The God of Football Starts With Passive Skills-Chapter 125 - 48: Swing Pass! Ronaldo’s Successor! The Entire Bundesliga Wants to Sign Him

Chapter 125: Chapter 48: Swing Pass! Ronaldo’s Successor! The Entire Bundesliga Wants to Sign Him

Without a drastic shift in his center of gravity or severe body lean, the pressure on his supporting knee was far less than with Ronaldo’s [Swing Pass].

But its effect on the pitch was extremely clear.

Subotic had this to say about Wang Shuo during a team training session:

"Even though you’re 1.8 meters tall, you have the low center of gravity and speed of movement of a shorter player, maybe 1.65 meters."

"The laws of physics just don’t seem to apply to you!" 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

This was the boost the [Coordination] skill gave Wang Shuo!

Moreover, he still hadn’t completely mastered this Passive Skill, especially the synergy between [Coordination] and his other Passive Skills.

Wang Shuo believed that once he fully mastered it and integrated [Coordination] better with his other passive skills, his performance would improve even further.

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The first half ended with a score of 1-0.

Thanks to Wang Shuo’s goal three minutes into the game, Mainz held a temporary lead.

But once the second half began, Armin Fei took the initiative and made adjustments.

In the 55th minute, he substituted on attacker Elson for the Dutch left-back Bolaruoz.

At the 60-minute mark, he brought on forward Marica for the Mexican defensive midfielder Pavel Pardo.

Both substitutions were intended to strengthen the attack.

As a result, Stuttgart’s 4-3-3 formation shifted to a 3-5-2, with Thomas Hitzelsperger and Sami Khedira paired in central midfield.

As Wang Shuo watched Stuttgart make the substitutions from his position on the pitch, his first thought was, ’There’s going to be a problem in their central midfield.’

Peter Krawietz’s pre-match scouting report had noted that both players were all-around midfielders, capable on both offense and defense.

Furthermore, they both loved to push forward on the attack.

That was why Armin Fei had to position Pavel Pardo behind them to protect the defensive line.

’Now that Pavel Pardo is off the pitch, that means...’

Just as Wang Shuo was pondering this, Klopp’s deep, powerful voice reached his ears.

"Wang!"

Wang Shuo turned and saw the bearded man cupping his hands around his mouth and shouting at him.

Seeing that he had Wang Shuo’s attention, Klopp immediately started making hand signals.

Strictly speaking, Wang Shuo didn’t know exactly what Klopp was signaling, but he could guess the general idea—he wanted him to drop back more often.

This aligned perfectly with what Wang Shuo was already thinking.

So, Wang Shuo nodded at Klopp.

After Stuttgart made their substitutions, the match resumed.

Just two minutes later, Mainz won the ball back with a successful tackle just outside their own penalty area.

The moment Wang Shuo saw Kalhan pass to Hainauer, he immediately sprinted from the penalty spot toward the edge of the center circle in his own half.

He needed to create distance from Tashche ahead of time.

"To me!"

Hainauer was already completely won over by the 18-year-old Chinese prodigy, who time and again had led the team to miraculous victories.

Coupled with the coach’s pre-match strategy, he didn’t hesitate for a second and immediately passed the ball.

The ball was coming!

The moment before he received the ball, Wang Shuo deliberately glanced back at Tashche, who was marking him.

Having lost the First Move, the man could no longer prevent Wang Shuo from receiving the ball. He was a step behind and positioned slightly to Wang Shuo’s right.

’Smart guy!’

’He wants to rush forward the instant I receive the ball, get physical, and lock down my right foot.’

Having anticipated his opponent’s intentions, Wang Shuo didn’t hesitate. The moment he received the ball, he angled his body slightly and used the inside of his right foot to knock it diagonally behind him to his left.

Sure enough, Tashche charged forward.

But Wang Shuo’s move took him completely by surprise.

Before Tashche could even regain his balance, Wang Shuo had already spun around and taken off.

In the past, Wang Shuo’s turn and his acceleration had been two separate actions.

Any runner would know that this involves a shift in the center of gravity.

Because of this, it required something akin to the turning radius of a car.

But under the combined effects of [Coordination] and [Swift], Wang Shuo’s "turning radius" had shrunk.

So, even though the experienced Tashche was mentally prepared for this, and even tried to turn with Wang Shuo to challenge him physically, Wang Shuo had already finished turning and accelerating.

In an instant, Wang Shuo had left Tashche in his dust.

The last man back, French center-back Delpeyrat, quickly moved to cover, stepping into Wang Shuo’s dribbling path to try and force him to slow down, change direction, or even stop completely.

But just as Delpeyrat charged over, Wang Shuo suddenly adjusted with a series of quick, short steps. Without slowing down much, he gently tapped the ball to his left with the inside of his right foot.

Almost simultaneously, Wang Shuo dipped his left shoulder in the same direction.

He was feinting a move to get past Delpeyrat on the left.

The feint stunned the French center-back, who immediately screeched to a halt and tried to adjust to block him.

For a French center-back standing 1.93 meters tall and weighing 86 kilograms, coming to a dead stop and readjusting his center of gravity was easier said than done.

What made him despair was that by the time he had regained his balance and was about to lunge at Wang Shuo, the damn Chinese kid had shifted his center of gravity yet again.

After planting his left foot to steady himself, he used the outside of his right to knock the ball sideways.

Delpeyrat scrambled to shift his weight again, but his feet slipped out from under him, and down he went.

"Another Swing Pass!!"

"My God, another one down!!"

In that instant, the entire Mercedes-Benz Stadium erupted once more!

After breaking past Delpeyrat, Wang Shuo quickly carried the ball into Stuttgart’s penalty area. To the right of the penalty spot, facing the onrushing former Arsenal goalkeeper, Leman, who had advanced to the six-yard box, he unleashed a calm, powerful shot.