The God of Football Starts With Passive Skills

"Wait, and my legs."

As he spoke, Wang Shuo pulled down his socks. His shin guards were cracked.

"These Premier League teams play so damn dirty!"

"It’s not just their tackling, they’re dirty with their hands too. The main thing is how aggressive they are."

After taking off his socks and shin guards, Wang Shuo’s legs were covered in scrapes, and his jersey was torn in one spot.

These were all trophies from his first half!

Who hasn’t gotten banged up playing football?

He was already used to it.

After the team doctor treated him, Klopp came before the players.

The head coach expressed his dissatisfaction with the first half, especially with how chaotic the team was.

This was true for their rhythm as well as their organization.

"The most important thing for us in the second half is to get our rhythm back!"

"And we need to get it back right from the start!"

Klopp said, gritting his teeth.

How would they do it?

Needless to say, everyone knew.

An all-out attack from the kickoff!

This was what they were supposed to do in the first half.

But that "assist" from Reus had completely disrupted the team’s plan.

Klopp was clearly aware of Wang Shuo’s situation. He specifically asked about his "injuries," and only after confirming they were nothing serious did he confidently assign their tasks.

"Even though we’re down 0-1, and even though our advantage in the first half wasn’t obvious, we still wore down our opponents significantly."

"At the very least, we didn’t come away with nothing!"

"In the second half, we’ll continue with the high-intensity press. As soon as anyone wins the ball, pass it to Wang immediately. He will orchestrate our attack!"

Although the team’s performance throughout the first half wasn’t ideal, Klopp still trusted Wang Shuo.

If there was one person who could lead Dortmund to break through the siege, Klopp believed that person had to be Wang Shuo.

And Wang Shuo had been proving it time and time again!

...

"Wang Shuo isn’t as good as the rumors say!"

In the visitors’ locker room at Westfalen Stadium, Ivanovic was discussing the first half with his teammates. He was especially scornful of Wang Shuo, who had been in explosive form recently.

The captain, Terry, nodded in agreement. "His physicality really is quite weak. I challenged him physically a few times in the first half, and he was mediocre at best."

One time, Terry leaned on him from behind, and Wang Shuo stumbled forward, almost falling flat on his face.

Terry still found it funny thinking about it now.

"He can only score that many goals in the Bundesliga. If he came to the Premier League, he wouldn’t last."

"I’ve had physical contact with him too. It’s not as bad as people say, but his physique really isn’t outstanding."

"His physique has always been pretty poor, right? But his speed and the frequency of his movements are incredibly fast. That’s his advantage."

"Maybe, but he didn’t show any of it in the first half," Ivanovic said nonchalantly, but inwardly he looked down on Wang Shuo.

He had even secretly given Wang Shuo an elbow in the first half.

’So what if he’s fast?’

’There are plenty of ways to deal with a fast forward.’

Just as the Chelsea players were enthusiastically discussing this, Ancelotti pushed open the locker room door and walked in.

"In the first half, we were warned by the referee three or four times, mainly for some dangerous plays. So, in the second half, we need to be a bit more careful with our actions. Rein it in a little to avoid getting carded."

"A 1-0 score is very advantageous for us."

"Let me give you all a statistic. In past Champions League knockout stages, teams that won the first leg 1-0 away from home have a 91% chance of advancing."

"The most recent example is our opponent tonight. In the first leg of the Round of 16, they beat AC Milan 1-0 away, then returned home and won a decisive 3-0 victory. That’s how they ended up facing us."

"So, our goal for the second half is to hold on to this 1-0 lead, or even fight for a more favorable score!"

Ancelotti’s words, combined with their first-half performance, invigorated the entire Chelsea team.

Ever since Abramovich took over Chelsea in ’03, for the past eight years, the Blue Army has been dedicated to winning the Champions League.

Every season, they fight for the Champions League!

When it came to the Bundesliga, the only team Chelsea considered a worthy opponent was Bayern.

Dortmund?

Not even on their radar.

...

After the match against Hannover 96, Wang Shuo upgraded [Swift] and obtained the [Domain Skill: Hunter].

After repeated practice before the game, he confirmed that the function of [Hunter] was changing pace and direction.

Wang Shuo had also specifically sought out Professor Schrenberg to understand something called "neural response inertia."

The professor used a very simple and easy-to-understand example to explain it.

If two people play a clapping game face-to-face, taking turns and maintaining a fixed rhythm, they can clap hands every time.

But if one person suddenly slows down or speeds up the rhythm, the other person will immediately be unable to keep up.

"They can clearly see the other person’s hand movements, but their reaction is still stuck in the old rhythm, and they can’t change tempo in time to respond."

"This is caused by neural response inertia."

And this neural response inertia is crucial in all sports.

For example, boxing, tennis, table tennis, and so on.

The principle is the same: first, you get your opponent used to a certain rhythm or direction, and then you suddenly change that rhythm or direction.

It takes advantage of neural response inertia.

Changing pace and direction in football is, in fact, based on this same principle.