The God of Football starts with passive skills

Chapter 68 A Blessing in Disguise! The Amazing Right Brain Thinking! 1 Against 3, Wang Shuo Scores Again! Klopp's Belief!

At 5 a.m. sharp, Wang Shuo started running from his home in Lükelenberg.

Before setting off, he habitually took out his phone and posted a tweet.

When he arrived at the Ströbelal training ground, panting, the security guards had already opened the door for him.

The security guards were already used to Wang Shuo arriving early every day.

Upon arriving at the gym, Wang Shuo checked the time on his phone; it was exactly 20 minutes.

Open Twitter again, and you'll see that 18 minutes ago, someone quietly liked the tweet he just posted.

Wang Shuo knew without even guessing that it must be Shen Qinghe.

She was like a quiet rabbit.

Every time Wang Shuo thinks of her, her sweet smiling face appears in his mind.

Her smile was like the winter sun.

Wang Shuo had no idea that at this very moment, in a small apartment in London, England, Shen Qinghe was lying in bed, repeatedly opening her iPhone and Twitter, looking at every tweet he had ever posted.

Her likes are always number one.

Even the phone used to post the "likes" was specially changed to the same model used for tweeting.

As she watched, she fell asleep again with a smile on her face.

After training in the gym for a while, Wang Shuo went to the outdoor training field to practice with a ball.

Since acquiring the passive skill [Reverse Foot], Wang Shuo has upgraded it to the national level in one go.

Since the start of summer training camp, Wang Shuo has been familiarizing himself with and mastering this passive skill.

But he discovered a series of particularly amazing things.

For example, whenever he makes a technical move with his dominant right foot, his brain will have a very vague impression, but he cannot describe exactly what it is.

It's just a feeling.

He felt that he could replicate the movement of his right foot onto his left foot, just like copying and pasting.

But it's also very vague, giving a sense of something being ambiguous.

Gradually, he started practicing.

Unbeknownst to them, this vague impression gradually became clearer and more profound.

And his left foot thus acquired the ability to perform this technical movement.

This was a very magical and special experience.

The left foot and the right foot are like two sides of a mirror.

They look the same, but everyone knows that the movements, the force applied, the touch of the ball...

The left and right feet are completely different.

But after a summer of hard training, Wang Shuo discovered that he really did have that ability.

However, the more complex and difficult the movement, the harder it is to replicate, requiring more time and effort.

So far, Wang Shuo has mastered some basic and relatively simple technical movements with his left foot.

Even actions like making cow tails, fried dough balls, and cycling are performed with ease by him.

These are the results of hard work day after day throughout the summer.

The ability of [Reverse Foot] to mirror and replicate is truly astonishing to Wang Shuo.

Foyle was also a bipedal monster, but his left foot was not as good as his right foot, by about 8%.

But he doesn't have that ability.

According to Feulner, his feet were also trained hard and he could use many technical moves, but they were still far inferior to his dominant foot.

Only he himself knows the extent of this disparity.

But Wang Shuo's case is clearly different.

After replicating it, he practiced non-stop, and his left-foot technique improved continuously.

As for the claim that training your left and right feet will give your right brain some special thinking ability.

"That's nonsense, there's no such thing at all!" Foyle scoffed.

However, apart from his ability to replicate images, Wang Shuo could clearly sense that after obtaining the [Reverse Foot], there were some differences in his mind compared to the past.

For example, spatial perception.

If we consider Wang Shuo's eyes as a pair of cameras, then "insight" is the global information captured by the cameras, and "proactiveness" is the ability to quickly capture objects within the shooting range.

【Eagle Eye】is like a high-definition camera, which not only broadens the field of vision but also enhances sensitivity, allowing it to capture more information.

However, the spatial perception of the "reverse foot" is like turning the original flat 2D information into a three-dimensional 3D space.

Wang Shuo believes that this may be what is known as right-brain thinking.

It's really amazing!

Specifically regarding the left and right hemispheres, Wang Shuo has not yet fully mastered them, let alone integrated them.

He had a feeling that the "reverse foot" technique was not just about improving the ability of the left foot.

The key must lie in right-brain thinking.

He had looked it up and found that one theory suggests the right brain enhances spatial awareness, imagination, and creativity.

Does this mean that there is still considerable untapped potential in his [weak foot]?

That's almost certain.

