The God of Football Starts With Passive Skills-Chapter 107 - 45: The Bundesliga’s Beckham! Wang Shuo: I’m Being Targeted by the Entire Bundesliga
"It’s not right now. It’s in October, during the league break, and you don’t have any national team duties," Klopp said with a smile.
Speaking of which, they all found it rather strange.
As Mainz’s top scorer and the starting striker for the team currently leading the Bundesliga—even if only temporarily.
And yet, Wang Shuo hadn’t received a single call-up from the national team.
If China were a football powerhouse like Brazil, it would be somewhat understandable; after all, they’d have a surplus of talent.
But what was the reality?
Of course, as Mainz’s head coach, Klopp was actually quite happy to see this situation.
This meant Wang Shuo could devote himself entirely to Mainz’s matches.
"Don’t you worry. When the time comes, Christian Heidel will go with you, along with your agent, Thomas Essien."
Hearing this, Wang Shuo finally felt a little relieved.
"Oh, right, shouldn’t the club give me some media training beforehand? Otherwise, how will I know how to answer the questions?"
Klopp, Buvac, and Kramny all looked at each other, then burst out laughing.
"The club’s press officer is part-time and doesn’t know anything. How could he train you?" Kramny himself chuckled after saying it.
This gave Wang Shuo a fresh new appreciation for just how broke Mainz was.
"Don’t worry, they’ll definitely prep you beforehand."
Buvac walked over, gave Wang Shuo a suggestive smile, and said, "Let me tell you, the host of the show you’re going on is very famous in Germany. And very beautiful. Her name is Jessica Castrorop."
Huh?
Wang Shuo shook his head. He didn’t recognize the name.
"She’s the one who got hit in the head by a ball during the UI Cup match between Dortmund and Belgium’s Genk in July 2004. You know, the super cute one? She also made frequent appearances during the World Cup."
The more Buvac spoke, the more animated he became.
But Klopp was clearly not a big fan of hers.
Kramny, who was standing nearby, chimed in with a zinger: "She’s 34 years old."
Wang Shuo’s face instantly clouded over, and he stared at Buvac in disbelief.
’I’m only 18!’
Buvac, thinking he was being very suave, ran a hand through his hair and said without batting an eye, "I’m just saying, she’s very pretty, and that’s a fine age, too."
’Bro, are you asking me to go to bed with five gold bricks?’
’Can I even lift them?’
Watching the looks on their faces, Klopp and Kramny both burst out laughing.
But Wang Shuo had to do it.
Klopp understood Wang Shuo’s personality, but professional football today is inextricably linked with the media.
There are some things you don’t encounter until you reach a certain level, but that doesn’t mean they don’t exist.
For example, when had Premiere Television ever given Mainz a second glance?
Never mind when they were in the lower half of the table; even when they, as a newly-promoted team, reached their peak at third in the league, the network hadn’t extended an olive branch.
But this time, after several rounds at the top of the table and with the emergence of Wang Shuo, they came knocking. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂
There was one thing that could easily convince Wang Shuo.
And that was Luca Tony.
"When Luca Tony joined Bayern from Italy, do you have any idea how many women in the German media professed their love for him?"
Wang Shuo shook his head, completely baffled.
To him, professing one’s love ought to be a serious affair.
"Let me tell you, female hosts from practically every channel on German Television publicly professed their love for him on their shows."
"The female host of the second-largest pay-TV channel, Isabella Müller, said on her own show that a man like Tony could melt any woman’s heart. Including my own."
"Jessica Castrorop even went so far as to learn Italian just for the chance to interview Luca Tony."
"What were they after?"
Wang Shuo was no fool. Listening to Kramny, he began to have a vague idea.
"They wanted to get the first interview with Luca Tony!"
"This held immense appeal not only for them personally, but also for the television networks they represented."
Wang Shuo was utterly astounded.
Back home, he had often seen European football stars changing women as frequently as they changed clothes.
But it now seemed he had still underestimated the social status of European football stars.
Those female TV anchors, those starlets from the entertainment world—none of them could even compare to the football stars.
"So, I’ll say it again: outstanding men like us have to learn to protect ourselves when we’re out and about."
The moment those words left Kramny’s mouth, Klopp and Buvac almost gagged.
’The nerve of this guy!’
Only Wang Shuo nodded solemnly.
He took it to heart.
However, for him, the most important thing right now was still figuring out how to achieve a Breakthrough.
’The tactical adjustments from these Bundesliga coaches are just too fast and too targeted!’
