The God of Football Starts With Passive Skills-Chapter 265 - 68: See You in the Premier League, Lewandowski! Wang Shuo’s Number One Fanboy
If he wanted to compete against superstars like Ronaldo, Kaka, and Messi, he would have to leave the Bundesliga.
When the time came, it would be either the Premier League or La Liga!
At this thought, Wang Shuo turned and looked behind him.
A shirtless Lewandowski walked toward his teammates, pulling on Wang Shuo’s jersey, which drew a wave of envious looks from the others.
Robert Lewandowski!
’See you in the Premier League!’
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「Afternoon of August 23rd, Dortmund’s Westfalen Stadium.」
Matchday 3 of the Bundesliga. Dortmund faced Stuttgart at home.
The match was in its 82nd minute.
When Wang Shuo, positioned centrally in the area 30 meters from Stuttgart’s goal, saw a long diagonal pass from De De on the left flank, he instantly judged its landing spot.
The ball was coming his way.
But at that very moment, Stuttgart’s defenders were already prepared to defend.
The two center-backs were the 1.9-meter-tall French defender Delpeyrat and the equally tall German center-back Niedermayer.
And in front of them stood the 1.9-meter-tall midfielder, Khedira.
The three formed a triangle, as if trying to lock Wang Shuo down completely.
Despite this, Wang Shuo had already managed to score a goal against them in the first half.
As the ball came over, Niedermayer, the player closest to the landing spot, immediately lunged toward Wang Shuo.
He wanted to disrupt the play the moment Wang Shuo controlled the ball.
Aided by [Eagle Eye], [First Move], and [Insight], Wang Shuo quickly judged the ball’s landing spot and simultaneously analyzed the situation.
If he received the ball, it would be a fifty-fifty chance.
Niedermayer’s timing was perfect.
The attacking opportunity would likely be lost.
’What should I do?’
The ball was coming in fast.
It left Wang Shuo no time to think.
Just then, a flash of [Spiritual Light] went through his mind. He abandoned the idea of controlling the ball with his foot, instead sprinting forward, leaping lightly, and heading the ball past Niedermayer.
Wang Shuo didn’t jump high—just enough to meet the ball—so he landed quickly.
But it was a dangerous play.
Because Niedermayer was kicking out to clear the ball.
The slightest miscalculation, and that kick could have landed right on Wang Shuo’s head.
But Wang Shuo was confident he could beat him to it.
He succeeded!
After heading the ball forward, the moment he landed, he shot past Niedermayer at top speed.
The Stuttgart center-back hadn’t expected Wang Shuo to be so fearless; he pulled his leg back midway through the kick.
This caused him to lose his balance slightly, making it impossible to stop Wang Shuo from charging past him.
Khedira, however, was quickly tracking back.
Wang Shuo caught up to his own header just to the left of the penalty arc. Without slowing down, he continued to dribble into the box, carrying the ball fully inside.
Delpeyrat scrambled back desperately, blocking Wang Shuo’s right side and marking his right foot tightly.
At the same time, Khedira was in hot pursuit behind Wang Shuo.
If Wang Shuo stopped, or even slowed down for an instant, Khedira would be on him.
This wasn’t the first time Wang Shuo had been in a situation like this.
He was no longer a greenhorn.
After charging into the Stuttgart box, he faced the oncoming Delpeyrat. He first stepped out with his right foot, then feinted by dipping his right shoulder, signaling a move to cut inside.
Delpeyrat immediately slowed down, preparing to block him.
But in the next instant, Wang Shuo pushed off with his right foot and suddenly burst forward to the left, knocking the ball ahead with the outside of his right foot.
In that single exchange, Wang Shuo had instantly created a sliver of space.
The next moment, Wang Shuo caught up to the ball, planted his right foot, and unleashed a powerful shot with his left.
The ball curved through the air and shot into the left side of the Stuttgart goal at incredible speed.
By the time it was over, the goalkeeper, Leman, was still frozen in place!
’He actually used his left foot!’
"GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!"
"In the 82nd minute, Wang Shuo scores again for Dortmund!"
"2-1!"
"Wait a moment!"
"Let’s look at the slow-motion replay of that goal."
"During the challenge with Niedermayer, Wang Shuo was incredibly fearless, even risking getting his head kicked to seize this opportunity."
"Then, he used his individual skill to break through Delpeyrat’s defense before beating Leman with his left foot."
"We can see that both Delpeyrat and Leman were focused on Wang Shuo’s right foot, but unexpectedly, he chose to shoot directly with his left."
"And the quality of that shot was very high."
"If I’m not mistaken, that should be Wang Shuo’s first-ever goal with his left foot!"
A roar erupted from the more than 80,000 fans throughout Westfalen Stadium.
Wang Shuo ran straight off the pitch, sprinting to the sideline to celebrate the goal.
He was finally mobbed by his teammates, who held him tight.
A brace!
In the 27th minute of the first half, Wang Shuo had received a through ball from Shahin to open the scoring for Dortmund.
But early in the second half, in the 47th minute, Khedira headed on a corner kick, and Niedermayer equalized.
Now, Wang Shuo had scored again!
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The moment the head referee, Fleischer, blew the final whistle, Westfalen Stadium erupted in cheers once again.
2-1!
Thanks to Wang Shuo’s brace, Dortmund defeated Stuttgart 2-1.
After losing 1-3 away to Hamburg in the previous round, Dortmund had finally broken their slump.
As Wang Shuo, led by captain Kael, circled Westfalen Stadium with his teammates to thank the Dortmund fans in attendance, more and more of them were chanting his name.