It was as if Wang Shuo had a strong premonition that if a passive skill were upgraded from the intercontinental level to the world level, the upgrade effect would be a huge leap.

However, even so, Wang Shuo felt that the effect shown by the [Reverse Foot] so far was already amazing.

Especially when used in conjunction with passive skills such as [Swiftness], [Initiative], [Ball Sense], and [Aura], the effect is absolutely explosive.

No need for much longer. Once he has fully mastered the mirror image replication of the reverse foot and trained his left foot to be just like his right foot, who can stop him?
With his speed and frequency of movement, who could tell the difference between his left and right feet?

Thinking of this, Wang Shuo practiced even more diligently.

Just as he told Bartlett.

Having witnessed firsthand how the Ball God System has helped and improved him over the past year, Wang Shuo now has a very clear goal.

He wants to become the strongest football player in the world!
……

What's the saying?

There are many reds.

While Wang Shuo was training hard in Ströberal, several German media outlets, still in print, broke the news.

Last night, at the post-match press conference at Westfalenstadion, Randers coach Johan Jansen criticized Wang Shuo for his lack of respect for his opponents.

"Without a doubt, he is the most talented young player in German and even European football right now."

"But I think he should learn how to respect his opponents, otherwise he won't go far on the path of professional football!"

The young Danish coach, who previously played for Hamburg and Arsenal and served as assistant coach to Michael Laudrup, expressed his dissatisfaction with Wang Shuo's repeated "teasing" of Danish players during the match.

Indeed, he used the word "teasing" in his accusations.

The main point was that Wang Shuo kept dribbling the ball continuously that time.

Another point is that Wang Shuo once nutmegged an opponent during the match.

John Jensen believes that Wang Shuo used his excellent footwork to humiliate his opponents on the field.

"This is extremely unprofessional!"

The German media's reaction to Johann Jensen's accusations has generally been lukewarm.

Because Dortmund is the winning team.

More importantly, Wang Shuo's footwork is indeed rare for many German fans.

Moreover, he is not a player who is keen on showing off his skills.

Several media outlets, including the Süddeutsche Zeitung, Westdeutsche Zeitung, and Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, generally believe that John Jensen's post-match remarks were an attempt to deflect blame and cover up the fact that his team was eliminated early.

However, many German tabloids also chimed in with their own clamor.

There's no way around it, Wang Shuo is quite popular right now.

The 2000 million man is scoring goals again, showing excellent form in the new season and attracting a lot of attention.

I'm not considering major newspapers like Bild, but tabloids need to grab attention.

As a result, the newspapers the following morning began to feature a series of news reports that hyped up Wang Shuo's excessive ball-holding and his penchant for toying with his opponents.

"shameless!"

While everyone was changing clothes and shoes in the locker room, getting ready to go to the training field, Reus angrily threw down the newspaper in his hand.

"These media outlets will report any news they can get, just to grab attention and generate traffic."

"It was just one nutmeg, just a normal dribble, but they've blown it out of proportion as if nobody likes Wang Shuo's playing style."

"Does he really think Wang Shuo is Denilson?"

Everyone was startled by the guy's sudden roar.

Is that too much of a reaction?

Wang Shuo is the person in question, and he hasn't given any response. Why are you so agitated?
"Calm down, Marco. Even major newspapers like Bild and Süddeutsche Zeitung haven't followed suit, have they? It's just some tabloids making a fuss. Just take it with a grain of salt and laugh it off."

"Exactly, not long ago, there was a newspaper report about a female celebrity who appeared out of nowhere claiming that she had a one-night stand with Wang Shuo. Turns out, she didn't even know that Wang Shuo had transferred to Dortmund and was no longer in Mainz."

Everyone burst into laughter.

Wang Shuo himself couldn't help but smile.

This is indeed quite bizarre.

If you respond, wouldn't that just be giving the other party more traffic?
Not responding seems a bit off-putting.

"The innocent are innocent, don't take it to heart!"

Wang Shuo patted Reus on the shoulder and said, "Our players still need to let their performance on the field speak for itself."

"That's right!"

Captain Kyle praised Wang Shuo, saying, "Don't even mention having a one-night stand with one female celebrity. Even if you have one-night stands with 10 female celebrities, as long as you can help the team win the championship, nothing will happen to you."

"No, Captain, 10? Can he even make it out?"

