Chapter 832 - 149: Bicycle Kick! Domain Skills: Agile Striker! Winning the Title the Manchester United Way! Gunners, Where Are Your Tactics?

Putting aside everything else, with Arsenal’s god-awful defensive line, heaven knew if they could hold up. An extra Domain Skill meant an extra layer of security! But he couldn’t exactly tell Wenger, "Old Wen, trust me, I’ve got a cheat system!" So, he had to come up with some excuse.

"You know, it’s better to be safe than sorry. We’re playing at home, and the most important thing right now is to secure the league title. We need to make Manchester United and Manchester City give up hope as soon as possible."

What did it mean to give up hope? Chelsea was a prime example. They had already decided to hold back their strength in the league. In Round 30, Chelsea was playing Tottenham Hotspur at home. Even so, the Blue Army planned to hold back and focus entirely on preparing for next Wednesday’s Champions League match. Why? Because they had no hope for the league title, and their chances of making the top four were slim. For the Blue Army, their only chance now was the Champions League!

With locker-room veterans like Lampard, Terry, and Drogba having pushed out Boas, now was the critical moment for them to go all out. They couldn’t just say they were unhappy with Boas, get rid of him, and then slack off. How would that look?

"So, I think I should still play," Wang Shuo said, before changing his tone. "But don’t worry, I definitely won’t go all out. I’ll take it easy."

Wenger looked at Wang Shuo with deep suspicion. With his astuteness, he immediately guessed that Wang Shuo’s lame reason was just an excuse. But who was Wang Shuo? If he personally asked to play, Wenger had to take it seriously. Was he stimulated by those two in La Liga?

It was quite interesting, actually. Real Madrid’s Ronaldo and Bar?a’s Messi had been in unbelievably good goal-scoring form lately; scoring goals was as easy as drinking water for them. Wenger’s first reaction was that the phenomenal output from these two had put pressure on Wang Shuo.

"Alright, I’ll seriously consider it. But let me tell you, even if you do take the field, play it safe. We can definitely win this match, so you absolutely must not get injured!" Wenger urged.

If he had a choice, Wenger definitely wouldn’t let Wang Shuo play. Playing Bar?a was the real crucial battle coming up. There was no need to have Wang Shuo play Aston Villa at this time.

"Don’t worry, as long as I gather enough... as long as we secure the lead, I’ll slack off. You can even sub me out at halftime," Wang Shuo said righteously.

His goal was simply to gather those 4 Passive Value points. This was Wang Shuo’s optimal solution right now! The main issue was that Arsenal’s defense was just too unreliable!

Actually, one really couldn’t blame Wenger for making a fuss.

A week later, Arsenal played Aston Villa at home. The referee was an old friend, Phil Dowd. But right at the start of the match, Aston Villa’s Heskey—the English center-forward who used to play for Liverpool and had more memes about him than goals—directly elbowed Koscielny. What was absurd was that Phil Dowd didn’t even give him a card!

Furious, Wang Shuo rushed up to argue with him. One advantage of being the captain was that you could argue with the referee, or even complain to him a bit, and he wouldn’t really penalize you. Not to mention the fact that Koscielny was beaten so badly he had to be carried to the sidelines. Fans who frequently watched the Premier League knew that petty fouls like this were all too common! The main reason was that the referees’ enforcement was too lenient!

However, Arsenal quickly created a goal. In the 15th minute, following a brilliant pass from Pogba on the left, Gibbs cut diagonally into the penalty area and scored with a low left-footed shot, opening the scoring for the Gunners. 1-0!

In this goal, Wang Shuo mostly acted as support, drawing the defenders away. But in the 24th minute, Wang Shuo actively dropped back. After receiving the ball, he turned, shook off his marker, and sent a long lob pass perfectly to the left side of the penalty area. Pogba made a quick diagonal run, controlled the ball with his chest, and fired a fierce shot, scoring again for Arsenal. 2-0!

Afterward, the Gunners strung together a sequence of nearly thirty consecutive passes, denying the Aston Villa players any chance to even touch the ball and leaving all the Gunners fans in the stadium cheering in utter satisfaction.

Wang Shuo was still sprinting all over the pitch, intentionally looking to draw contact everywhere. By the time the first half ended at 2-0, he had already milked enough for 5 points of Passive Value. During halftime, when Wenger asked if he wanted to be subbed off, he cheerfully nodded in agreement.

Thus, Chamak replaced Wang Shuo at halftime. This unlucky forward hadn’t scored a single goal up to this point. In truth, he had plenty of playing time and plenty of Shooting opportunities, but he just couldn’t seem to find the back of the net. Who could he complain to about that? Wang Shuo could score goals himself, but he couldn’t score them for him. Chamak’s abilities were solid and his attitude was good; it was purely a psychological issue.

Sitting on the bench, Wang Shuo entered the Ball God System while watching the match. Sure enough, the Passive Value on his Personal Attribute Panel was exactly 501 points. He once again stood before the giant football, scrutinizing it for a long time.

Currently, Wang Shuo possessed five World-level Passive Skills. They were [Breathing], [Ball Sense], [Swift], [Foundation], and [Breathing]. Aside from the special Passive Skill [Damage Reduction], the other six Passive Skills were already at the Intercontinental Level. They were [Coordination], [Spiritual Light], [First Move], [Inverted Foot], [Eagle Eye], and [Insight].

Over the past few years, Wang Shuo had mastered the twelve Passive Skills of the Ball God System to perfection, gaining a very profound understanding and realization of them. He discovered that they could generally be divided into physical and technical types. For example, [Breathing], [Breathing], and [Foundation] were typical physical Passive Skills.