The God of Football starts with passive skills

Chapter 6 The Pentagon Warrior

Wuhu!

The moment Wang Shuo scored, cheers erupted from the stadium.

Just as he excitedly turned to run back, a figure suddenly pounced on him.

Before he could even see who it was, he was tackled to the ground inside the penalty area.

"Goal! Haha, we scored!"

"We've finally scored!"

Wang Shuo then realized what was happening.

The one who threw himself on top of him was none other than André Schürrle, who had always been "out of sync" with him.

But before he could react, his teammates started catching up from behind, one after another.

Especially those beasts in the midfield and defense, whose average height is over 1.9 meters!
Wang Shuo is now experiencing firsthand what it means to be covered in sweat.

It was just one goal, and you guys keep taking turns scoring against me?

Get out of here!

After everyone had finally entered a state of deep reflection, Schürrle excitedly put his arm around Wang Shuo's shoulder.

"Wang, your goal came at the perfect time, it was crucial!"

That overtly affectionate manner made Wang Shuo very suspicious. Was it really Xu Erlebenle?

Brother, I still prefer your previous rebellious self.

But he figured it out.

In the youth team, there is some competition, and even mutual dissatisfaction is common.

But once you're actually on the field, whoever can help the team score goals and win will be accepted by their teammates.

The football field is a gladiatorial arena where strength speaks for itself!

Wang Shuo is a newcomer and needs to build good relationships with his teammates.

Since Schürrle was guileless and took the initiative to be friendly, he naturally reciprocated.

"The most important thing is that you passed the ball well. I controlled it as soon as I touched it." Wang Shuo gave Schürrle a thumbs up.

Having provided ample emotional support, Schürrle laughed heartily and tightened his grip on Wang Shuo's shoulder.

His gesture was as if he were telling everyone: From now on, the king is my brother.

Best brother!

Kramny, watching from the sidelines, looked quite surprised.

He knew the personalities of the players on the team he led perfectly.

Even a troublemaker like Pedro Lina is at most a bit of a genius with a touch of willfulness; he's not inherently bad.

Schürrle's argument was more of a rivalry between young people out of pride.

But now, Kramny was still quite surprised that Wang Shuo had resolved the "conflict" so quickly and become one with Schürrle and others.

Football is different from other sports.

No matter how strong you are, on the court you will ultimately have to rely on your teammates.

This also elevates Kramny's evaluation of Wang Shuo to a new level.

……

After Wang Shuo scored, Offenburg U19 made four substitutions in less than 10 minutes.

Head coach Zemitzchi still hopes to strengthen the attack and equalize the score.

Their goal is to avoid relegation, and securing points at home is crucial.

This puts Mainz U19 in their most familiar and preferred rhythm.

Defensive counterattack.

But in the end, Mainz U19 failed to score again.

Wang Shuo also clearly identified a problem with Mainz U19.

The midfield simply can't get the ball out!

This is also a very awkward thing.

According to the German Football Association's youth training regulations, there are minimum requirements for the playing time of youth team players each season.

Therefore, Mainz began making substitutions at the 80-minute mark.

With players like Robin Metinitz and Schürrle being substituted off, and players like Hofem coming on as substitutes, Mainz focused more on defense.

Wang Shuo was under close surveillance by the other side, and there was no good way to deal with him.

The match ended with Mainz U19 defeating Offenburg U19 1-0 away from home.

Despite winning by only one goal, everyone in Mainz was still very happy.

Especially when he walked off the field, Kramny specifically praised Wang Shuo's performance after he came on in front of everyone.

"You are the number one contributor to our victory today!"

Kramny's words were echoed by the surrounding teammates.

The goal was initiated by Wang Shuo.

His steal sparked this swift counterattack.

Wang Shuo was the final savior, delivering the decisive blow and scoring the crucial goal for Mainz U19.

Regardless of who it was, Wang Shuo's contributions were acknowledged.

"That was a beautifully played match, Wang. Keep up the good work in a week!"