"Hmm, looking at his small frame, he does seem a bit dangerous..."

"Wang, call me when the time comes, and I'll come pick you up!"

“I’m telling you, how do you all view my brother? Who do you think you are?” Subotic slammed his fist on the table and stood up.

"Wang, once the week of double matches is over, I'll take you to a nightclub in Düsseldorf and find you 10 guys to slap them in the face!" Feulner added with a laugh.

His teammates started teasing him, but Wang Shuo didn't seem to care.

Sometimes, it's nice to joke around with each other.

This is called promoting harmony in the locker room!
But no one noticed that after changing his clothes and shoes, Reus secretly ran out of the locker room and headed straight for Klopp's office.

That afternoon, after the training session, Reus did not stay to practice with Wang Shuo as usual, but instead appeared in the press conference room at Westfalenstadion.

Here, several local media outlets that were invited, including Ruhr News, Westdeutsche Zeitung, and the state radio station, were all present.

Borussia Dortmund's press officer, Josef Schnecker, accompanied the homegrown youth player during an interview with local media.

"I want to clarify something."

Reus faced the microphones and cameras of numerous media outlets with a serious expression.

"Actually, before the match against Randers, I asked Wang Shuo for a favor."

Then, Reus recounted in detail his conversation with Wang Shuo in the locker room before the game that day.

He stated that he hopes to help Borussia Dortmund score in their first official match at the Westfalenstadion.

Wang Shuo dribbled the ball repeatedly in an attempt to help him score a goal.

"Although he didn't say it, I know he wanted to draw all the defenders to his side, then pass the ball to me to help me score."

“Wang Shuo is a very, very good player, and he is one of my best friends in Dortmund. He respects all his teammates and opponents, and he is a very professional player!”

Royce stated that the reason he came forward to clarify was to prevent the outside world from misunderstanding Wang Shuo and causing him trouble.

"Although we've only known each other for less than two months, he's like an older brother to me. He's always helping me, giving me all sorts of advice, and helping me improve my skills. I'm very grateful to him!"

But a German journalist couldn't help but laugh and remind Reus.

“Marco, you were born in May 1989, and Wang Shuo was born in September 1990.”

The audience burst into laughter.

Reus himself was a little embarrassed and couldn't help but laugh.

Who said no?
He was clearly older than Wang Shuo.

"I'm talking about on the football field. He is indeed better than me, and I'm trying to learn from him!" Reus explained again.

……

Reuss's clarification quickly spread through local media such as Ruhr News and Westdeutsche Zeitung.

Following this, Bild, Kicker magazine, and major websites all reposted it.

Only then did everyone realize that this was the real story behind it all.

Borussia Dortmund fans immediately erupted in anger!
"Now that you mention it, I remember Marco Reus. That kid joined our youth training program when he was only 6 years old. He's a very promising talent. Wang Shuo's willingness to help him like this is truly commendable!"

"That's right. It was clearly Wang Shuo who helped Reus score the goal, so how did the unscrupulous media sensationalize it as him hogging the ball?"

“I’ve watched the team’s training session before. Several of our own youth academy players have a good relationship with Wang Shuo. Reus, Grosskreutz, Götze, and others are all very close to him.”

"I think Wang Shuo is very loyal!"

"Who says otherwise? That's how you should help each other in the locker room."

"Reus has been performing well this season, he's already scored 4 goals."

"Wang Shuo is a good mentor. Didn't you see the Ruhr news? It was Reus who introduced Wang Shuo to the house."

"These days, the media just loves to stir up trouble!"

"Klopp's team feels great, the locker room atmosphere is good, and they play with great passion."

Public opinion was quickly reversed.

Especially with the entry of media outlets such as German television, Bild, and Kicker magazine.

Dortmund players have also been interviewed by the media, and their evaluations of Wang Shuo are all very high.

Captain Kyle even stated that Wang Shuo is becoming a role model for young players in the locker room.

Reporters also went to Dortmund's Ströberl training ground for interviews.

As a result, the deeper they dug, the more inside stories they found.

Especially the security guards.

According to Bild, the security guard has been guarding Dortmund's gate for over a decade, witnessing firsthand how the Ströbelale training ground went from being deserted to bustling with activity, and then to its current decline.

"But there has never been a player like Wang Shuo."

