The God of Football Starts With Passive Skills-Chapter 104 - 45: The Bundesliga’s Beckham! Wang Shuo: I’m Being Targeted by the Entire Bundesliga

Chapter 104: Chapter 45: The Bundesliga’s Beckham! Wang Shuo: I’m Being Targeted by the Entire Bundesliga

Arsenal’s Walcott, Tottenham Hotspur’s Gareth Bale, Atletico Madrid’s Aguero, AC Milan’s Pato, Inter Milan’s Balotelli, and Barcelona’s Boyan.

So far, among this crop of eighteen and nineteen-year-old forwards, Wang Shuo’s performance and stats were the best.

matches, 5 goals, 2 assists.

It was, without a doubt, the most brilliant record of the lot!

Take Balotelli, for example.

The Inter Milan center-forward made consecutive appearances in the final seven rounds of last season, scoring three goals and providing three assists. His performance was nothing short of stunning.

But this season, under Mourinho, the 18-year-old youngster had yet to score a goal or provide an assist.

Nineteen-year-old Pato also had an eye-catching season in Serie A last year, scoring nine goals and providing two assists in 18 matches. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

So far this season, he had only scored one goal in three rounds.

Walcott’s playing time at Arsenal wasn’t particularly consistent.

Last season, Gareth Bale had started playing as a left midfielder and left winger for Tottenham Hotspur, putting in some eye-catching performances. But after suffering a serious injury like a torn ligament, his start to the current season had been mediocre.

Among this group of young players, the biggest names at the moment were Barça’s Boyan and Atletico Madrid’s Aguero.

Boyan was hailed as the "Little Prince of Barça." At his peak last season, some even believed he would replace Messi.

appearances, 10 goals, and 3 assists—that was the record of the 17-year-old Boyan.

But this season, with Guardiola taking over, Boyan had been frozen out.

He had yet to deliver any outstanding performances so far.

As the winner of the 2007 European Golden Boy Award, Atletico Madrid’s own "Golden Boy," Aguero, had racked up an incredible 19 goals and 10 assists in 37 La Liga matches at the age of 18.

A record like that was considered the gold standard for a young player.

His performance this season had also been decent, with two goals in the first three rounds of La Liga.

When Bild lined up this group of under-20 "superstars" and compared them to Wang Shuo, the results were astonishing.

Because Wang Shuo, having scored in five consecutive rounds and provided two assists, was, surprisingly, the best performer of the group so far.

"Just as we were envying La Liga’s Boyan and Aguero, the Premier League’s Walcott, and Serie A’s Pato and Balotelli, all while lamenting the fact that the Bundesliga hadn’t produced an exciting young forward in a long time—Wang Shuo appeared!"

"For the past two seasons, the most impressive rising stars in the Bundesliga have all been midfielders."

"For example, there’s Tony Kroos at Bayern, Mesut at Werder Bremen, Rakitic at Schalke 04, and this season, Augusto at Bayer Leverkusen, among others."

"After Podolski, it seems the entire Bundesliga has struggled to develop young forwards."

"Many people once had high hopes for Bayern’s Thomas Müller, but no one expected Mainz to produce a talent like Wang Shuo."

Bild declared that Wang Shuo was on his way to becoming the most exciting young player in the Bundesliga.

When Wang Shuo first read the article, he couldn’t help but feel a secret thrill of satisfaction.

But he quickly read it a second time, much more carefully.

Next, he started looking up news about the other players, immersing himself in organizing and analyzing what he found.

"Hey, I mean, Wang, even if it’s an article praising you, there’s no need to read it over and over like this, is there?"

His roommates, Subotic and Schürrle, both found it pretty funny.

Of course, they were also envious.

Who wouldn’t want to be praised by Bild like that?

Especially when it meant being mentioned in the same breath as the prodigies of Europe.

But when they got closer, they were surprised to find that Wang Shuo wasn’t reading the article at all.

"A Guide to Avoiding Rookie Pitfalls?"

Subotic and Schürrle glanced at each other. What the hell was this?

Looking closer, they discovered that Wang Shuo was analyzing the problems these young prodigies faced.

Many in the media would call it hitting the "rookie wall," but in reality, the reasons were many and varied.

Gareth Bale’s was a serious injury.

Walcott’s was inconsistent playing time, and he had been relegated to the bench.

Balotelli’s situation was similar, as Mourinho didn’t particularly trust him.

Moreover, with a dominant center-forward like Ibrahimovic holding down the fort at Inter Milan, it was going to be difficult for Balotelli to fight for a starting spot.

The most interesting case was Boyan.

Despite being a starter last season, and even Barça’s specially groomed "Little Prince," he had been completely frozen out by Guardiola this season.

No one knew the exact reason why.

One conspiracy theory claimed that he posed a threat to Messi’s position.

But was that even possible?

Of all of them, Aguero was in the best position.

He was being carefully developed at Atletico Madrid, making steady progress year after year.

Besides, the Sheet Army had always had a tradition of developing forwards.

"It’s incredibly hard for a young player to break through," Wang Shuo sighed emotionally after finishing his analysis. "Even a single mistake or a bit of bad luck can ruin everything."

Subotic and Schürrle were dumbfounded.

"Wang, with skills like that, you could get into a university," Schürrle complimented him.

Wang Shuo chuckled.

’Just a basic operation, nothing to be impressed about,’ he thought. ’This is just the standard result of nine years of compulsory education back in my homeland.’

"So what are you planning to do with this analysis?" Subotic asked, curious.

"Avoid the pitfalls, of course."

What did he mean?

Subotic and Schürrle were confused again.

"We can draw a few conclusions from their experiences."

"We can’t control luck. We can only try to minimize our mistakes and work hard in training and matches. But there are several other crucial factors: playing time, tactical style, and the head coach."

Wang Shuo didn’t say the rest out loud.

’For him, the most important things were a head coach who trusted him, a tactical system that allowed him to flourish, and consistent playing time...’