The God of Football Starts With Passive Skills-Chapter 226 - 62: Hat-trick! Cruyff Turn! The Future 4th Superstar! As the Team Anthem Sounds, Mainz Are the Champions
Wang Shuo blurted out, "Holy shit!"
This reward was far more generous than the one for being the Bundesliga’s top scorer.
Then again, he’d gotten a Regional Level Passive Skill Card for winning the first half of the Bundesliga season.
Getting a National Level one now made sense.
Besides, the DFB-Pokal was a national-level championship, so a National Level Passive Skill Card as a reward was fitting.
Additionally, Wang Shuo had also earned 10 Passive Value points from this match.
After some thought, Wang Shuo chose the 150 Passive Value points.
So, he now had a total of 174 Passive Value points saved up.
Just as Wang Shuo was reaping his rewards in the Ball God System, Subotic called his phone.
The guy was standing right outside his room.
Wang Shuo quickly exited the system and ran over to open the door for him.
When Subotic saw Wang Shuo slip away, he had quickly followed him.
"It’s so late. Shouldn’t you be with your girlfriend? What are you doing in my room?" Wang Shuo teased.
Subotic didn’t mind Wang Shuo’s teasing at all.
The two had met when they were nobodies and had fought side-by-side for so long. With similar interests, they had a genuinely strong bond.
But this time, Subotic brought Wang Shuo some explosive news.
"This is a top secret from the Dortmund locker room."
Seeing Subotic being deliberately mysterious and trying to build suspense, Wang Shuo laughed. "Then don’t say it. I wouldn’t want you to leak locker room secrets and ruin your future at Dortmund."
"So, are you going to listen or not?"
"Nope."
But Subotic told him anyway.
"Christopher Dom went to Turkey to manage Fenerbahce, right?"
Wang Shuo nodded.
That had been officially announced after the end of the Bundesliga season.
Apparently, Dom’s salary for managing Fenerbahce was much higher than what he made at Dortmund.
The Turks were actually quite willing to spend money.
In contrast, the Bundesliga teams were all pinching pennies these days.
"The rumor in our locker room is that they’re planning to invite Klopp to come manage."
Wang Shuo was stunned for a moment, then nodded. "That’s normal. He almost went to manage Dortmund last year."
Subotic thought so too.
If Mainz hadn’t successfully been promoted at the very end, he probably would have gone to Dortmund long ago. He only stayed to help them fight for survival in the top league.
At the time, everyone was saying that Klopp would take Subotic with him.
But in the end, after leading the team to promotion, Klopp chose to honor his contract and stay at Mainz. That’s when the Bumblebees chose Dom.
"But speaking of which, we should really be thanking you guys."
"How so?"
"Didn’t we finish 6th in the league?"
"Yeah."
"The two teams in the DFB-Pokal final, you guys and Bayern, both finished in the top three and qualified for the Champions League. So, the UEFA Europa League spot that comes with winning the DFB-Pokal was passed down to the next team in the league standings."
In other words, the 4th, 5th, and 6th place teams in the league will all participate in the UEFA Europa League next season.
As for traditional powerhouses like Hamburg, Bayer Leverkusen, Werder Bremen, and Schalke 04, their rankings were even lower than Hoffenheim’s.
That was another subversive aspect of this Bundesliga season.
But interestingly, Borussia Mönchengladbach managed to avoid relegation in the end.
They edged out Cottbus by one point to finish 15th in the Bundesliga.
According to the latest promotion and relegation rules, the 16th-place Bundesliga team has to play a home-and-away playoff against the third-place team from the 2nd Bundesliga.
So, miraculously, all three newly promoted teams in the Bundesliga managed to avoid relegation this season.
"A lot of people are saying that years from now, when people talk about the 08/09 season, they’ll definitely see it as a watershed moment for German football and the Bundesliga!" Subotic said with a laugh.
Wang Shuo had heard the same.
And he was incredibly proud to have achieved such a brilliant record this season.
It would definitely be a significant Chapter in his career.
But his career certainly wouldn’t stop here.
He had to keep moving forward!
One day, he would step onto the Champions League stage, leave the Bundesliga, and move on to a more competitive league and a more elite team to compete against the best players and clubs in the world!
After the trials of this Bundesliga season, Wang Shuo was filled with confidence!
"By the way, have you decided which team you’re going to yet?" Subotic asked with concern.
Wang Shuo shook his head. "Quite a few teams have been in contact with management, but no one has made an official offer yet."
After a pause, Wang Shuo thought for a moment. "Besides Bayern, I think any of the other top-ranking teams would be fine."
’Going to a big club means more potential and a bigger stage!’
"Is it because Bayern signed Mario Gomez?"
"Yeah. And they also have Thomas Müller, not to mention Luca Tony, Klose, and Podolski. If I went there, what position would be left for me?" 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖
When Bayern first approached him, they mentioned loaning him out to get experience.
’But,’ Wang Shuo thought, ’if I’m just going to be loaned out to another team anyway, why not just go to that other team directly?’
’They’d value me more, too.’
’Oh, just because you’re Bayern?’
Wang Shuo had never been a fan of Bayern’s high-and-mighty attitude.
Besides, Bayern wasn’t willing to pay much, either.
’Why would I eagerly throw myself at them? Am I that desperate?’
"The Bundesliga is in a bit of a chaotic state right now, so you should be careful," Subotic reminded him.
Wang Shuo nodded.
"Also, your English isn’t great, and you don’t know any Spanish or Italian at all. At this stage, you probably shouldn’t risk moving to another league."
It was actually quite funny when you thought about it.
Back when Wang Shuo was at the Huairun Football School, Coach Gao had connections in Germany, so Wang Shuo had set his heart on coming here and naturally focused on learning German.
His English, on the other hand, was only at the level of his nine years of compulsory education.
And don’t get the wrong idea—that didn’t mean a high score on the high school entrance exam, but barely a passing grade.
