The God of Football Starts With Passive Skills-Chapter 212 - 60: Subversive Upgrade! Mainz’s Most Powerful Weapon! We’re Going to Take Down Bayern
This match was more than just a test of tactics and skill for Mainz; it was the ultimate trial of their willpower, fighting spirit, and desire to win!
During his pre-match pep talk, Klopp repeatedly stressed the need for his players to be completely invested.
Tactical execution had to be flawless.
But at the end, he made a point of leaving some time for Wang Shuo.
At a time like this, he hoped Wang Shuo would step up and say a few words.
Because Wang Shuo was the one player on this Mainz team who could inspire the most hope and confidence.
Sure enough!
As Klopp finished speaking, all eyes turned to Wang Shuo, and a wave of enthusiastic applause erupted.
Wang Shuo rose from his seat and slowly walked over to Klopp’s side.
The head coach reached out, gave Wang Shuo’s shoulder a light pat, and then stepped aside.
The locker room fell silent at once.
It was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
"I joined Mainz in mid-March of ’08."
"As you all know, before I came to Mainz, I had trials with eighteen different teams. Not a single one of them wanted to sign me."
"But that’s not what I want to talk about right now."
Wang Shuo scratched his head and continued, "My fourth match in the U19 league after joining Mainz was a home game against Bayern Munich U19."
"I still remember it clearly. The match was in Lower Olm."
"Even though it was our home game, almost all the fans in the stadium were there for Bayern."
"They arrived on a bus that was fancier than our first team’s, wearing matching Adidas gear. Every single one of them looked so sharp, a class above."
"Back then, Andrei was even pointing out the Bayern players to me one by one..."
Wang Shuo pointed at Schürrle, who gave an embarrassed smile and quickly waved his hands dismissively.
"Thomas Müller, Badstuber, Contento... basically all of them were youth internationals, big-name players. They were practically superstars for their age."
"I had this really strong feeling then. ’This is our home turf. These fans should be cheering for us.’ But they were all supporting Bayern."
"Even many of my own teammates felt like Bayern was just supposed to win."
"After coming to Germany, the phrase I heard most often was, ’In Germany, it’s no disgrace to lose to Bayern!’"
The room fell silent.
In the German football scene, there was no way they hadn’t heard that phrase before.
In fact, they probably knew it by heart.
"I also heard that in Germany, all players consider it an honor to join Bayern!"
That was another one they all knew.
"And I heard that in the history of our club, Mainz’s record against Bayern is completely one-sided. We’ve lost almost every time!"
"The only draw was the one we managed this season, at the Allianz Arena."
Wang Shuo stood before them all, staring intently at his teammates.
"I don’t know what you guys think, but as far as I’m concerned, that’s all bullshit!"
"Everything from the past, everything other people say—I reject all of it!"
"It has nothing to do with me!"
"Since I set foot in Germany, my personal record against Bayern is one win, one draw, and one loss!"
"Sure, Bayern is strong. Sure, they’re rich. A single one of their players is worth more than our entire squad. But so what?"
"Once we’re on that pitch, I’ll still crush them!"
"In the last three seasons, I’m the only player to score a hat-trick against Bayern!"
"I’ve been sick of Bayern’s shit for a long time!"
"Why? Just because they’re rich, they get to be high and mighty? To take whatever they want?"
"Think about it. From the beginning of this season until now, when has anyone ever given us any respect?"
"At the start of the season, they said we were favorites for relegation, and what happened? We became the winter champions!"
"In the DFB-Pokal, from the quarterfinals on, wasn’t every single opponent we faced stronger than us?"
"And what happened? We fought our way into the final!"
"And now, they still want to use that same old crap to intimidate us? Fuck that!"
"I’m going to take down Bayern, just like we took down Bayer Leverkusen!"
"I want the whole world to see that the high-and-mighty Bayern can be crushed under our boots!"
"I want the whole world to remember my name: Wang Shuo!"
"The team I play for is called Mainz!"
"And what about you?"
"You need to show your courage and determination! You need to play in a way that makes the entire world remember your names!"
"Let’s make them all remember that tonight, at the Olympic Stadium Berlin, we are the heroes who defeated Bayern!"
"That’s all I have to say!"
The moment Wang Shuo finished speaking, the captain, Nowitzki, rose from his seat and strode over to his side.
Foyelner, Schürrle, Hainauer...
One by one, their teammates rose to their feet, walking with grim determination to join Wang Shuo.
Shoulder to shoulder, heads bowed in, they formed a tight circle.
"Tonight, we crush Bayern!"
"We’re going to make the whole world remember Mainz!"
"And remember the name of every single one of us!"
"YEAH!"
Everyone roared in unison with all their might. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢
"LET’S GO!!"
"LET’S GO!!!"