"He arrives at the training ground almost every day around 5 a.m. and then starts practicing diligently. He is really very self-disciplined!"

Competitive sports are all about training!
Security guards confirmed it, and Bild also praised Wang Shuo's professionalism.

"Back in Mainz, I heard about Wang Shuo's deeds more than once."

"Even now, after transferring to Borussia Dortmund, Wang Shuo remains unchanged!"

Bild believes that as long as Wang Shuo continues to maintain this self-discipline, he will surely achieve amazing results in the future.

Even to realize one's own dreams.

According to sources from Strobelal, Wang Shuo's ambition is to become the best player in the world!

The hype surrounding Wang Shuo came quickly, but the reversal was even faster.

This incident not only did not have any negative impact on Wang Shuo, but also rapidly increased his status in the hearts of Dortmund fans.

Originally, Hornets fans only had high hopes for his goal.

But now?

Look at the players he's mentored, like Reus and other young players.

Fans of each team have a strong attachment to their local youth training system and always take special care of the children from their own youth academy.

Wang Shuo thus became a player that Dortmund fans paid attention to and loved.

The most direct example is the home game against Cologne in the first round of the new Bundesliga season on August 8th.

When Wang Shuo entered the Westfalenstadion during the pre-match warm-up, the more than 8 Dortmund fans in the stands cheered in unison.

Countless people were shouting Wang Shuo's name.

This startled even Wang Shuo himself.

"what's the situation?"

"Our fans love you!" Captain Kyle laughed.

Wang Shuo immediately understood, walked over, gently patted Royce on the shoulder, and expressed his gratitude.

He helped Reus purely out of friendship between teammates.

Unexpectedly, this won him the hearts of Borussia Dortmund fans.

Is this a blessing in disguise?
……

Zvonimir Soldo, the 41-year-old Croatian head coach.

As a former Croatian international, he played for VfB Stuttgart in the Bundesliga for ten years.

After retiring, he coached at Dinamo Zagreb with outstanding results, which led to his appointment as coach of Cologne.

Since failing to gain promotion to the top division in the summer of 08, Cologne has been determined to learn from its mistakes.

They have signed several veteran players with still considerable talent, including Petit.

This allowed Cologne to successfully gain promotion to the Bundesliga.

Cologne's biggest deal this summer was signing Lukas Podolski, the "Prince of Cologne," from Bayern Munich for €1000 million.

However, they also signed Maniche from Atletico Madrid on a free transfer.

Soldo is known for his defensive prowess.

As a newly promoted team, and with their league debut being an away game against Borussia Dortmund, Cologne was very cautious in their lineup selection.

Soldo fielded a 4-5-1 formation.

The team deployed three defensive midfielders in Petit, Maniche, and Pezzoni, clearly demonstrating their commitment to a tight defensive strategy.

However, Cologne's two center-backs are still the same old rivals Wang Shuo faced in the 2. Bundesliga: McKenna and Mohammed.

They used to compete in the German second division, but times have changed.

Today, Wang Shuo is a well-known 20 million euro player in the Bundesliga.

Moreover, he was the top scorer in the Bundesliga last season.

Therefore, everyone in Cologne is on high alert.

Faced with Cologne's tight defense, Dortmund exposed their own problems.

Unlike their previous dominant performances against Randers and Weiden, Dortmund easily gained the upper hand against the impenetrable Cologne, despite having home advantage and employing high-pressure tactics.

But the team still played rather chaotically.

Cologne's strength is significantly greater than that of Randers and Weiden.

Dortmund are able to win the ball back, even in the attacking third.

However, after winning the ball, they also made many passing and receiving mistakes.

The players' teamwork is not yet seamless, and their positioning is not timely enough.

These are all foreseeable situations.

From Christopher Daum's 4-4-2 to Klopp's 4-2-3-1, from low-block defense to high-pressing and aggressive play, Dortmund's players certainly need more time to adapt.

Klopp had already told Wang Shuo about this situation when he met him on the first day of the season.

Even under close surveillance, Wang Shuo was constantly looking for and creating opportunities.

Kuba on the right wing failed to break through Cologne's left-back Pierre Worm several times after receiving the ball.

Reus on the left wing also had no good way to deal with Cologne's Slovenian right-back Blake.

They all have speed and the ability to break through defenses, but it's difficult for them to create opportunities to penetrate the penalty area.

