5-0!
That was also the final goal of the match.
Although Baebesburg was only a fourth-division team and admittedly quite weak, a resounding 5-0 victory was still a great way for Mainz to kick off the new season.
After being subbed off, Wang Shuo sat on the bench. Once the match concluded, he smiled and headed back to the locker room with his teammates.
After this match, everyone felt more confident about the upcoming season.
anwhile, Green Grass by the Field snapped a series of photos of Wang Shuo leaving the pitch and posted them back to the live-update thread on the dostic forum, sparking another round of heated discussion among the netizens.
"Green Grass by the Field, hurry up and go get his autograph!"
"Oh my god, I was so busy taking pictures I completely forgot! Where am I supposed to find him now?"
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After their promotion to the Bundesliga, Mainz had upgraded everything across the board.
The first and most notable change was the first team’s bus.
The team had purchased two new Mann buses. Of course, their specs couldn’t compare to the extravagantly wealthy Bayern, but the comfort level had skyrocketed.
The journey from Potsdam to Mainz was over five hundred kiloters in total.
In the team’s own bus, taking the highway, the trip was about five hours.
Taking the train was actually less convenient.
You’d first have to drive from Potsdam to Berlin, take a train from Berlin to Hanover, then transfer to another train from Hanover to Frankfurt.
Finally, you’d drive from Frankfurt back to Mainz.
The entire journey would take over six hours and was a huge hassle.
That was why most Bundesliga teams traveled to their away gas by bus.
As such, purchasing a comfortable, luxurious bus was essential.
The players and coaches boarded the bus, each finding a seat and settling down to rest.
So even put on eye masks and went straight to sleep.
Wang Shuo had his MP3 player with him. He listened to the ever-busy "Milk Tea King" as he closed his eyes, feigning sleep.
In reality, he was entering the Ball God System.
In just a few days, the new Bundesliga season would begin.
Mainz’s first match was an away ga against VfL Wolfsburg.
Speaking of which, Klopp and Magat were in sowhat similar, unfortunate situations.
Magat had been fired by Bayern and was now stewing in anger.
Klopp, on the other hand, had participated in Bayern’s "imperial concubine selection" for a new coach, only to be kicked out of the "super handso god" finals by Klinsmann, who got the job through connections.
Now, these two were set for a love-hate showdown, and the German dia was eating it up.
But Wang Shuo was focused on himself.
Judging from the recent training sessions, preseason friendlies, and the DFB-Pokal match that just ended, Klopp’s starting lineup for the new season was more or less settled.
Helle would likely be on the right, with Van der Heyden currently at left-back.
The biggest change for Mainz since Hainauer’s arrival was the increase in ground passing combinations.
Previously, their passing would always stall once it reached the final third.
Now, it was fluid.
Helle was a versatile player. Compared to last season’s Balik, his greatest strengths were his breakthroughs and crosses from the right wing.
Balik was a left-footed player on the right wing, whereas Helle was right-footed and also quite good defensively.
Foyelner and Helle were positioned further back, which was a relatively conservative strategy.
But in a 4-4-1-1 formation, the roles of Wang Shuo and Hainauer beca even more pronounced.
Power and responsibility were always directly proportional.
In the 4-4-1-1, the two "1s" had the most freedom, but also the heaviest responsibility.
This was especially true for Wang Shuo, the lone striker at the very front.
When transitioning from attack to defense, he was the team’s first line of defense, required to imdiately press the opponent’s midfield and backline.
This placed extrely high demands on his stamina and work rate.
Wang Shuo could feel that this was the head coach’s expectation and trust in him, but it was also a test.
After this period of familiarization and adjustnt, the team’s style of play was gradually taking shape, and Wang Shuo had a much clearer understanding of his responsibilities.
Therefore, he knew exactly how he would use the Passive Skill Card in his possession.
’Gaining an additional passive skill would certainly be nice,’ he thought. ’But right now, the most important thing for is to solidify my role and performance within this tactical system.’
’More importantly, I have 28 Passive Value points now. It won’t be long before I can gather enough for another Passive Skill Card.’
’As long as I keep playing regularly, getting another passive skill won’t be difficult.’
So, Wang Shuo chose to upgrade without hesitation.
"Are you sure you want to use a Passive Skill Card on the passive skill [Breathing] to upgrade it from Regional Level to National Level?"
Wang Shuo selected ’Confirm’.
A warm current quickly spread throughout his entire body.
The slight fatigue from the match was completely swept away.
He felt completely refreshed and full of vigor.
When Wang Shuo looked closely, [Breathing] was now listed as National Level.
This ant his stamina and work rate would be even greater than before, giving him more confidence for the upcoming Bundesliga matches.
Having done all this, Wang Shuo exited the Ball God System.
But he didn’t rest yet.
Instead, he began to review the match that had just ended.
He focused especially on his link-up play with new teammates like Hainauer, Helle, and Van der Heyden.
This was a good habit of Wang Shuo’s.
After every match, he would review and analyze his performance.
Wang Shuo didn’t know how other Bundesliga teams operated, but at Mainz, after every match, Peter Krawietz from the analysis team would provide an analytical report.
The coaching staff would also compile a post-match summary for each player, detailing their performance, strengths, weaknesses, and key monts, and distribute it to them.
Wang Shuo would do his own self-analysis first, then use the official post-match summary to corroborate his findings.
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