The God of Football Starts With Passive Skills

Chapter 557: Chapter 110: Beating 4 Players! Retrograde Domain, Activated! A Great Legend! The Striker Craze in the Winter Transfer Market

As a ball-playing center-back, Hummels only attempted 48 passes, with a completion rate of 78%.

Sounds a bit outrageous, doesn’t it?

A forward who attempted more passes than the midfielders and even the center-backs.

What’s even more outrageous is that despite attempting more passes, his completion rate was actually higher.

If you can’t make sense of it, that’s the point.

That is the effect of Wang Shuo!

Dortmund’s core tactic was to press high up the pitch, win back possession, and launch a quick attack.

But once the ball reached the final third, the play revolved entirely around Wang Shuo.

Placed among the midfielders in the Bundesliga, Wang Shuo’s stats were the most eye-catching of all.

Schweinsteiger averaged 66 passes per game with an 85% completion rate, and those were already the best stats for a deep-lying midfielder in the Bundesliga.

And keep in mind, Van Gaal’s Bayern was renowned for its possession-based football.

A deeper analysis of Wang Shuo’s passing would reveal that 60% of his passes were in the final third, with a 75% completion rate.

Among all players in the Bundesliga, that completion rate in the final third placed him firmly at number one.

The other 40% of Wang Shuo’s passes were in the midfield, where his completion rate soared to a staggering 94%.

His passing in the defensive third was almost negligible. So far this season, he had only attempted 37 passes from the back, completing 36 of them.

The single incomplete pass from the back seemed to have been a good pass, but his teammate failed to make the run for it.

Here’s one more statistic.

So far this season, Messi averaged 68 passes per game for Barça with an 86% completion rate.

That looks a bit better than Wang Shuo’s, right?

But then consider the team Messi played for. Consider the teammates surrounding him.

Now look at who was around Wang Shuo.

Most people only focused on Wang Shuo’s goals, or his average distance covered per match, which led both the Bundesliga and the entire European Football Scene.

They failed to notice that behind all that running was Wang Shuo’s astonishing passing ability.

As the team’s head coach, Klopp was all too aware of Wang Shuo’s importance.

And so was every other head coach in the Bundesliga.

They had access to the same data that Dortmund did.

They were all trying every trick in the book to contain Wang Shuo, but none had succeeded.

Who could possibly shut down a player who ran all over the pitch, possessed superb passing ability, had such exquisite technique, and was also incredibly fast?

The only thing that could limit Wang Shuo’s performance was his own stamina.

Only when he was completely exhausted would he ever stop.

Take today’s match against Stuttgart, for example. After a grueling first half of the season, even with a month-long winter break, the team had played three consecutive matches. Wang Shuo’s performance wasn’t at its peak.

But his fighting spirit was as fierce as ever.

Klopp stood on the sideline, watching Wang Shuo organize his teammates’ defensive positions. A flicker of panic arose in his heart.

’If Wang Shuo really does transfer someday, what will I do? What will Dortmund do?’

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In the stands, over 80,000 Dortmund fans, driven by the rhythmic beat of the drums, chanted "BVB!" nonstop.

The roar was uniform and immense.

The fans in the South Stand jumped and screamed relentlessly.

Stuttgart finally took the free kick, lofting it directly into the box.

Tashche got his head to it, but Weidenfeller tipped the shot over the crossbar with one hand.

Corner kick!

The entire stadium erupted in another wave of fervent cheers.

Stuttgart took the corner, but this time Subotic calmly held his position and cleared the danger with a header, sending the ball out of the penalty area.

Up front, Wang Shuo immediately started making a run.

"To me!"

Wang Shuo shouted to his teammate, demanding the ball.

Just as Klopp and his coaching staff had discussed on the sideline, after three grueling back-to-back matches—especially having played the full 90 minutes in the last two—Wang Shuo was not only under immense pressure, but also physically drained.

But he had no intention of settling for a draw!

’We fought so hard for this 18-match winning streak. We have to keep pushing.’

’I have to seize this momentum and clinch the league title!’

’Then I can focus completely on the cup tournaments, can’t I?’

Besides, giving up easily was not in Wang Shuo’s nature!

Piszczek saw Wang Shuo and immediately passed him the ball.

The instant Wang Shuo received the pass, it was as if a mysterious switch had been flipped inside his body.

A BUZZ filled his mind.

He felt his mind, which had been heavy with fatigue, suddenly become exceptionally clear.

He could perceive everything around him with perfect clarity.

An invisible energy rapidly spread through his body, permeating every muscle and seeping into every cell.

He even felt like he had been reborn!

His once-heavy legs instantly felt light and nimble.

His lungs, which had felt like they were on fire with every breath, now felt as if they’d been flooded with cool spring water. The relief was absolute.

He couldn’t describe this sensation that completely defied the laws of physics.

But he knew this feeling all too well!

This was how he felt when his stamina was at its peak!

All his fatigue vanished in an instant.

’Did the Reverser Domain just activate?’

Activating the Reverser Domain for the first time, Wang Shuo was caught a little off guard.

After receiving the ball, he felt somewhat disoriented and hastily passed it off to Gundogan.

Then he turned and sprinted forward with all his might.

This was the run he had planned to make all along.

When [Domain Skill: Reverser] took effect, Wang Shuo found his sprinting speed had returned to its peak.

His mind also became exceptionally clear, and his awareness of the situation on the pitch was absolute.

’This feeling is unbelievable, so invigorating!’