In a tightly packed 4-5-1 formation with three defensive midfielders, their speed is difficult to utilize.

A cross from the wing?

Wang Shuo was also unable to perform well under the combined watchful eyes of McKenna and Mohammed.

Midfield?

With Petit, Maniche, and Pezzoni forming a defensive midfield trio, Feulner and Sahin, who made late runs into the box, had little space.

Breaking through a dense defense is a universally acknowledged challenge!

Moreover, this is especially true for Borussia Dortmund, which has just been established.

The first half ended with a score of 0-0.

Klopp made substitutions in the 70th minute of the second half.

And they replaced two at once.

He first substituted Grosskreutz for Kuba.

Then, he substituted Brazilian Tinga for Feulner.

After the substitution, Dortmund's formation changed to 4-3-3.

With the two flanks spread out, Tinga and Sahin created a formidable presence against Cologne's three defensive midfielders.

The advantage of doing this is that Wang Shuo will have more room to maneuver.

Just five minutes after the substitution, Kyle tried to send a through ball, but he couldn't connect with Wang Shuo, and the ball didn't reach Wang Shuo's feet before McKenna intercepted it.

But the ball is still at Dortmund's feet.

Tinga intercepted the ball and quickly passed it to Sahin.

Wang Shuo had just made a sprint and was now walking slowly, deliberately giving his opponent the impression that he needed to catch his breath.

This is perfectly normal. After all, it's been 75 minutes.

Wang Shuo first walked back, and after passing McKenna, he saw Tinga pass the ball to Sahin, and then he casually walked sideways towards Mohammed.

From beginning to end, he seemed to be taking a stroll.

I feel like I've almost completely exhausted my physical strength.

Moreover, he was not only observing his own teammates, but also McKenna and Mohammed.

The two center-backs were indeed lulled into a false sense of security by his actions.

At least, they're not following so closely anymore.

This is also the situation Wang Shuo wanted.

The moment Sahin received the ball, Wang Shuo quickly assessed the situation, immediately raised his right hand, called out to Sahin, then suddenly turned around and quickly cut diagonally behind Mohammed.

Wang Shuo's sudden start caught McKenna off guard, and he immediately started up to follow.

What about Muhammad?
Shaheen delivered a through pass with his left foot, directly to Mohammed's left side.

This caught Muhammad's attention.

He instinctively wanted to see the passing lane.

But he could never catch up!

A gasp rippled through the entire Westfalenstadion stadium.

Wang Shuo quickly cut diagonally behind Muhammad.

Sahin's pass was delivered to Wang Shuo's feet in time.

But McKenna and right-back Blake both tracked back to defend.

Wang Shuo caught up with Sahin's pass on the left side of the penalty area and dribbled directly into the penalty area with his left foot, taking control of the ball.

McKenna stood firmly between him and the goal, while Blake circled around from behind to defend the center.

"One against two!"

"Let's see how Wang Shuo handles this?"

"Should we protect the ball first and wait for our teammates to catch up?"

"Reus has also come up on the left wing."

But Wang Shuo didn't want to wait, not giving his opponent any time to react.

Therefore, after he broke into the penalty area, he didn't linger at all and dribbled the ball directly towards the byline, which scared McKenna into chasing him immediately and blocking him on the inside, preventing Wang Shuo from facing the goal directly.

But just as Wang Shuo started charging, he suddenly stopped abruptly, flicking the ball behind him with his left foot, sending it to his right side.

He turned around, extended his right foot, and snatched the ball back before Blake could react, then dribbled with his left foot.

"Beautiful fried dough balls!!"

Wang Shuo had just stepped out with his left foot when he was about to kick the door with his right.

McKenna's hasty block attempt failed, so he resorted to a sliding tackle.

He wasn't trying to steal the ball; he was trying to block Wang Shuo's shooting angle.

But Wang Shuo suddenly changed his mind. Instead of hitting the ball with his right foot, he changed his footwork and flicked the ball sideways, just avoiding McKenna who was lying on the ground.

If time were to stand still at this moment, one would see that Blake was shielded behind Wang Shuo's body, and dared not make any move.

If he touches Wang Shuo, Wang Shuo will definitely fall to the ground, and that will be a penalty kick.

