The God of Football Starts With Passive Skills-Chapter 259 - 67: A Blessing in Disguise! Miraculous Right-Brain Thinking! 1 vs. 3, Wang Shuo Scores Again! Klopp’s Belief
So, after bursting into the penalty area, he didn’t hesitate for a moment, driving the ball straight toward the byline. Startled, Mackenna immediately gave chase, sticking tight to the inside to prevent Wang Shuo from getting a direct angle on the goal.
But just as Wang Shuo began to accelerate, he came to a sudden stop and flicked the ball behind him with his left foot, over to his right.
He spun his body around, extended his right foot, and just before Blake could intercept, pulled the ball back and knocked it forward again with his left.
"A beautiful La Croqueta!!"
The moment Wang Shuo pushed the ball forward with his left foot, he was already winding up to shoot with his right.
Mackenna rushed to block him but failed, diving straight into a slide tackle.
He wasn’t trying to win the ball, but to block Wang Shuo’s shooting angle.
But Wang Shuo suddenly changed his mind. Instead of shooting, he altered his footwork, nudging the ball sideways to perfectly evade the sliding Mackenna.
If time were frozen at this very moment, you would see Blake trapped behind Wang Shuo’s body, not daring to make a single move.
The slightest touch and Wang Shuo would undoubtedly go down, and that would be a penalty.
The other center-back, Muhammad, having tracked back to the penalty spot, saw Wang Shuo create an angle. He immediately threw his entire body into a slide tackle as well, desperate to block the shot.
But Wang Shuo was too fast!
Before Muhammad’s slide could reach him, he had already unleashed a powerful strike with his right foot.
The ball shot forward in a straight line, grazing goalkeeper Mondragon’s arm before burying itself in the back of the net.
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!"
"It’s in!!!"
"In the 75th minute, Dortmund has finally breached Cologne’s goal!"
"And it’s their star striker, Wang Shuo!"
After taking the shot, Wang Shuo nearly lost his balance.
Once he regained his footing, he immediately turned and sprinted toward the sideline.
In an instant, the cheers of over 80,000 fans erupted throughout Westfalen Stadium, converging into a thunderous, tsunami-like roar that swept through the entire arena.
As Wang Shuo reached the sideline, fans in the nearby stands had already rushed from their seats, screaming his name at the top of their lungs.
"One-nil!"
"This is a crucial goal for Dortmund!"
"This is Klopp’s team’s first Bundesliga goal of the season!"
"Let’s take another look at the entire sequence leading to the goal."
"Wang Shuo’s composure was incredible."
"It has to be said, Shahin’s pass was excellent, and Wang Shuo’s run was very clever, but the key was his subsequent play."
"He took on three defenders all by himself."
"What we’re seeing is an absolute display of Wang Shuo’s individual ability!"
"Three of Cologne’s defenders just couldn’t stop Wang Shuo’s shot."
"Give him an inch of space, let him seize an opportunity, and Wang Shuo will score!"
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「In far-off China.」
The moment Wang Shuo scored, Capital Television’s Bundesliga commentators, Duan Xuan and Tao Wei, went wild once again.
"Goal!!!"
"Wang Shuo scored!!"
"His first goal of the new Bundesliga season!"
"An incredible one-on-three play!"
"I really can’t believe it! This is our Chinese player, Wang Shuo!"
"Yes, that’s right!" Tao Wei was also incredibly excited.
"This is truly a massive morale-boosting goal, and it came at such a timely, crucial moment!"
"We’ve seen that since the start of the match, Dortmund has been dominating possession but unable to score, with their offense looking a bit chaotic. This is mainly related to their change in manager over the summer."
"Klopp’s tactics are very advanced, but the players need time to adapt to this shift in playstyle."
"This season, Dortmund’s average age is just 23.6, making them the youngest team in the Bundesliga—even younger than Rangnick’s Hoffenheim."
"The players are young and lack experience, so they need more time to adapt to the tactics."
"The preseason matches weren’t enough for them. They need more games against teams of Cologne’s caliber to test and hone the squad."
"But the pressure of the league forces Dortmund to fight for the three points."
"That’s why, in an interview before the match, Klopp said that the key to this game was whether or not Wang Shuo could score."
"And now we see, Wang Shuo has actually scored!"
On the online forums, countless netizens and fans were celebrating.
"This is a pure demonstration of Wang Shuo’s individual skill. He’s getting better and better!"
"That series of moves was so dazzling. If it weren’t for the slow-motion replay, we wouldn’t even be able to see clearly what he did."
"My God, Wang Shuo is just too amazing right now!"
"He’s definitely going to become a superstar!"
"I second that!"
"Go Wang Shuo!!"
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The first round of the league this season was generally lackluster.
Dortmund defeated Cologne 1-0 at home.
Defending champions VfL Wolfsburg defeated Stuttgart 2-0 at home.
Schalke 04, meanwhile, narrowly defeated Nuremberg 2-1 away.
Tuchel’s Mainz forced a 2-2 draw at home against Bayer Leverkusen.
It is worth mentioning that Tuchel’s team conceded two goals in quick succession, in the 42nd and 43rd minutes of the first half.
Bayern, meanwhile, drew 1-1 away against Hoffenheim.
Hamburg was held to a frustrating 1-1 draw away by Freiburg.
Of the nine matches in the first round, five had a decisive winner, while four ended in a draw.
So, after this round of matches, although Dortmund secured three points, they were still tied for fourth place in the Bundesliga table.
Although only one round had been played, some early signs were already apparent.
