The God of Football Starts With Passive Skills

"A free kick for Bayern in the attacking half."

"It’s center-left, about 25 meters from the goal."

"A bit far out."

"Ribery is stepping up to take it."

"Let’s see what Bayern does with this free kick... it’s a direct shot!"

"It hits the wall and rebounds."

"But the ball still falls to a Bayern player."

"Lahm pushes up on the right."

"He passes diagonally to Gomez, looking to link up."

"Gomez misplays the return pass."

"But Bayern retains possession. The ball is played back out to Gomez on the right."

"It has to be said, Gomez’s Passing ability is rather weak. It seems like every time the ball goes to him, the play breaks down for Bayern."

"And Van Gaal is visibly displeased with that."

"Now Gomez tries a cross from the right wing, looking for Robben."

"Shahin rushes forward and intercepts it!"

"Gomez telegraphed that pass."

"Shahin wins the ball and sends it forward."

"He finds Wang Shuo!"

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As Wang Shuo dropped back from the left of the halfway line to receive Shahin’s through pass, he found himself with Robben in front and Schweinsteiger behind.

The two Bayern powerhouses closed in on him from both sides.

The instant the ball arrived at Wang Shuo’s feet, Schweinsteiger was on him.

’Trap the ball?’

’If I do that, Schweinsteiger will pin me from behind, and Robben will press from the front.’

’The fast break will be dead before it starts!’

In that instant, a Spiritual Light flashed in Wang Shuo’s mind. With his back to the attack, he planted his left foot, and as the ball arrived, he guided it with his right, letting it roll behind him.

This deft touch from Wang Shuo sent the ball past the unsuspecting Schweinsteiger.

Xiao Zhu instinctively stuck out his foot to intercept, but the ball was already past him.

Wang Shuo spun around, dug his feet in, and exploded into a sprint, instantly blowing past Schweinsteiger’s defense.

"A beautiful kick-and-run!"

"What an imaginative piece of skill from Wang Shuo!"

Schweinsteiger had no time to react, watching helplessly as Wang Shuo rushed past.

Fortunately, another player was scrambling back, one whose speed was a match for Wang Shuo’s.

Robben!!

The Dutch player was also incredibly fast, sprinting back desperately to cover.

Wang Shuo was aware of the pursuer at his back and didn’t dare let his guard down.

Especially since there were still defenders in front of him.

Tymoshchuk had drifted right to cover for Lahm, who had pushed up.

Originally, it was Schweinsteiger and Badstuber in the center.

But Xiao Zhu had pushed up to press Wang Shuo.

That left only Badstuber in the center.

Upon reaching the ball, Wang Shuo took a heavy touch to push it far ahead and burst into another sprint, maintaining his positional advantage over Robben.

By the time he caught up to the ball again, Bayern’s defensive line had already retreated to the edge of the penalty area.

Tymoshchuk cut inside just in time, positioning himself to Wang Shuo’s left, while Robben caught up on his right.

Beside Robben were Badstuber and Gustavo.

And Schweinsteiger behind them.

All five of Bayern’s defenders had scrambled back into position.

’If it were Xiao Zhu, I’d just accelerate and blow past him with sheer speed.’

’But this is Robben chasing me.’

’I can’t outrun him!’

Just outside the penalty area on the left, Wang Shuo suddenly came to a sharp stop, flicked the ball with his right foot to change direction, and decisively cut inside.

Robben and Badstuber reacted just as quickly, stopping on a dime.

Wang Shuo dribbled between Schweinsteiger and Robben, moving horizontally towards the Arc Top District.

Just as he broke out of the trap set by Xiao Zhu and Robben, he was blocked by Badstuber.

Wang Shuo suddenly accelerated again, continuing to cut inside horizontally, trying to force his way past Badstuber.

His entire attacking run, with its shifts in pace and direction, could be perfectly summarized in two words.

Brute force!

Wang Shuo was assaulting Bayern’s back line in the simplest, most direct, and most brutal way imaginable.

Badstuber, a left-footer, immediately caught up with Wang Shuo, on high alert for a powerful shot.

Wang Shuo took another touch, dribbling from the center of the Arc Top District toward its right side.

Gustavo also quickly got into position, looking to work with Badstuber to stop Wang Shuo.

Wang Shuo used his speed to muscle half a step past Badstuber and, on the right side of the arc, prepared to unleash a shot.

Badstuber knew all too well how dangerous Wang Shuo was and immediately stuck out a foot to block.

But he never expected Wang Shuo to change his technique at the last second. The shot became a feint, and he abruptly dragged the ball back, pulling it right past Badstuber.

Wang Shuo’s movements were too fast.

As soon as the ball was pulled back, he immediately turned to shoot.

Robben rushed over instantly, turning sideways to block Wang Shuo’s angle for a shot.

But Wang Shuo’s reaction was even quicker. He checked his left-footed shot, took a gentle touch, and followed with a series of quick steps. He threaded the narrow gap between the right-footed Schweinsteiger and the left-footed Robben. Then, right on the line of the penalty area, he unleashed a curling shot with his left foot.

It takes a long time to describe the whole process.

But in reality, from the moment Wang Shuo received the ball in his own half to when he took the shot, the entire sequence took only 12 seconds.

From the moment he stopped, changed direction, and cut inside, it took him less than six seconds.

But his sudden burst of speed, his constant changes of pace and direction, had completely twisted Bayern’s five defenders into knots. Not only were the fans left gaping in astonishment, but the Bayern players themselves were left utterly bewildered.