Wang Shuo smiled and nodded in agreement.

……

After the match, the team had lunch in Offenburg before heading back.

Although Mainz has a limited budget, the lunch is still nutritious and not bad at all.

The train carriage was completely silent on the return journey.

Schürrle, sitting next to Wang Shuo, put on his headphones and listened to music.

This kid took the initiative to sit next to Wang Shuo during dinner, their relationship is getting better and better.

Wang Shuo pretended to close his eyes and rest, but in reality, he had entered the [God of Ball System].

When the game ended, the system pushed a message to him, but he didn't have time to read it carefully.

"Match statistics: Passive value gained: 4".

Wang Shuo was surprised when he saw this message.

Upon entering the personal attributes panel, the number in the passive value section has indeed changed from 0 to 4.

what happened?

Because of the goal?

Wang Shuo quickly dismissed this possibility.

He considered another possibility: the number of times he had been violated.

Although German football has long had very detailed statistics, and Mainz's head coach Klopp is a coach who relies heavily on statistics, these are not available in youth team matches.

Wang Shuo played for more than half an hour and was fouled several times by the opposing players.

The referee blew his whistle twice, calling two fouls on Wang Shuo. Both fouls occurred after Wang Shuo retreated to defend and intercepted the ball, and was then fouled when the opponent tried to steal it back.

It now appears that there were 4 times.

So, the so-called passive value is the number of times you are fouled by the opponent in an official match?
Do I gain one passive value each time I am attacked by the other party?
Thinking about this, Wang Shuo couldn't help but associate it with a certain masochistic tendency.

System, oh system, isn't this considered misleading?

I'm still a child!

But Wang Shuo immediately realized another point: youth team matches also counted.

That would be much easier to manipulate data. Of course, that would also lead to the problem of injuries.

This involves a scale.

I wonder if the system's passive skills include any that reduce damage taken?
If such a thing existed, it would truly be an incredible nuclear weapon!
After understanding the passive value, Wang Shuo discovered a new function of the system.

On either side of the giant soccer ball from which the passive skills were extracted, there was a personal attribute panel on one side and another panel on the other side, which prominently listed Wang Shuo's series of personal skills.

Examples include passing, dribbling, controlling the ball, shooting, heading, etc.

As a striker, even the goalkeeper was included in the list.

However, goalkeeping is only at the amateur level.

The vast majority of others are at the "semi-professional" level.

This clearly aligns with Wang Shuo's current situation.

The only aspect that reached the "professional" level was positioning.

Just as Wang Shuo had guessed, passive values ​​are indeed crucial.

Gaining more passive points allows you to upgrade the level of passive skills.

Upgrading passive skills not only increases one's own strength but also raises the talent ceiling of active skills.

For example, positioning.

There are only two passive skills that affect this active skill: [Breathing] and [Insight].

When both of these passive skills reach the professional level, the talent cap for positioning will also be upgraded to the professional level.

With more training, Wang Shuo can master it.

However, his passing ability, another active skill, is still not up to par.

While more running and excellent game reading ability are indeed important for passing, there are clearly more factors that influence passing than just these.

Wang Shuo can only figure out the relationship between them after he acquires more passive skills.

As things stand, he still has too little information.

But he clearly realized that the more complex and critical the technology, the more passive skills it involved.

It's like this giant soccer ball right in the middle.

There are 12 pentagons on it, and each pentagon is connected by a thread.

Passive skills are the most fundamental element, determining the strength of active skills.

They complement each other and together form a football.

After figuring these things out, Wang Shuo gained a deeper understanding of the system.

He must strive to become a pentagonal warrior!

……

"Scoring in your debut, Wang, I knew you could do it!"

After returning to Mainz, the team disbanded.

When agent Thomas Essien came to pick him up, he had already received the news from Kramny and excitedly pulled Wang Shuo aside, praising him incessantly.

“My God, Kramny told me that even though you only played for half an hour, you were the best player on the field.”