Another center-back, Mohammed, returned to the penalty spot in time. Seeing that Wang Shuo had created an angle, he immediately threw himself out and made a sliding tackle to block the shooting angle.

But Wang Shuo acted too quickly!

Before Muhammad could even slide tackle, he had already preemptively fired a right-footed shot.

The ball traveled at extremely high speed along a straight line, grazed goalkeeper Mondragón's arm, and went into the goal behind him.

"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!"

Goal!

"In the 75th minute, Dortmund finally broke through Cologne's goal!"

"It's still their star striker, Wang Shuo!"

After Wang Shuo took the shot, he almost lost his balance.

After regaining his balance, he immediately turned around and rushed to the sidelines.

The entire Westfalenstadion erupted in cheers from over 8 fans, creating a massive wave that quickly swept across the stadium.

When Wang Shuo rushed to the sidelines, the fans in the nearby stands had already rushed out of their seats and were shouting his name at the top of their lungs.

"1 to 0!"

"This goal is crucial for Dortmund!"

"This is Klopp's team's first Bundesliga goal of the season!"

"Let's take another look at the whole process of the goal."

"Wang Shuo handled the situation very calmly."

"It should be said that Sahin made a very good pass, and Wang Shuo's positioning was also very clever, but the key is the subsequent handling."

"One person, one-on-one, facing three defenders."

"We can see that this is definitely a demonstration of Wang Shuo's personal abilities!"

"Cologne's three defenders simply couldn't stop Wang Shuo's shot."

"As long as he has space, as long as he seizes the opportunity, Wang Shuo will be able to score a goal!"

……

In faraway China.

When Wang Shuo scored, Duan Xuan and Tao Wei, the Bundesliga commentators from Beijing TV, lost control once again.

"Goal!!"

"Wang Shuo scored!!"

"The first goal of the new Bundesliga season!"

"A truly spectacular 1v3!"

"I really can't believe this is Wang Shuo, a player from China!"

"Yes, that's right!" Tao Wei was also very excited.

"This was truly a very, very inspiring goal, and it came at the perfect time, it was crucial!"

"We saw that from the start of the match, Dortmund was in a situation where they dominated possession but couldn't score, and their attack was somewhat chaotic. This is mainly related to their change of coach in the summer."

"Klopp's style of play is very advanced, but it will take some time for the players to adapt to this change."

"This season, Borussia Dortmund's average age is only 23.6 years old, making them the youngest team in the Bundesliga, even younger than Rangnick's Hoffenheim."

"The players are young and inexperienced, so they need more time to adapt to the tactics."

"The warm-up matches are simply not enough for them. They need more matches against teams of Cologne's caliber to test and hone their skills."

"But the pressure of the league forces Dortmund to fight for 3 points."

"So, before the match, Klopp said in an interview that the key to this game was whether Wang Shuo could score a goal."

"Now we see that Wang Shuo has really scored a goal!"

On the forum, countless netizens and fans were cheering.

"This is definitely a testament to Wang Shuo's personal abilities; he's getting more and more impressive!"

"His series of movements were so dazzling that, without slow-motion replay, we couldn't even see what he did clearly."

"My God, Wang Shuo is amazing now!"

"He's definitely going to become a superstar!"

"I agree with the comment above!"

"Go Wang Shuo!!"

……

The general performance in the first round of this season's league was not very good.

Borussia Dortmund defeated Cologne 1-0 at home.

Defending champions Wolfsburg defeated Stuttgart 2-0 at home.

Schalke 04 narrowly defeated Nuremberg 2-1 away from home.

Tuchel's Mainz held Bayer Leverkusen to a 2-2 draw at home.

It's worth mentioning that Tuchel's team conceded two goals in just two minutes, in the 42nd and 43rd minutes of the first half.

Bayern Munich drew 1-1 with Hoffenheim away from home.

Hamburg were held to a 1-1 draw by Freiburg away from home.

In the first round of 9 matches, 5 matches resulted in a win or a loss, and 4 matches ended in a draw.

Therefore, after this round of matches, although Dortmund got 3 points, they are still tied for 4th place in the Bundesliga standings.

Although only one round has been played, many things can already be seen.

For example, compared to last year, this season's Bundesliga is noticeably more conservative.

In the first round of last season's Bundesliga, 7 out of 9 matches resulted in a win or loss, with 31 goals scored.

He has only scored 26 goals this season.

