mainz U19.” Dremler was surprised.

The German football market is home to international football banks and boasts the most comprehensive data.

Mainz is still a second-division team in the German Bundesliga.

“I don’t know what’s going on, but it’s definitely not there, which is why you need to come here in person.”

After a pause, Hoeneß added, "Kurt Niedermeier just called me and recommended this Chinese player. He believes that this player has the potential to be just as good as Thomas Müller."

Is Thomas Müller strong?
There is no dispute about this within Bayern Munich.

His physical strength and technique are average, so many people believe that his talent is not as good as Tony Cross's.

But everyone, including Rummenigge and Hoeneß, believed that Thomas Müller was capable of scoring goals and had excellent football intelligence.

Most importantly, he is a true member of the family and has the surname Müller.

Tony Cross?
His talent is undeniable, but coming from East Germany, his personality has always been somewhat difficult to get along with.

"His team just played against Mainz U19, didn't they?"

"Yes, 3 to 4, we lost."

"Mainz U19 is that strong?" Dremler was surprised.

Hoeneß smiled.

He didn't care at all about Bayern U19's loss.

"This player scored a hat-trick and also orchestrated another goal."

Dremler's expression immediately became serious.

The current Bayern U19 team's main center-back is Badstuber, and the back line also includes Contento. Both are Bayern's most promising young talents and are among the best of their German peers.

But this guy named Wang Shuo is no ordinary player; he managed to score a hat trick against Badstuber and Contento!

Thinking of this, Dremler stopped sitting and stood up.

"I'll get ready right away and go tomorrow."

"Wolfgang," Hoeneß called to Dremler, who was about to leave.

After the latter turned around, he continued, "Take a look, and if it's appropriate, talk to Christian Heidel directly and bring him back."

"I understand."

Hoeneß was quite reassured that Dremler was personally involved.

A Chinese player who isn't even listed by international football banks is like someone who suddenly appeared out of the Black Forest.

So mysterious!

Just as Hoeneß frowned, the Siemens cell phone on the table rang.

The caller ID clearly showed Jürgen Koster, the owner of International Football Bank.

"Hey, Jürgen, any news?"

“That’s right, Uli. I talked to a lot of people and even contacted people at Adidas headquarters. I finally got Wang Shuo’s information.”

"Tell me about it quickly."

"Wang Shuo, 17 years old, came to Germany in January this year with the sponsorship of Adidas. He tried out for 18 clubs but was unsuccessful in any of them. He finally went to Mainz on March 16 and was retained."

"Trial sessions with 18 clubs? Have any of them come to Bayern Munich?" Hoeneß was quite surprised.

"No."

Hoeneß nodded.

If he had a trial with Bayern Munich, then Bayern would definitely have kept a record of him, and Niedermeier would definitely recognize him.

"By the way, is he currently a contracted player with Adidas?"

"I'm not too sure about that. Logically speaking, it should be, but Adidas doesn't have any detailed information about him either. When I asked, they were also clueless and are still investigating."

Hoeneß understood.

This is an unknown nobody who came to Germany for a trial through Adidas's connections.

After facing setbacks at every turn, he is finally making a name for himself in Mainz.

"By the way, you also know his agent."

"Who?"

Thomas Essien.

"It's him!" As the head of Bayern Munich's football operations, Hoeness certainly knew Thomas Essien, but they weren't close.

The main reason is that Thomas Essien's brokerage business is not doing very well.

If Hoeneß remembers correctly, he shouldn't have many players.

It mainly undertakes some commercial activities.

After getting Thomas Essien's phone number, Hoeneß hung up the phone, but still felt the whole thing was a bit strange.

But that's just how the world of football is.

Unlike other German teams, Bayern Munich has always been committed to globalization.

Therefore, Bayern plans to establish a branch office in New York this year, and will subsequently establish branches in Asia, especially in China, with the aim of developing its global business.

If we could sign a Chinese player at this time, even just a young one, it would be a great opportunity.

With that in mind, Hoeneß picked up his phone again and dialed Thomas Essien's number.

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