"none of them!"

"I heard that even André Schürrle, the most talented player in the Mainz team, is completely convinced of your abilities."

Wang Shuo shook his head modestly.

He certainly wouldn't reveal anything about the system regarding his progress.

Simply put, I have been making progress since I came to Germany.

They hadn't had the chance to compete before, so they hadn't shown their talent.

Having arrived in Mainz, under Kramny's guidance and surrounded by excellent teammates like Schürrle, he has made even greater progress, and his performance on the field has naturally improved.

“Well said. I’ll tell Kramny your exact words later,” Thomas Essien said with a smile.

Wang Shuo performed well, which brought him closer to Kramny.

"Let's go, we need to find a place to stay quickly, it's not convenient to always stay in hotels."

After arriving in Germany, Wang Shuo was essentially homeless.

Now that I've finally settled down in Mainz, of course I need to rent a house around the stadium.

Mainz offers a monthly housing subsidy, so why not take advantage of it?

Wang Shuo had only one requirement for the house: it had to be close to Bruchweg Stadium so that he could walk or run to and from the stadium every day.

As for the rest, Thomas Essien was to take charge.

By evening, Wang Shuo returned to the training ground.

Schürrle, Medinitz, and Hofmeister were already waiting here.

Tonight, Bruchweg Stadium will host Hoffenheim in the 25th round of the 2. Bundesliga.

For matches like these, the club distributes tickets to the players.

Although they don't have youth team players, they can acquire players from their own youth academy, such as Schürrle and Hofem.

Schürrle and Hofmeister specially invited Wang Shuo to join them this time.

A group of several people went to Bruchweg Stadium and sat in Mainz's most hardcore standing-room section.

Bruchweg Stadium has only 13500 seats, but by removing more than 3 seats, it can be transformed into 1 standing rooms.

Don't let Mainz's small size fool you; the stadium is packed with 2 people, and the atmosphere is pretty good.

"Did you know that Klopp's decision to become the head coach of Mainz was supported by Hoffenheim's head coach, Rangnick?" Karl-Heinz Hofem explained to Wang Shuo with a smile.

This guy always has exceptionally good access to information.

"We originally invited Rangnick?" Wang Shuo asked, somewhat surprised.

"Of course not. Klopp and Rangnick are very good friends. At that time, Klopp was still playing football and had no coaching experience. Rangnick gave him a lot of help and advice, which made him dare to take over the position of Mainz coach."

"Therefore, many media outlets have said that this is a showdown between master and disciple."

Wang Shuo suddenly realized.

However, he believes that the reason this match has attracted attention is probably related to the fact that the two teams are currently ranked 2nd and 3rd in the 2. Bundesliga.

Teams like Greuther Fürth, FC Köln, and FC Freiburg are eyeing the top spots.

Nobody wants to lose the game.

Especially Mainz, playing at home.

Because this match is so crucial, Mainz desperately needs a decisive battle to stop the team's current slump and boost morale.

Hoffenheim dominated the game from the very beginning.

The two sides battled fiercely until the 70th minute when Mainz's long-range shot from outside the penalty area forced Hoffenheim midfielder Spilasek to score an own goal.

Mainz took the lead.

But in the 83rd minute, Bosnian international Salihovic provided an assist, and Senegalese striker Demba Ba held off Mainz center-back Subotic in the penalty area to equalize the score.

In the end, the two teams drew 1-1.

Although it was a draw, it was clear to everyone that Mainz's situation was even more precarious.

In this round, Cologne defeated Wehen Wiesbaden 2-1 at home.

Greuther Fürth lost 0-1 to Jena away from home.

Freiburg drew 2-2 with Aue away from home.

As a result, Mainz and Cologne both have 42 points, trailing Hoffenheim's 44 points and Borussia Mönchengladbach's 48 points.

Both Greuther Fürth and Freiburg have 40 points.

The competition for Bundesliga promotion has become even fiercer.

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