Five fewer goals in nine games is actually quite a lot.

Therefore, after this round of matches, Kicker magazine analyzed that after the attacking storm in the Bundesliga last season, the momentum has clearly rebounded this season.

In addition, Kicker magazine believes that both of the two most watched teams this season, Klopp's Borussia Dortmund and Van Gaal's Bayern Munich, are currently in the adaptation phase.

For example, Bayern Munich's away game against Hoffenheim.

Van Gaal's team is clearly different from Klinsmann's team last season, and they dominated the game even away from home.

But Bayern struggled to convert their advantage into goals.

Gomez, who performed exceptionally well in warm-up matches and cup games, performed terribly against Hoffenheim.

Moreover, it appeared exceptionally restless.

Hoffenheim adopted a high-pressing strategy in this match, and creating offside traps was their defensive tactic.

Bayern Munich had 12 offsides throughout the match, with Gomez accounting for 6 of them.

After the match, the picture showed that Gomez received a failing grade of 4.

The reason is that Mr. 3 million did not perform up to the expected standard.

Van Gaal explained that the absence of Ribery and Robben led to Bayern's lack of attacking power.

In the same first round, the 30 million man, Gomez, failed to score.

But Dortmund's 20 million euro man, Wang Shuo, scored the winning goal.

Therefore, after this round of competition, Wang Shuo received praise from many media outlets.

……

A week after the first round of the Bundesliga, the second round of the Bundesliga has begun.

Bayern Munich played at home and drew 1-1 with Werder Bremen.

Two consecutive draws, especially at home, are absolutely unacceptable for Bayern Munich.

When Bayern were down 0-1 at halftime, the Allianz Arena was filled with boos.

Who would have thought that Van Gaal would already be booed so early in the new season?

Ribery returned to the field, Robben also made an appearance, and Gomez, who faced criticism in the first round, scored a goal.

But Bayern still couldn't win.

Compared to Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund is playing away against Hamburg in this round.

The situation is really bad.

Hamburg's head coach is Labbadia, who was Bayer Leverkusen's head coach last season.

He still uses the 4-4-2 formation with two strikers.

But Dortmund is not the Mainz of last season.

Just as the Hornets were ambitiously looking to make a big splash on the road, Hummels made a terrible mistake just 3 minutes into the game.

During a corner kick defense, Hummels missed his marker, and Hamburg defender Demel headed the ball into the net.

After that goal, the game completely opened up for both sides.

Just one minute later, Kuba delivered a diagonal pass from the right wing, and Wang Shuo successfully broke the offside trap between Mathijsen and Jerome Boateng, receiving the ball and scoring a one-on-one goal to equalize for Dortmund.

1 is better than 1!

The two sides are back to the same starting line.

But in the 10th minute, Ze Roberto's long-range shot caused Weidenfeller to make a save error, and they conceded another goal.

Two minutes later, again orchestrated by Ze Roberto, former Bayern Munich striker Guerreiro scored again.

In just 3 minutes, Dortmund's defense conceded two goals.

1 is better than 3!

After that, the game became a complete stalemate.

Having gained a significant advantage, Hamburg began to prioritize defense.

Although Labbadia deployed two center-backs, Mathijsen and Jerome Boateng, to contain Wang Shuo, Wang Shuo was still trying to find opportunities.

But Dortmund's biggest problem in this match was that their midfield and defense were in disarray.

When Dortmund countered the home team's high-pressing tactics, the experienced Ze Roberto and Trochowski changed the course of the game.

Especially the two goals conceded in the 10th and 12th minutes.

In the end, Borussia Dortmund lost 1-3 away from home!

In the post-match press conference, Klopp said dejectedly, "We played poorly for just three minutes and were punished severely as a result!"

For the rest of the match, Dortmund actually performed quite well.

But in those 3 minutes, they conceded 2 goals.

Hummels and Subotic both scored 5 points after the match.

Wang Shuo, who scored in two consecutive rounds, earned 2 points.

Bild commented: "In the first 15 minutes, he was the only Dortmund player who performed normally."

"Throughout the game, his performance was as consistent as ever, but his teammates did not provide him with enough support."

Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich, the two most watched teams in the Bundesliga this season, have not had a good start.

Of course, it's different from Bayern Munich fans booing Van Gaal.

Dortmund has become more lenient with Klopp.

