Free Web NovelChapter 464: Chapter 96: Leader Wang Shuo! Winning the Super Cup! I Was Bullied at Bayern! So Stat-Padding Is This Easy
At that moment, Wang Shuo, Götze, and Grosskreutz at the far post were all options to receive the pass.
But the problem was that Kuba’s pass was too close to the end line.
He thought Piszczek could catch up to it.
But in reality, the Polish right-back wasn’t that fast.
The end result was that Piszczek was just shy of reaching it. He could only watch helplessly as the ball crossed the end line, squandering a golden opportunity.
A minute later, another attack came from the right flank.
But this time, it was Piszczek passing to Kuba in the half-space.
According to Dortmund’s designed attacking pattern, Kuba would attack the half-space while Piszczek made an overlapping run to draw Contento out of position.
This would allow Wang Shuo, Götze, and Kuba to link up for an attack in that specific area.
Dortmund had used this pattern frequently last season, and it was highly effective.
Bayern was prepared for it, so Contento tucked in to follow Kuba.
In this situation, Kuba had to pass the ball off quickly.
The best option was to pass it back to the right flank for Piszczek.
However, as Kuba shielded the ball with his back to the goal on the right edge of the penalty area, Piszczek, who had made the forward run, failed to track back in time, leaving Kuba with no passing lane.
Bayern’s Contento and Schweinsteiger double-teamed him from the front and back, managing to poke the ball away from Kuba’s feet.
Kuba was tripped in the process and fell to the pitch.
These were all minuscule details in their coordination, off by just the tiniest of margins.
A run being a meter or two off, a pass slightly misplaced, a ball played a little too far ahead...
But it was precisely these details that caused problems in the team’s link-up play.
However, everyone could see that Dortmund’s overall attack was overwhelming Bayern.
Especially since the start of the second half, they had been pinning Bayern back in their own half.
They also created several excellent opportunities.
First, a header from Wang Shuo was saved by Craft.
Then, after a corner kick from Shahin, Hummels’ header struck the crossbar.
The center-back, a product of Bayern’s youth academy, was unfortunately unable to score against his former club.
It wasn’t until the 70th minute, as Dortmund’s energy levels began to drop, that Bayern gradually started to turn the tide.
Van Gaal also made a double substitution at this point.
First, he brought on Otel for Schweinsteiger to strengthen the team’s central defense.
Then, he brought on Gustavo for Hamit Altıntop, changing the team’s formation to a 4-3-3.
After the substitutions, Bayern’s attack improved significantly, and they even managed to create a few chances.
This was especially true for Thomas Müller.
Strangely enough, every time Thomas Müller played against Dortmund and faced Wang Shuo, he was incredibly hostile.
It was as if Wang Shuo owed him several million euros.
After his breakout season last year and a brilliant World Cup performance, Thomas Müller was playing with ever-increasing confidence. In this match, he had become the sharpest point of Bayern’s attack.
And what the kid was best at, coincidentally, was also off-the-ball movement.
The only difference was that Wang Shuo’s ability to carry the ball and create breakthroughs now received far more attention than his off-the-ball movement.
This was a consensus in the world of football!
Off-the-ball skill is the foundation; on-the-ball skill determines the ceiling.
Throughout history, all the greatest legends of the game have relied on their ability on the ball.
Take Bayern, for instance. Having lost two masters of the dribble and breakthrough like Ribery and Robben, even someone with Thomas Müller’s incredible movement was largely ineffective against Dortmund’s defense.
Instead, it was after Tony Kroos came on as a substitute in the 75th minute that Bayern’s attack showed significant improvement.
But ultimately, it wasn’t enough to reverse their fortunes.
2-1!
Dortmund, on the back of a brace from Wang Shuo, had come from behind to defeat Bayern!
The moment the final whistle blew, the Dortmund fans erupted in cheers.
His teammates were celebrating wildly around him.
Wang Shuo, however, was met by Tony Kroos.
The two of them knew each other well because of Heynckes.
They were also both born in 1990, and Wang Shuo held Tony Kroos’s abilities in high regard.
The feeling was mutual.
Unfortunately, a player of Tony Kroos’s caliber would never come to Dortmund.
Otherwise, Wang Shuo would have genuinely wanted to recommend him to Klopp. freewёbn૦νeɭ.com
"Congratulations on renewing your contract with Bayern, Tony!"
Wang Shuo had seen the news before the match.
But Tony Kroos looked glum, and it clearly wasn’t because of the match.
"Don’t even talk about it. I regretted it ten minutes after I signed."
"Why?" Wang Shuo asked, completely surprised.
Tony Kroos didn’t say anything, but the look on his face seemed to scream: I’m being bullied at Bayern!
Wang Shuo sighed to himself.