……

On the bus returning from Hamburg to Dortmund, no one spoke.

Everyone was seated.

This made the atmosphere inside the bus traveling on the highway feel somewhat dull and oppressive.

Everyone knew that playing Hamburg away from home would be difficult.

In the past four years, Borussia Dortmund has never won a game in Hamburg.

But everyone was annoyed by losing in this way.

"guys!"

After an unknown period of silence, Klopp, sitting in the front row, suddenly stood up.

He seemed to have had enough of this oppressive atmosphere.

"I have two things to say."

The head coach held up two fingers.

"First of all, we just had a really bad game."

"But I want to say that no team can win every game, no one can."

"The key issue is that we need to figure out why we lost and how to avoid losing again."

Klopp's words were echoed by the players in the carriage.

Are there any problems with our tactics?

Before the players could answer, Klopp gave his own answer: "I don't think so!"

He is very confident.

Are there any issues with the quality of our players?

"I also think no!" he answered first.

"where is the problem?"

"A corner kick, a long-range shot, and a surprise attack."

"I emphasized this repeatedly before the competition: focus, focus, and more focus!"

"We weren't doing well enough, we weren't focused enough, and that killed us!"

Klopp's words made Subotic, who was sitting next to Wang Shuo, and Hummels, who was on the other side, feel ashamed.

Conceding three goals in 12 minutes is indeed quite outrageous.

The key point is that Wang Shuo saved the team once.

But they kept making mistakes.

"Believe me, this is not a crisis, it's a process!"

Klopp said it with great certainty.

"We will definitely get through this difficult process!"

Wang Shuo also agreed with Klopp's assessment.

After the entire summer, several warm-up matches, and experience in the Europa League qualifiers and cup competitions, the players are already very clear about Klopp's tactics.

The key is execution!
Hamburg is no pushover!
Facing the home team, Borussia Dortmund, under the intense pressure of the match, some of their problems were exposed.

In some ways, this is not a bad thing.

The key is to make changes!
"I need you to give me more time!"

This is Klopp's solution to the first problem.

time!

"The second thing is that we had a tough start to the season, with a very tight schedule."

"Before September, we have four games to play: two rounds of Europa League qualifiers, one German Cup match, and four league matches."

"There is also a friendly match against Real Madrid."

This friendly match was actually paid for by Dortmund to be played by Real Madrid.

Because they want to celebrate Borussia Dortmund's 100th anniversary ahead of schedule.

The 12th birthday is actually on December 19th, before Christmas, but no one was willing to play the match then, so Dortmund arranged for it to be played at the beginning of the season as a commemorative match.

All the tickets have been sold out, so the match is a must.

But the schedule is just so tight.

Of course, these matches cannot be staggered.

The Europa League qualifiers go without saying, and the schedules for the German Cup and the Bundesliga are already set.

What about a memorial match?

How to organize a 100th anniversary commemorative tournament?
And the team that was invited was Real Madrid.

This is not even Klopp's fault.

Because when he took over the team, the schedule was already set.

"For us, there is only one solution to this problem: time!"

"This period will be very difficult for me. It's the beginning of the season, with such a dense schedule of games right from the start, and it's also a very important adaptation phase for the team."

"But I still maintain that this is a process, not a crisis!"

"I hope you can believe that when we look back on this period after the end of this season, we will find that these seemingly terrible days have brought us all closer together and made us a better team."

"Difficulties cannot defeat us; they will only further stimulate our potential and make us stronger!"

"What makes me happiest is that when we encountered difficulties, just now in the locker room, I didn't hear anyone scolding or complaining."

"We have no differences, because we are one!"

"I believe that if we get through this period, we will become stronger!"

Wang Shuo sat in his seat, and when Klopp got to this point, he began to clap vigorously.

This is his support for Klopp!
As Wang Shuo applauded, more and more players around him began to clap along.

Finally, everyone in the entire carriage applauded, giving Klopp's words a thumbs up.

He is telling the truth!

Hummels, Subotic, and Weidenfeller all made mistakes.

But no one blamed them.

There wasn't even a complaint in the locker room after the game.

In Dortmund, nobody likes to lose.

When the team loses, everyone is willing to stand with their teammates and share the burden of the result.

Every loss only makes Dortmund stronger!
This is the belief that Klopp wants to instill in the team!

(End of this chapter)